1. The mother cat has no milk, and the milk cat is starved to death
The mother cat has no milk, and the kitten dies of starvation is the most common cause of the death of the kitten. Due to the nutritional supply of the mother cat Insufficient, external environmental stimulation, or the mother cat herself is too sensitive, may cause the mother cat to have little or no milk, and some kittens will die because of this. To judge whether the mother cat’s milk is sufficient, two points are generally considered:
First, observe the kitten’s belly. If the kitten’s belly is bulging, it means that the mother cat has enough milk. If the belly is deflated, it may be that the milk is insufficient. You should strengthen the nutritional supply and create a healthy environment for the mother cat. A safe and secluded parenting environment.
The second is to observe whether the kitten calls frequently. The kitten will enter a quiet sleep state after drinking enough milk, and the kitten will call frequently when it cannot drink milk, hoping to attract the attention of the mother cat. , therefore, if the newborn kitten meows frequently, it may be lack of milk.
2. The delivery room is too small and the kitten is crushed to death by the mother cat
The delivery room is too small for the mother Cats can’t turn around freely, and it is easy to crush the kitten. Generally speaking, ordinary cats need a birth box with a length, width and height of 40cm, and large cats such as puppet cats need a birth box with a length, width and height of 60cm. If the delivery room is smaller than the above standard, it is prone to the tragedy of the kitten being crushed to death by the mother cat.
3. Kitten trauma, infection and death
Kitten trauma may also cause death. When a mother cat gives birth to a kitten, the mother cat’s claws may accidentally scratch the kitten. Or the umbilical cord of the kitten pulls the belly button and so on. Once the kitten has trauma, it may die of infection.
4. The ambient temperature is too low, and the kitten is frozen to death
The temperature in the delivery room is also too low One of the main reasons for the death of kittens is that the temperature of the delivery room is too low to cause the death of kittens. Generally, it occurs in an open delivery room, and this kind of situation rarely occurs in a fully enclosed delivery room because the heat is not easily dissipated.
5. Born with defects and unable to survive
Kittens are born with defects and cannot survive. This is also a certain possibility. No matter how scientific feeding and management are, it cannot guarantee 100% Survival rate, some kittens will not survive to adulthood due to their own physiological defects. In this case, cat friends should not blame themselves too much.
