What food is best for my pregnant cat to ensure healthy kittens?

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My cat is 2-3 months pregnant, what are some of the best things to feed her to keep her and her little ones healthy and strong? She has always been naturally skinny and probably came from an inbred cat. Also she has had 4 litters two of them were miscarriages and we lost at least one of the kittens from her other two litters..so yeah, she doesn't have the best of luck with having kittens and I just want to make this one go as smooth and healthy as possible ❤. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 9 months old

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Great question! It's recommended to feed pregnant mother cats a good quality kitten food during their entire pregnancy and while they are nursing - this is because they are using far more calories during this time then they normally would, and kitten food is higher in calories than a normal adult maintenance diet. She should have free access to food so that she can eat as much as she wants to, whenever she's hungry. Beyond that, it's actually not recommended to give any kind of additional supplements, calcium, etc. as this can throw off the balance of her diet and may make her more prone to medical issues like eclampsia (milk fever) after the kittens are born. So I would feed a good quality kitten food, and do everything else the same as usual :) I hope her pregnancy goes well this time!

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