Dietary Needs

[Ebsyn]

Morning Everyone!

My pregnant feral ("Boo") gave birth to 5 beautiful kittens Monday evening! Everyone is doing great but I have some concerns about their Mom. She has some intermittent fast breathing. I don't know if its stress, nursing 5 kittens or low calcium.

I'm just curious how ya'll have supplemented diets for nursing queens and what I can give her to make sure that she's getting everything she needs. She's currently at 3 to 4 cans of wet food a day, mixed with water and a little bit of goats milk for extra nutrients. (The goats milk was recommended to me by a feral group.)

 

[StefanZ]

Yes goats milk is excellent. You can increase the amount if you wish. If she likes cheese its ok too.

 

[talkingpeanut]

Is Boo being kept inside for the first time? That could certainly contribute to stress, but she should relax some as she adjusts. Does she have a partially covered nest for her and the babies?