If the mother cat doesn't want to care for her kittens, she may refuse to nurse them. She may become very impatient with the kittens, and in severe cases, she may even hit them. If the owner notices this, they need to take the kittens away immediately.

In addition, the mother cat may also keep her distance from the kittens or ignore them. These are normal phenomena and are signs that the mother cat wants the kittens to grow up on their own.