What medicine should be kept at home when raising a cat?
0 Jul 26,2025
The reasons why a female cat takes away a kitten alone:
1. To save trouble, she only gives birth to a kitten but does not raise it. Without the consciousness of being a mother, after giving birth to a child, she still imagined that she would be the same as before. She didn't want to do the "troublesome" things like taking care of the child, so she took the cub to the owner and asked the owner to help take care of it.
2. If you don’t have experience, you won’t be able to take care of you. Some cats may be at a loss because of their first litter and have no experience at all, unable to take care of themselves. They are also afraid of hurting their babies due to their unfamiliarity and want their owners to help them.
3. If the milk is insufficient, ask the owner for help. Some female cats give birth to too many babies at one time, and their own milk is not enough to feed all the kittens, and they will also bring the kittens to their owners.
4. Postpartum depression, no longer wanting. After a female cat goes through pregnancy and childbirth, the hormones in her body will change greatly. Coupled with the pain of childbirth, many female cats will have psychological anxiety and may also suffer from postpartum depression.
5. Trust the owner and treat the owner as a mother. If a female cat brings her kittens to you after giving birth, it is actually because she trusts you and even regards you as her mother, so she asks you to help raise the babies together.
6. If you want to stop breastfeeding kittens, it will be easier for the owner to find other food to feed them and stay away from the kittens.
Precautions for caring for kittens:
1. Pay attention to feeding methods. The gastrointestinal digestion capacity of kittens is still very weak, so you cannot feed too much at one time. Kittens about 1 to 2 months old are best fed 4 to 5 times a day (in the form of goat milk powder soaked in cat food).
2. Keep warm. The body resistance of kittens in the kitten period is relatively low. If the weather is relatively cold, the owner can put clothes on the cat to keep warm, and place the cat's nest in a warmer place.
3. Inject vaccines. Kittens can receive their first vaccination at about 2 months old, and it is best to go to a regular pet hospital. Do not let the cat outside or bathe it for two weeks before and after the injection.
4. Don’t feed snacks at will. When kittens are young, feeding snacks to kittens at will can easily lead to bad habits of picky eating. On the other hand, kittens cannot eat snacks often and are prone to indigestion.