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A brother and sister from the same litter can create their own litters by the age of five months. It is not a good idea to allow this to happen. Mother cats or dogs can become pregnant while nursing. It is important to keep a nursing mother away from other adult cats/dogs of the opposite sex. One can spay a mother as soon as the kittens or pups are weaned, (5 to 6 weeks for kittens and 4 to 5 weeks for puppies) and because of the risk of pregnancy this should be done.
I feel compelled to remind you before closing to be sure to spay your mother cat as soon as the kittens are weaned. Also, make sure the kittens are all spayed or neutered before releasing them to other homes. Kittens can be safely neutered as early as six weeks, and doing so will help prevent another oops litter. You'll want to keep the kittens with their mother for 12 weeks if possible, and at a very minimum of eight weeks. They need this time with her to become fully socialized, both with other cats and with humans.