Jasmine's pregnancy (again)
Hi everyone. Jasmine is due any day now. I have found people willing to take
kittens, have set up a room for her and the kittens, and the local shelter is giving out half price desexing vouchers, so I will get them to do her desex. In the meantime, she is getting bigger every day and I am concerned she is having lots of kittens and might need a supplement. She is looking good so far, however I think she MAY be starting to look a bit thinner...DH says I am worrying too much, as her large belly makes her look smaller. However I have seen cats with kittens looking painfully thin, even though owners (apparently) were feeding them good quality food. I am feeding her a good kitten food, and she is getting chicken and bits of egg every day. I also didn't want to make her sick by giving her the wrong foods. Does anyone know of any foods i could give her to make sure she stays in good nick? eg should i give her a whole egg once a week like we do with the dogs? Would sustagen (for lactating humans) help? Some cooked chicken or mince? cat milk?? any other ideas?? -- There are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway |
"meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. Jasmine is due any day now. I have found people willing to take kittens, have set up a room for her and the kittens, and the local shelter is giving out half price desexing vouchers, so I will get them to do her desex. In the meantime, she is getting bigger every day and I am concerned she is having lots of kittens and might need a supplement. She is looking good so far, however I think she MAY be starting to look a bit thinner...DH says I am worrying too much, as her large belly makes her look smaller. However I have seen cats with kittens looking painfully thin, even though owners (apparently) were feeding them good quality food. I am feeding her a good kitten food, and she is getting chicken and bits of egg every day. I also didn't want to make her sick by giving her the wrong foods. Does anyone know of any foods i could give her to make sure she stays in good nick? eg should i give her a whole egg once a week like we do with the dogs? Would sustagen (for lactating humans) help? Some cooked chicken or mince? cat milk?? any other ideas?? Feed her canned kitten food now and until she's finished nursing. |
"Phil P." wrote in message ... "meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone. Jasmine is due any day now. I have found people willing to take kittens, have set up a room for her and the kittens, and the local shelter is giving out half price desexing vouchers, so I will get them to do her desex. In the meantime, she is getting bigger every day and I am concerned she is having lots of kittens and might need a supplement. She is looking good so far, however I think she MAY be starting to look a bit thinner...DH says I am worrying too much, as her large belly makes her look smaller. However I have seen cats with kittens looking painfully thin, even though owners (apparently) were feeding them good quality food. I am feeding her a good kitten food, and she is getting chicken and bits of egg every day. I also didn't want to make her sick by giving her the wrong foods. Does anyone know of any foods i could give her to make sure she stays in good nick? eg should i give her a whole egg once a week like we do with the dogs? Would sustagen (for lactating humans) help? Some cooked chicken or mince? cat milk?? any other ideas?? Feed her canned kitten food now and until she's finished nursing. Thanks Phil P. I was hoping you'd come up with something...nice and simple. I've been giving her dry, as usual, except kitten dry. we live in hot tropical climate, and wet attracts the ants, but I've got her one of those antproof bowls now...would a meal of that 3 X daily and dry available 24/7 be good? and I've been using pyrethrin powder for flea control as she's pregnant, seems to work as long as I do it regularly, would it be safe for kittens too? Just thinking ahead...it's very hot now and fleas will be breeding lots over the next few months. i haven't found any on her over the last few days though, so hopefull i've got them all. |
Jasmine's pregnancy (again)
"meee" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote in message ... Feed her canned kitten food now and until she's finished nursing. Thanks Phil P. I was hoping you'd come up with something...nice and simple. I've been giving her dry, as usual, except kitten dry. we live in hot tropical climate, and wet attracts the ants, but I've got her one of those antproof bowls now... All you needed was a shallow dish with a little water in it and a food bowl in the middle- make a little moat around the food bowl- that keeps the ants away from the food. That's how I feed my ferals. would a meal of that 3 X daily and dry available 24/7 be good? If you feed her as much canned kitten food as she wants- you won't need to feed her any dry food. Also, if she nibbles on the dry food she won't eat as much canned food- and that's what you really want her to eat. Don't forget, you want to keep her well hydrated because she's producing milk. Canned food will give her a higher total water intake than eating dry food and drinking water. and I've been using pyrethrin powder for flea control as she's pregnant, seems to work as long as I do it regularly, would it be safe for kittens too? Pyrethrin is supposed to be safe- but I just don't like powders or anything the cat can ingest. Just thinking ahead...it's very hot now and fleas will be breeding lots over the next few months. i haven't found any on her over the last few days though, so hopefull i've got them all. Flea powder isn't enough- you have to vacuum the floors and your furniture because fleas can burrow into carpet and upholstery. Eggs laid on the cat easily fall off into your carpet and furniture. Vacuuming captures fleas and their eggs. P |
Jasmine's pregnancy (again)
"Phil P." wrote in message ... "meee" wrote in message ... "Phil P." wrote in message ... Feed her canned kitten food now and until she's finished nursing. Thanks Phil P. I was hoping you'd come up with something...nice and simple. I've been giving her dry, as usual, except kitten dry. we live in hot tropical climate, and wet attracts the ants, but I've got her one of those antproof bowls now... All you needed was a shallow dish with a little water in it and a food bowl in the middle- make a little moat around the food bowl- that keeps the ants away from the food. That's how I feed my ferals. yep, good idea...at the moment her bowl is sitting in a dish of water...I'll have to get one of those for her would a meal of that 3 X daily and dry available 24/7 be good? If you feed her as much canned kitten food as she wants- you won't need to feed her any dry food. Also, if she nibbles on the dry food she won't eat as much canned food- and that's what you really want her to eat. Don't forget, you want to keep her well hydrated because she's producing milk. Canned food will give her a higher total water intake than eating dry food and drinking water. Ok, I'll try giving her canned food whenever she asks for it...which is roughly 3 times a day. I can't leave dry food out for her for long anyway, as she's fussy and won't eat it after a few hours. I've been feeding her the dry as it's supposed to be good for their teeth. She has water always available, we live in the tropics so i check several times a day. she does get very thirsty, and fortunately she's a good drinker, especially when it's fresh. and I've been using pyrethrin powder for flea control as she's pregnant, seems to work as long as I do it regularly, would it be safe for kittens too? Pyrethrin is supposed to be safe- but I just don't like powders or anything the cat can ingest. Ok I have to get a wormer from the vet that is safe, so i'll ask about what to use for the fleas as well. Just thinking ahead...it's very hot now and fleas will be breeding lots over the next few months. i haven't found any on her over the last few days though, so hopefull i've got them all. Flea powder isn't enough- you have to vacuum the floors and your furniture because fleas can burrow into carpet and upholstery. Eggs laid on the cat easily fall off into your carpet and furniture. Vacuuming captures fleas and their eggs. P we have tiles, which i sweep or vacuum daily, and mop every few days. I just washed the couch, it has a cover which is regularly washed and her couch is vacuumed regularly too. she usually prefers to sleep on the tiles as it''s cooler in this weather. i haven't seen any on her, or hopping around since i put the poeder on her, and she hasn't gone outside at all for several weeks now (she's getting fatter and knows i can catch her if she bolts, and i'm using the spray bottle...you should see the looks she gives me!!) so i'm hoping i can keep her and the kittens flea free. |
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