The birth of a kitten is a painful process for the mother cat. If the kitten grows up healthy and safe after birth, everything will be worth it. The most terrifying thing is that the mother cat went through severe pain to give birth. There are kittens one after another, but the kittens are either dead when they are born, or they die before they live for a period of time. Why are kittens dead when they are born? Possible reasons for the death of newborn kittens!

Why do kittens die when they are born?

1. Congenital anomalies: Congenital anomalies refer to abnormalities that appear in kittens at birth, most of which are due to genes. caused by problems. Congenital abnormalities of the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, and respiratory system often cause kittens to die during delivery or within 2 weeks.

2.Teratogenic effects: Some drugs and chemicals can cause teratogenic effects and cause congenital abnormalities and premature death of kittens. Therefore, in During pregnancy, female cats should avoid giving any drugs and chemicals.

3. Nutritional issues: If you feed a female cat inappropriate food, she is likely to give birth to weak or sick kittens, causing malnutrition in the newborn kittens. Causes include severe maternal malnutrition and a lack of competition for an adequate maternal blood supply to the fetus.

4. Underweight: If the kitten is underweight at birth, it will cause a higher mortality rate and there are many reasons for premature birth.

5. Trauma: The so-called trauma mostly refers to dystocia, phagocytosis, or bad behavior of the female cat. Photophagia mostly occurs in nervous or highly sensitive female cats. It is quite common for female cats to eat sick newborn kittens. This behavior is to prevent healthy kittens from being infected and to reduce unnecessary care. and breast milk consumption.

6. Number of births: According to statistics, it is found that the survival rate of kittens is the highest during the fifth birth, and the survival rate of kittens after the first and fifth births is the highest. The survival rate of kittens is the lowest. The survival rate of kittens born from medium-sized female cats is higher than that of large or small female cats. The lowest rate of premature death is when the number of kittens is 5.

The process of pregnancy is always not easy. Because the female cat at home does not exercise often during pregnancy, the probability of dystocia is higher. Kittens that grow up safely are lucky.