My cat is pregnant and is going to have kittens soon so I am trying to learn more about have just born kittens! So plz help me by answering my question!!! plz!!!!
2007-05-24 03:47:07 · 6 answers · asked by cali girl_95 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Leave them with momma. The first 2 days of their life they need a special nutrient her milk has. "Colostrum" is the name of the nutrient kittens need and get in the momma's milk for the first 48-72 hours of their lives. Only her milk has it btw..It builds up their immune system and gives them nutrients they desperately need to survive out of the womb.
After a week or so get a can of kitten formula from a pet store or a Walmart type store. KMR is very good BUT can be very PRICEY...I had to bottle feed 3 kittens and I paid 40$ per canister of KMR. It goes quick...
I also used a good one by "Hartz" in a can, liquid formula..They did not take to the powdered version.
Why are you thinking you need to feed her kittens? Is she uncapable?
After 10 weeks pass by and the little ones are "weened" RUN don't WALK to the vet and get her spayed!
She does not need nor want more kittens.
Would YOU like to feel the pain of childbirth a few times a year?
Cats DO feel contractions like humans do! They feel the pain and wear and tear of birthing multiple cats at once.
It is NOT right to over breed a cat. No matter her look or age. Even "purebred" cats need a break after 2 or 3 litters.
A loving, compassionate caregiver would NEVER allow their girl cat to breed over and over again.
Spay her please...That is ALL the advice you need.
I hope you have good, clean, loving, stable, forever homes set up for these kittens in 10 weeks. Can they grow old and die in their new homes or will they be passed around like a hot potatoe?
Will their new owners spay/neuter/vaccinate them? Get them medical care when they are sick no matter the cost or inconvienance?
This is why people need to spay/neuter their cats.
MILLIONS of cats/kittens ARE "Humanely Euthanised" per year in the USA alone...
A simple, less than 100$ operation could save a lot of lives...
Some states even have FREE clinics to spay/vaccinate a cat.
Good luck sweetpea..I am sorry if I sound harsh BUT I volunteer for a place that helps the stray cat's around my city. There are TONS of cat colonies that squeeze out kittens a few times a year! 9 weeks is as long as the pregnancy lasts..Then they are fertile again..More unwanted kittens :(
Hundreds of cats are forced to survive all alone. No matter how cold it is in the winter they are out on their own and they somehow make it through the night when the temp hits below zero! I bring blankets, food, water to all the colonies I know of. I even put hotwater pads in the are that the little/sick cats sleep in. They fight for the warmest spot! I now bring multiple hot water bottles..LOL..
We "TNR" trap, neuter, release. They are mostly "Feral" and will NEVER be socialized. Instead of killing them people are "TNR" them. It may be cruel to keep them alive knowing they are stray but it also seems cruel to put down hundreds of cats who did not ask their owners to leave them un- sterilized/vaccinated and hungry..
It has lowered the population somewhat. I personally have taken in and cared for 9 cats out of my pocket.
I found 3 newborns (abandoned) under a empty house by my Dr.s office. They are now in a great foster home and will go up for adoption in a few weeks.
I have 5 cats as pets that were all found on the streets. Each one of them came to me with lots of medical/psychiatric issues.
We got SOME help ($$$$ wise) with them.
One of my boys named Tommy was INCHES from death in November when I found him. He was 10 pounds, flea/tick infested, had URI and FIV to boot. Plus fresh dog bite wounds on his legs :(
He was to weak to fight back. He was weak and stumbling down the sidewalk in the rain when I found him. He let me pick him up and bring him in. Thanx God I was a good person. The animal control shelter in my city footed Tommy's medical bill. ALL of it! God bless them..They heard my story and what I do to help these cats and he hooked me up. All I went in there for that day was a list of vet's in my area that are cheap. And I got not only his medical needs taken care of, I got flea collars and Advantix treatments for ALL of my cats and the few that live in my backyard, 2, 50 can per box, box's of wet cat food by Friskies, scoopable litter, toys, bowls, litter box, etc...
I made them take a lot of it back for their poor stray cats in "custody". They need it more than we did.
A few months later my 5-6 year old Tommy is over 20 pounds and as healthy as can be despite the Feline Aids and the 3 URI's we had to treat him for. He has agression issues but I still love him to pieces. He may NEVER be "right" but I know as does he that he was saved by nice people that love him no matter what he does. He was abused by people and the streets for so long he lost the will to live it seemed. After nearly one thousand dollars worth of treatment he got medically healthy and a little emoitionally healthy. Poor Tommy...
Cats deserve a good life not the ones we humans have hoisted upon them out of our own selfishness, ignorance, cruelness, heartlessness, cheapness, etc...
2007-05-24 04:48:30 · answer #1 · answered by Spay-n-Neuter-Your-Pets 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing is to allow the kittens to nurse from their mother until she begins to wean them around 8 to 10 weeks. Then you can begin offering the kittens kitten food softened with KMR (found at most pet stores) or water.
It is a fallacy, however, that you should not touch the kittens at all. Kittens who are routinely handled before the age 6 to 9 months are more social, less fearful and make better pets.
All you need to worry about for now is making sure the mother cat gets plenty of food, rest and has a place she can feel comfortable giving birth in.
2007-05-24 03:57:07 · answer #2 · answered by figmint77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if she does now not feed the kittens, you're going to must do it. There is plenty to think about, so I could certainly name your vet to determine a time table and so they may be able to educate you methods to tube feed them in case you have to. They are going to have to be fed across the clock each and every two hours or so for the primary week, and prompted in order that they cross to the toilet. It is enormously fundamental that the kittens a minimum of nurse for an afternoon or 2 so that they get the colostrum from the mummy. Newborn kittens that must be hand fed have an overly prime dying price, so permit's desire that the mummy will nurse them. I want you the pleasant of success with this. Please, please, get your cat spayed after she has those kittens. There are too many kitties on this planet and now not adequate loving house owners. The pleasant factor you'll be able to do on your cat is to spay her.
2016-09-05 10:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The very best thing to do is leave them alone and let the mother take care of them.
If you have some concern that the mother will not, have some kitten replacement formula available and an enzyme suppliment treatment that you can give them for the first 3 or 4 days in addition to their formula. Chances of you actually needing this are incredibly slim, however.
2007-05-24 03:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by searchpup 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your best bet is to be there with the mother when she has them (incase of complications) but do not take the kittens from her. she could go loco. if its her first time birthing she may become scared and not know whats happening. make sure she doenst kill the kittens. if she does abandon them then and only then should you proceed to feed the kittens. most cats are natural mothers and wont abandon the kittens so let the momma cat do what she does best and keep out of the way. I ve had cat so close to be she went into labor on my lap. and i know this wasnt cuz she didnt know what was happening becuse (and yes i know i should ahve gotten her fixed) is was her 2nd time birthing. and please get her fixed after this.
2007-05-24 03:59:40 · answer #5 · answered by Janie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you dont touch the kittens when they are first born leave it all to the mother
2007-05-24 03:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋