Pregnancy Care for Cats

During your cat's pregnancy, it is important to pay attention to the following:

Balanced Nutrition

During pregnancy, it is essential to ensure your cat receives proper nutrition. You can feed your cat puppy food, nutritional supplements, goat's milk, and boiled chicken breast, and follow a principle of feeding small meals throughout the day. Be sure not to overfeed your cat, as this can lead to obesity and muscle relaxation, making labor more difficult.

Calcium Supplementation

Due to the rapid development of the fetal bones during pregnancy, the demand for calcium increases significantly. Your cat needs to obtain a large amount of calcium from food. If the supply is insufficient, it can lead to excessive bone degradation and even induce low calcium symptoms in the mother cat, causing seizures. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement calcium appropriately.

However, do not blindly focus on calcium supplementation alone. While supplementing calcium, also ensure your cat receives adequate amounts of iron, zinc, and vitamin D. Over-focusing on calcium can lead to high calcium levels in the body, affecting zinc absorption and thus influencing the fetal growth and development.

Keep Warm

During pregnancy, a cat's resistance is lower, making it more susceptible to colds. If it's winter, be sure to keep your cat warm to prevent illness.

Avoid剧烈运动

Cats are naturally active, but during pregnancy, it's essential to avoid vigorous exercise and large-scale running or jumping to prevent injury. However, ensure your cat has some daily exercise to prevent complications during childbirth.

Create a Good Environment

During pregnancy, a cat's temperament may become more irritable. To avoid stress reactions, create a quiet and clean environment for your cat and avoid contact with other animals to prevent injuries. This is beneficial to both the cat and the unborn baby.

Conduct相关检查

After your cat becomes pregnant, regularly take it to the pet hospital for checkups, such as ultrasound examinations, to determine the number of fetuses and basic health conditions.