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I took in a pregnant cat and she ended up giving birth to 7 kittens. She is a small cat, so I was very shocked at the size of her litter. Anyways, I noticed that after 4 days some of her nipples have little red spots on the tips. Other than this she doesn’t show any symptoms of Mastitis. She feeds them regularly, and it doesn’t seem like the nipples are bothering her at all. I’m still a tad concerned, could it be because the nipples are being overused? The nipples that rarely get any attention(nursed on) look normal. I will insert pictures to show the difference.
Can these (irritated?) nipples still produce enough milk for her babies? The kittens sleep calmly and have full bellies.
Nipple that doesn’t get much attention. ^
I did have a phone call with my Vet, and she suggested that the nipples are like this because of the large amount of kittens she has to feed. Still anxious. I bought kitten formula in case I need to help feed them. However, I tried to the best of my ability and the kittens wouldn’t take it. They squeal and turn away from the little syringe. I made sure the formula was warm and watched videos on proper technique, but no luck. Possibly they are getting enough to eat? If I absolutely need to feed them I will figure something out.
Sorry for the long post and I appreciate anyone who can give me advice.
I took in a pregnant cat and she ended up giving birth to 7 kittens. She is a small cat, so I was very shocked at the size of her litter. Anyways, I noticed that after 4 days some of her nipples have little red spots on the tips. Other than this she doesn’t show any symptoms of Mastitis. She feeds them regularly, and it doesn’t seem like the nipples are bothering her at all. I’m still a tad concerned, could it be because the nipples are being overused? The nipples that rarely get any attention(nursed on) look normal. I will insert pictures to show the difference.
Can these (irritated?) nipples still produce enough milk for her babies? The kittens sleep calmly and have full bellies.
Nipple that doesn’t get much attention. ^
I did have a phone call with my Vet, and she suggested that the nipples are like this because of the large amount of kittens she has to feed. Still anxious. I bought kitten formula in case I need to help feed them. However, I tried to the best of my ability and the kittens wouldn’t take it. They squeal and turn away from the little syringe. I made sure the formula was warm and watched videos on proper technique, but no luck. Possibly they are getting enough to eat? If I absolutely need to feed them I will figure something out.
Sorry for the long post and I appreciate anyone who can give me advice.
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