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Every single time he sees her -zoom- he pounces on her and tries to mate with her. He has been doing this for pretty much the full duration of her pregnancy so far, and I am well beyond aggravated. Every time he does it, She slaps him silly and growls at him, but does that deter him?

No.

The second i open the door (i keep them separated) -zoom- Kitty McFlashrape flies through the doorway before i can grab him and mounts her. He is set to be fixed in a few weeks but at this rate, I am so aggravated that I could fix him myself. With a steak knife and fishing wire. Is this normal behaviour, or is he retarded? And more importantly, is there some way to stop him from doing this?

I understand that you must be frustrated, however it sounds like the female cat is holding her own, and it would probably agravate the problem if you tried to interfer. It is probably more a domanance issue than anything else. Neutering will help curb this behavior, but may not totally eliminate it.

Be sure that the male NEVER has access to the kittens after they are born. Intact males instinctively kill kittens, especially if they are not the father. Even if you get him neutered before the kittens are born he will still have male hormones floating around in his system for a while.
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!