Over-Lactating Mother Cat

paulverner

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Mother cat with her first litter [only one 9 week old weening kittien] has way too much milk - all breats are swollen and full. She is starting to push the kitten away from breast feeds. Is this a danagerous situation for mother cat - how might I alleviate her condition which must be very uncomfortable?
 

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Spay her. This will eliminate the hormones that cause her to produce milk, though she will still be able to produce milk for her kitten (who is old enough to be weaned anyway). She needs to be spayed anyway but she will really have an immediate benefit from it now.
 
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