The Birth Of Kittens

The birth of kittens is certainly a very special event. The cat should produce enough milk to feed all the cats in the litter, so the cat at this stage requires a significant investment of energy. That is why, if the mother cat have a disease, it is a weakness or particularly small size, it may not be able to cover its own food for their cubs. In these cases, it is desirable, therefore, be very attentive to the development of children.

The expected behavior is to eat and sleep, and during the first days of life are soon awake. Gradually, the periods of activity will increase, especially once they open their eyes, their legs get stronger, and learn to walk. If we notice that babies do not gain weight, her coat looks bad, or cry too all the time, there is probably something that is not good, and could mean that there is a problem feeding the cats, and that maybe there is some fails puppy food for their development.

If the cat can not feed their young, we intervene. Getting very young kittens survive without breast milk is not easy, although currently there are very specialized nutritional developments and accurate in these cases called 'formula', but in either case it is always preferable to receive mother's milk directly. Feed the kittens require a large commitment from the owners, and for this, there are infant formula for cats that may be used if you need to supplement the diet of the kittens. Some young professionals, choose to introduce babies to other cats kittens who are nursing, as it is possible that they also accept and begin to put to the breast, although this must be done carefully and with a maximum observation.

By three weeks of life we ​​can introduce solid food and water to babies. At first, we can dampen some nuggets of solid food, so they have a softer texture that allows them to learn to chew. It is also important to choose a cat food of good quality, suitable for puppies or kittens, since nutritional needs are specific to that age, and remember that solid food is essential that cats always have fresh water on hand.