First of all, let me say thank you for saving this girl! Her and her babies now have a chance at a good life because of you :)
Once she has the kittens, she may be aggressive towards your other cats because she may see them as a threat. I was in your exact situation back in april, except I...
What a great thing you are doing for her :) I am so glad that you are giving her a safe place to have her babies! She is beautiful, looks like a very sweet girl.
And since we are playing the waiting game... I will share my story since I went through something similar a few weeks ago, and I too...
Feralvr has given you all the advice you need. In addition, Wellness is an excellent choice for food :) and wet is better than dry. This is why you don't see him drinking water....cats are normally low-thirst animals and they rarely drink if they are fed a proper diet.
One other thing you...
She is absolutely gorgeous!! I LOVE when cats stick out there tongue, it always makes me smile :) good job fostering her, so sad that people just abandon cats like this. She looks very happy to feel safe and loved :)
If they are eating solid food, I would not introduce them to your other cats right away. They could have a number of things that could be transmitted to your cats and make them sick. I would quarantine them in a seperate room and have them vet checked before introducing them. Bless your heart...
Oh, I forgot to mention I took her to the vet and got her dewormed. He gave her pyrantel and suggested a topical treatment(im guessing revolution or something similar) once she is done nursing... I am sceptical about the topical treatment though. My vet normally doesnt use pyrantel and only gave...
Thanks sugarcatmom! that's all i was looking for. I am feeding her EVO. I am aware that hill's and IAMS are no good...we are fostering 4 kittens and they tried to give me Science diet dry... I turned them down, would rather pay for it myself than feed that junk...my other cat I adopted was on it...
thanks everyone for your input, I am up to date on my feline nutrition education....I was just looking for a frame of reference on the amount for a pregnant cat. She is nursing now and still eating a lot but she doesnt eat so much it makes her sick. She loves raw(my other cat is on a raw diet)...