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My cat gave birth. How to feed her, help her gain weight, and spay?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My cat gave birth 9 weeks ago how many times do you feed the mother cat and when will she start to put on weight and when can I get her sprayed ( NOT THE KITTENS)

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on May 12th, 2019

You can get her spayed now, that's fine to do. Speak to her vet about feeding her a kitten food to give her extra calories, calcium, and protein to make her gain weight. I would free feed her for now (leave food out all the time) so she can eat when she's hungry.

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