Pregnant stray won't eat

catherinembr

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Hello,
Last night we managed to trap a stray pregnant cat and bring her indoors. We set her up in a medium sized dog kennel with a cardboard box turned over inside with blankets to make her fell more secure. Inside the cage we also put a litter box and some food.
But I am starting to worry... this is the first time I've ever taken in a pregnant stray. We have tried different foods, yet she hasn't eaten in 24 hours. I understand that she must be incredibly anxious in this new environment, but is there anything else I can do to make her feel safe and comfortable?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Catherine
 

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Good for you for rescuing this poor kitty!
If you haven't already done this, try heating up the food to make it smell stronger. Get the smelliest stuff you can, usually fish flavoured works well. Or try something like tuna juice to get her attention. Even a few treats might get her eating.
To help calm her down, you could try some Bach's rescue remedy (available in health food stores like GNC) and, if she will let you touch her, put a few drops on her ear tips. Or spraying Feliway may help...I noticed though that you are in Toronto and they don't sell Feliway in Canada anymore
, Petsmart carries a product called Nutrivet which does the same thing.
Good luck, I'm sure someone else will have great advice.
 
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catherinembr

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just to let everyone know, she has been eating.
but if anyone has any tips they would like to share about how to make a stray pregnant cat more comfortable, or tips on how to help the kittens if the mother doesn't seem interested in taking care of them (since she seems rather young, might be one of her first litters!) I would greatly appreciate it
 
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