What food should I feed my cat after she has kittens for nutrition?

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I have a one year old cat who is pregnant I do believe she's going to have 6 kittens but I'm not exactly sure. My question for you is after she gives birth what kind of food should I feed her, the farm cat we got her from always just fed them solid food constantly. I recently read that I should feed her something even a kitten would be able to eat for nutritional purposes. What would you suggest? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 17 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

I would feed her wet/canned kitten food during the last three weeks of pregnancy so she hass enough nutrition for making her babies grow properly. Oncee she has given birth you can keep feeding her the kitten food, so there will be an easy transition when the kittens will start to eat solid food at around 6 weeks. Find homes for them now, but do not give them away before they are 12 weeks old, as they will still need mama to teach them to be good kitties, to hunt, what is safe, what is not, etc. They will also need their siblings to play and play hunt and get coordination.

What food should I feed my cat after she has kittens for nutrition?

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