How to deal with postpartum cats:

1. Pregnancy and childbirth of female cats will consume a lot of energy and physical strength. The body is very weak and needs to be supplemented with nutrition immediately. In addition to cat food In addition, provide protein-rich meat: such as nutritious and easy-to-digest fish, hypoallergenic chicken, high-protein beef, high-energy egg yolk, etc. Soup is also very important, such as crucian carp soup and chicken soup, which can help Milk production.

2. After a cat gives birth, you should always pay attention to whether the kittens are suppressed, especially female cats who are mothers for the first time. Soon after the mother cat gives birth, her body is weak due to excessive physical exertion, and her kittens do not move much. You must prevent the kittens from being suppressed at all times. If you hear a short cry from a cub, you should immediately go to check and rescue the cub in time.

3. Provide a good environment for postpartum female cats that is quiet, clean, dry, with suitable humidity, and protected from wind and rain. In addition, the cat's food utensils should be cleaned every day, the environment inside and outside the delivery room should be kept sanitary, and leftover food and feces should be cleaned up in a timely manner.

4. If the weather is cold, you need to turn on the heat lamp or heater to prevent the kittens from catching cold. The suitable temperature is 32 degrees. After half a month, the kittens will gradually become stronger, and the suitable temperature will drop to 27 degrees until 1 month old, kittens can move around at normal room temperature.

5. Cats should go out less often. Do not take the female cat out before the kittens leave the nest, and should not come into contact with other animals.

6. Female cats are prone to bacterial infection and illness after giving birth, so pet owners need to pay attention to the invasion of some diseases, such as uterine diseases and mastitis. If any abnormalities are found, they should be taken to the hospital for treatment immediately.

Common diseases of cats after childbirth:

1. Puerperal fever. The mother's body itself is deficient in calcium, and due to the large amount of lactation after delivery, the blood calcium level drops and causes this disease. Hypoparathyroidism causes dysfunction of blood calcium regulation. Such as high calcium diet or improper calcium to phosphorus ratio. The cerebral cortex, which is in a suppressed state during delivery, can also affect the secretory function of the parathyroid glands.

2. Uterine inflammation. If the inflammation is mild, the owner can try to treat the cat with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory injections and oral anti-inflammatory drugs every day; if the inflammation is severe and there is purulent secretion in the cat’s vagina, it may be necessary to flush the uterus and promote uterine contents. Treatment can include expulsion, injecting antibiotics into the uterus, or oral anti-inflammatory drugs.