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I know it not wise to let cats eat all the placenta if there more then 4 kittens. But can you stored the extra placentas for later in the fridge and for how long?
Interesting question. I have never heard of anyone doing so sparing on the placentas. Unless for medical reasons, to let the vet look if it was somehting wrong.I know it not wise to let cats eat all the placenta if there more then 4 kittens. But can you stored the extra placentas for later in the fridge and for how long?
Yeah, I suppose you could. But as said, its seldom done in practice, save in times of catastrophes and famine.Could you cut it up and mix it with their food?
I just wonderingYeah, I suppose you could. But as said, its seldom done in practice, save in times of catastrophes and famine.
Yeah, now when I think about it, I remember such a scene in the war and famine ridden Germany of 1630, where the delivering mom let her children eat the placenta of their just born little brother. They also ate up the fat coveing the newborn.
Yeah, when in famine, you do practically whatever for just a little extra food.
But I do understand your idea!
unfortunately i don't have a pregnant cat as all my are fixed but if one ever show up and is pregnant, i will try itI know it's trendy these days for humans to save and eat their placentas (or make them into capsules or plant them or whatever), but I've never heard of it being done for cats. Do you think she would still eat it after the fact? Do they see it as meat or as a mess to be cleaned up to begin with? If you do it, I'd like to know how it goes....
thanks for the inputIt really is not necessary, IMO. A well nourished cat does not need this for nutritional purposes. The placentas contain all sorts of chemicals which may be good for a postpartum cat but I would not feed them to cats later on.