Recently, a fan mentioned when the mother of her cat will start eating normally after giving birth, and how to properly take care of newborn kittens and other cats in the house.
We will focus on this topic and explore in-depth key contents such as postpartum physiological changes, dietary needs, and environmental management of cat mothers.
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Early postpartum behavioral characteristics
The first task of a cat mother after childbirth is to clean up and breastfeed the newborn kitten, during which time she may temporarily ignore her diet.
At this time, easy-to-digestible and nutritious foods should be placed near the cat's nest, such as canned staple food, cat food or cooked chicken breasts, and ensure sufficient water supply. 02
Reasons for not feeding milk
Although cat mothers need supplementary nutrition, please do not feed milk directly. The lactose component in milk often leads to cat lactose intolerance and causes symptoms such as diarrhea.
It is recommended to use cat-specific goat milk powder and maintain a suitable temperature (about 37℃).
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Coping with postpartum appetite loss
If the mother of a cat has poor appetite within 1-2 days after giving birth, she can try manually feeding canned foods with high nutritional value to cope with the problem of decreased appetite caused by postpartum stress or physical fatigue. 04
Multi-cat family environment management
For families with multiple cats, it is recommended that the newly born cats and their cubs be isolated and fed from other cats.
The vigilance of postpartum female cats is increased and needs a quiet and safe environment to concentrate on raising their young while preventing other cats from posing a threat to the kitten.
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The impact of strange cats approaching kittens
Even if other cats in the family are just out of curiosity, they should try to avoid contact with them, because the mother of cats will instinctively be alert to any creatures close to the kitten, which may interfere with their normal care for the kitten.