When a cat gives birth to kittens, is the owner not allowed to watch?

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

When a cat gives birth to kittens, is the owner not allowed to watch?

When a cat gives birth, the owner needs to watch it all the time, so that the cat can be helped or rescued in time to prevent the cat from having dystocia. After the cat gives birth, there is no need to observe it all the time. The mother cat will take good care of the kittens after providing nutritional supplements in time. Some cats are super clingy. When giving birth, they must stick to their owners and must be petted by their owners. Having an owner watching can soothe the female cat's emotions, give her a certain sense of security, and help to give birth smoothly.

Things to note after a cat gives birth:

1. A female cat needs a lot of water when it enters the lactation period, so you must pay attention to replenishing water for the female cat. If the female cat doesn’t like to drink water, she can replace it with crucian carp soup or chicken soup.

2. Since the birth of a female cat will consume a lot of physical energy, and the postpartum lactation period will also last for a period of time, it is necessary to supplement the nutrition of the female cat in time to prevent the female cat from being too weak to get sick or have insufficient milk supply. .

3. The owner can prepare some medical absorbent cotton swabs and physiological saline to wipe the female cat. During the wiping process, the nipples need to be the focus of cleaning. If the nipples are not cleaned, bacteria will breed. It will affect the health of the kitten.

4. If there are blood stains or white secretions on the female cat’s vulva, they also need to be wiped clean.

5. If the female cat develops constipation, depression, loss of appetite, lethargy, high fever, weakness of limbs and other symptoms after giving birth, it is recommended that the owner send the female cat to the pet hospital for examination in time and Treat the female cat symptomatically.