I'm fostering a siamese mom with five kittens. She was growling at them when they went to nurse, so I looked at her belly. The nipples are so raw they don't appear to have skin left where the babies were nursing. Is there anything I can put on them to make her feel better (and hopefully let the kits nurse)?
2007-06-15 20:01:14 · 7 answers · asked by furryfriendlover 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Wash them with warm soap and water and them apply a hypoallergenic cream containing lanolin but with no alcohol like Eucerin. If they are swollen and red around the nipple and draining anything other than milk, they may be infected. You might call your vet to see if he has a special cream for this too. Good luck.
2007-06-15 20:08:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats dont leave any medicinal creams on them so it would only make her sick and the babies to lick it off.How old are the kittens? Do they have teeth? You could try cool (not cold)compresses, it wont be easy to do. Maybe a wet washcloth to the nipples. But she needs a Vet and they will be able to give her a shot to help. Poor Momma to be in pain and poor babies are hungry. Get Esbilac milk replacer for the babies.
2007-06-15 20:11:19 · answer #2 · answered by catladydenise 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Aw poor subject! My nipples did not look as undesirable yet they have been nevertheless cracked and bled. i got here across the main suitable subject for me replaced into putting lanolin on them and attempting to get my son to basically feed on one breast at a time. i might permit loose a yelp every time he latched on it harm plenty, yet I promise you that is going to basically get extra appropriate. i got here across that if I basically permit my son nurse on one area at a time it helped the different area not harm as plenty while he went on that(so particularly of nursing the two breasts each 2 hours, it replaced into 4 hours between nursing on the same breast back. in case you do not think of you are able to take it to any extent further see in case you may get a nipple guard. it particularly is a plastic defend which will help your nipples. yet your cracked nipples or perhaps bleeding wont harm your infant. have confidence me it does get extra appropriate. And it may not additionally be the latch it is inflicting it. I had a lactation representative tell me we've been doing issues completely yet I nevertheless have been given cracked nipples. from time to time all it takes is one undesirable latch and you're in discomfort for weeks, yet attempt to get somebody that can assist you. maximum suitable of success honey! do not supply up!
2016-11-24 23:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the kittens are older than 4 weeks, start feeding them aa little boiled chicken or kitten food from the pet store. That will relieve the mum.
2007-06-15 20:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-09 01:51:46 · answer #5 · answered by matthews 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pure Lanolin. Ask at your local pharmacy, they may have it behind the counter. Cheap and works perfectly.
2007-06-15 22:50:46 · answer #6 · answered by kk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aww that sounds horrible!
2007-06-15 20:03:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋