care for pregnant cats

Posted by everyday is monday on Sunday, February 12, 2012

Have you ever had a cat that is pregnant?and if you are confused about how to care for a pregnant cat?Here I will review how we care for a pregnant cat, HAPPY READING!
The initial step after knowing that our cats are pregnant is to provide nutrition and nutrition more than ever, food is recommended for expectant mothers cat is to kitten food is better because the nutritional content of food for adult cats. Besides it can be added vitamin or supplement that can be given by a physician.



     
Period of approximately 59-70 days pregnant cats, pregnant cats signs are behaviors that become lethargic, lazy and decreased appetite. After a pregnancy at week 4 to 6 stem growing belly and swollen nipples milk then we should help clean it with cotton wool soaked in warm water. To facilitate the kittens to suckle later we also need to shave the hair around its mother's milk.



   
At birth the baby will usually parent anxiety and panting breath, is because the contractions had started. Although the prospective mother cat often find a safe hiding place and comfortable, we should always be nearby to help the delivery process as most Persian cats can not do the labor yourself.



    
When the delivery arrived, the female cat will lay down and started pushing. Amniotic fluid will come out with a little blood and was followed by the birth of a baby who together with the placenta, If the parent can not bite her umbilical cord then we should be helping clean cut with scissors along the 3-5 cm.



   
After wrapping the baby's body in the form of the placenta were pared, our cat baby wipe with a towel soaked in warm water and laid face down position, the mucus in our noses clean so as not to clog the breathing, Once dry we put a warm place while waiting for the next birth. Placenta had separated from the baby brought to the mother cat to eat because they contain many nutrients and nutrients that are needed for strength and health of the mother during breastfeeding later but not all mother cat would eat the placenta 

After all we hold a new born baby to its mother to be breastfed. Keep all of baby cats are getting their first milk that is because the first three days of its mother's milk contains collostrum the form of an anti-body that is needed for the baby cats are susceptible to disease.



    
Holding cage for cats and babies should be quite comfortable and warm and protected from insect infestation, try to always be supervised so that no child is crushed or squeezed because of the number of babies cats as much as 3 to 6 tails. The more children the more we are required to watch him more often, especially to its mother's milk can be divided evenly to every baby.



   
The cat owners usually come up all night to maintain and oversee the birth of the babies cats. Well, have you ready to become a midwife cat?

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