"meee" wrote in message
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"Phil P." wrote in message
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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