So my eldest Maine Coon had to have an emergency c-section and spay today. We saved 2 of the 4 kittens. One is larger and was born naturally and has nursed. The other had to be revived and is smaller. Mom is still woozy from the surgery and we gave her a small amount of buprenorphine as pain med. I have them in a small pen in my closet with a heater. However, Porsche is stumbling all over and has no interest in caring for the kittens. Do I start feeding them KMR at this point until she is better able to take over? I tried to hold her on her side for them to nurse but she got very angry about that which is so unlike her. She definitely has milk. The pain med will last about 24 hours. I'll be tracking the kittens' weights. Having not had to do a section before this is uncharted territory.
Michelle
Michelle