Many cats will have insufficient milk after giving birth to kittens, unable to supply the kitten's growth needs normally. Generally speaking, there are many reasons for the lack of milk in female cats. For example, the poor diet of the female cat during pregnancy can lead to poor mammary gland development and insufficient milk. It is also possible that the female cat is affected by genetic or endocrine factors. Conditions such as disease and excessive fright can easily cause the female cat to feel uncomfortable, resulting in insufficient milk. When the mother cat's milk is insufficient, the kitten's growth needs cannot be met. At this time, the mother cat should be stimulated to promote milk, or the kitten should be fed the kitten's milk powder in time to supplement the nutrition required by its body.
Poor feeding and management of cats during pregnancy may result in poor mammary gland development, and may also be affected by genetic and endocrine factors, diseases, stress such as fright, excessive Cold, overheating, pain, etc., can make female cats insufficient milk.
The following method can be used for female cats with no milk or insufficient milk after giving birth: Prolactin the female cat.
1. Hormone therapy to induce lactation. For 3-4 consecutive days, inject 3-4 units of oxytocin into the female cat intramuscularly once a day to help the female cat make milk.
2. According to the doctor's arrangement, use traditional Chinese medicine to promote lactation. Put 20 grams of Wang Buliu Xing, 10 grams of Tongcao, and 1 pair of pig trotters, boil them, add 50 grams of brown sugar, and 25 ml of rice wine. After stewing, give them to cats, once a day, for 3-5 days.
3. Feed the female cat with milk, goat milk or eggs by eating thin feed, add water or soy milk, and feed it into thin feed.
4. Feed protein-rich soup with Xiaoqing fish100 to 150 grams of soup, and feed the female cat in two meals for 1 week. —— 150 grams are mashed into shrimp paste, boiled with water, and then add 50 grams of rice wine, and fed to the female cat, once a day, for 3 to 5 days.
5. When you find that the mother cat's milk is insufficient, you can't just think that milk powder can replace breast milk. First, breastfeed the mother cat, and then prepare the kitten's milk powder for emergency use.