Because newborn cats will keep the delivery box clean by themselves, such as eating meconium and secretions of kittens and licking the fetal water all over their bodies.
Cats should feed their babies in addition to their own weakness, so that the mother cat's own disease resistance will be reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the care of female cats.
The shovel officer should be patient, feed the mother cat several times a day, and keep drinking water every day to ensure the quality of food.
Keep a quiet and clean environment after delivery, and keep warm and cool.
Don't touch the utensils around the cat, always disinfect the rice basin to avoid the spread of the virus.
The following are several aspects that postpartum care should pay attention to:
I. Postpartum nutrition
Pay attention to the complete value of feed nutrients, and increase the content of protein, fat, vitamins and minerals in feed.
Feed fresh fish soup, milk, goat milk, soybean milk or meat and bone meal, increase the amount of cat food as needed, ensure that the feed is fresh, nutritious and digestible, appropriately increase the feeding times, and provide clean drinking water.
Protein is the most important nutrient for cats, which plays a very important role in maintaining cats' health, promoting their growth and ensuring tissue repair. It is irreplaceable by any nutrient.
For cats, you can choose some cat food rich in vitamins to supplement protein.
Two. Environmental and management issues
Provide a quiet, clean, dry and suitable temperature living environment in management.
It is very important to restore the health of female cats and improve their disease resistance.
The cat's nest should be disinfected regularly, and the residual food, feces and contaminated padding should be removed in time to keep the surrounding environment clean and hygienic. Cats should be allowed to play outdoor sports in sunny weather.
Three. disease prevention
In the prevention of diseases, we should pay attention to the occurrence of uterine diseases and mastitis, and at the same time strengthen feeding and management, which are the two major diseases after childbirth. Once you get sick, you should go to the pet hospital for treatment immediately.