My cat gave birth to a litter of 4 on July 4th. Unfortunately, 3 of the passed away. The surviving one seems to be doing great, but I'm a little worried that he is not getting enough milk. You see, when Piper first gave birth, her milk ducts were very full and enlarged. But now, they are very flat and her teats are a dry.
Just so you know, Piper is getting a plenty of food (both canned and dry), water and milk. Also, I do see tiny bits of feces in the nursing bed, so obviously the kitten is eating some. But the size of Piper's milk ducks are scaring me. It really seems as if she is drying up. Thank you all for your answers....
2006-07-12 04:46:23 · 4 answers · asked by SpiritWitch 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
yes she may be drying up because she lost the other 3 or she may not be getting the right nutrition to lactate try giving her tuna if she still doesn't produce enough to feed the baby go to your vet and get some cat milk and a nursing bottle
2006-07-12 05:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by wvgal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! It is entirely possible that the trauma of loosing three of her kittens has caused her teats to dry up a little. Try getting an appointment with a vet to come by your house and check out the kitten. They should have all of the answers for you and will be able to check the mama's health without you trying to transport her.
2006-07-12 04:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by BlondeBooBoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 6 months those older kittens should be completely weaned and ingesting and appearing on their very own. it isn't a great theory to assume the queen to nurse her newborns and the older kittens. And, you are able to spay a nursing mom. I do all of it the time even as the kittens are about 4 weeks previous and the queen comes into her warmth cycle, she is spayed. Then she comes homestead and takes a time without work and then keeps to nurse and nurture her kittens. All is going nicely.
2016-10-14 09:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This could be. I do not have a lot of experience with mama kitties...but a friend had a mama cat that just didn't seem to put out enough milk. There are milk supplements that you can get at Walmart of the pet store...you may want to start giving that to the kitten. That's what we did with my friend's cat.
2006-07-12 04:54:26 · answer #4 · answered by redfernkitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋