Just a cat gave birth to the last kitten, and you finally got up from your haunches and sat down to rest near the box. Thoughts swarm randomly: "This kitten turned out to be large, and that small one ... it needs to be
fed ... But what about
feeding the cat?" "How and
how to feed a nursing cat?" - This question is asked by many inexperienced owners of a furry pet. And it is very relevant, because the diet of ordinary Murka is fundamentally different from eating mom’s pussy. Therefore, I decided to devote today's article to questions about what and
how to feed a nursing cat.
How to feed a nursing cat
Many novice cat owners, when their pet gives birth, completely forget about it and do their best to feed the kittens: they constantly put them on the cat, prepare special mixtures for them, etc. This is completely wrong! You need to pay most of the attention to the cat, and she will take care of her offspring properly. Before discussing what to feed the cat that gave birth to, let's look at what substances it is currently lacking. During lactation, kittens, along with milk, “suck out” a lot of calcium, vitamins and minerals from mom. If their supply in the cat's body is not replenished in the near future
me, then she, after the period of feeding the kittens ends, will quickly lose weight and go hoggle. Please tell me: do you need a skeleton wandering around the apartment and occasionally showing signs of life with a weak meow? So, a cat needs
foods rich in calcium, fats, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and trace elements. If your cat prefers natural food, then it is recommended to feed it with fish or fish products, cottage cheese, chicken eggs, as well as give cream, cow or goat milk. The eggs must be boiled before being consumed by the pet, then the risk of the cat catching some kind of infection will decrease. You can also feed the cat raw meat. The maximum permissible fat content of the cream, which should be consumed by a nursing tailed mother, 10%. But with milk there may be problems. A cow is given to a cat only if she is accustomed to it. Otherwise, its use can lead to disorders in the body of both the tailed mother and her kittens.
Introduce goat milk into the diet gradually, because in large quantities it can cause allergies or diarrhea. Even in pet stores, special additives for nursing cats are sold, it is also advisable to give them to your pet. If you feed it with non-natural food, then all of these substances are found in
cat foods. Only in the case of them, the cat needs to provide unlimited access to drinking water.
How to feed a nursing cat
The question "what" is solved, now the following problem arises: "How to make a cat eat normally?" After all, a tailed mother does not leave her newborn offspring for a minute and, if she is pulled out of the box, runs back there as soon as they clean. Everything here is built on trust. Sit with the cat, pet her, say something affectionate, and the pet will understand that nothing threatens the life of her kittens, if you are nearby. Then pull it out of the box and take it to the bowl with food: in the first days after giving birth, the tailed mother is still too weak to run around the apartment briskly. Then stand next to the cat and watch her meal, and after that return to the kittens, but do not touch them with your hands. After all, if the kids feel an unfamiliar smell, they will clean it and thereby tear off their mother from food. You need to get the cat out of the box after she feeds the kittens, and they will lie down to sleep.
Conclusion
Now you know how and how to feed a nursing cat. If the pet’s diet is built correctly, it will quickly recover strength after childbirth.