1. What should I do if the female cat has a bulging belly after giving birth
1. If the pet owner suspects that there is a fetus in the belly of the mother cat, it is best to take the cat to the veterinary hospital for a film examination immediately to diagnose whether there is really a fetus in the abdomen. If it is determined that there is still a fetus in the abdomen that has not been born, it is also necessary to take it to the hospital as soon as possible for a caesarean section or inject it with oxytocin to help it produce. However, this situation is more risky. It is recommended that pet owners take the mother cat to the pet hospital to determine the number of fetuses she is carrying after the cat is pregnant and before giving birth, so as to accurately determine whether the mother cat has completed the delivery as soon as possible.
2. In addition, due to the slow intestinal function of the female cat during the production process, it is easy to affect her gastrointestinal organs, resulting in a distended abdomen of the female cat after giving birth. If this is the case, you can feed it an appropriate amount of probiotics for conditioning and relieve symptoms.
3. In addition, there is another situation: the uterus of the female cat may still be in a distended state after giving birth, so that the state of the female cat after giving birth is similar to the state before the birth. And when the mother cat is breastfeeding, her breasts will also expand. Some pet owners may mistake this for a cat’s belly. In fact, if this is the case, the pet owner does not need to worry too much, but only needs to pay attention to the mental state, appetite, excretion, etc. of the female cat to confirm the physical condition of the female cat, and pay attention to supplement nutrition for the nursing cat.
Second, how to feed lactating cats
In terms of nutrition, female cats who have just given birth, The body is relatively weak, and the kitten needs to be breast-feeding, so in the first few days after the mother cat is born, the pet should pay attention to feeding it high-quality, easy-to-digest ecological cat food and cat-specific nutrition, such as goat milk powder. , canned cat food and pointe nutrition cream, which are nutritional supplements for lactating female cats. At the same time, it is also necessary to supplement the female cat with an appropriate amount of vitamins and feed it more fruits and vegetables.
