Hi everyone,
I took in a pregnant stray two weeks ago and she gave birth to a beautiful healthy litter of 6 kittens
2 days later!
She was doing great, and the kittens are thriving...they have nearly tripled their size and weight in less than 2 weeks!
But for the past few days, she has been reluctant to nurse. She is clearly sore...I have held her in place so the kittens could nurse, but I feel bad. I tried supplementing them with formula but they won't take the bottle.
She is feeding them voluntarily now but I'm not sure if all of them are eating, because she won't stay there as long as she used to.
How often do they need to eat? What signs should I look for to make sure they are getting enough food?
Thanks...
I took in a pregnant stray two weeks ago and she gave birth to a beautiful healthy litter of 6 kittens
2 days later!She was doing great, and the kittens are thriving...they have nearly tripled their size and weight in less than 2 weeks!
But for the past few days, she has been reluctant to nurse. She is clearly sore...I have held her in place so the kittens could nurse, but I feel bad. I tried supplementing them with formula but they won't take the bottle.
She is feeding them voluntarily now but I'm not sure if all of them are eating, because she won't stay there as long as she used to.
How often do they need to eat? What signs should I look for to make sure they are getting enough food?
Thanks...
