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)...
Regarding her behavior- this could absolutely be because she isnt spayed. She sounds hormonal, so the sooner you get her spayed the sooner her nerves will start to calm down. She is also going to be hard to keep inside when she goes into heat. She will do anything she can to make her way outside...
One person who fosters from the same shelter as me had a litter of kittens and one died. He tested positive for panleuk.Two of the remaining kittens tested positive and two tested negative. THe two that were negative went on to be adopted. Everything I have read says it is super contagious and...
Aww great job! Thanks for stepping up to help these kitties in need. All the advice given so far is great, and as far as the litterbox goes, he has probably never seen one before so mixing some dirt in with the litter may help him to recognize it as a bathroom.