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is this normal?
Hello there,
My cat Misha is 40 days pregnant today. Everything is going very good. She seems happy, she "talks" and purrs as much as she always did. She's been more quiet in the sence that she doesn't play so much or climb the cat tree so much anymore but I would imagine that is normal. I called her vet yesterday morning to make sure I was doing everything all right. It is a long time ago we had pregnancy in the house, as my 3 other cats are spayed. The vet adviced me to start mixing kitten food with her usual food... and increase the kitten food as time goes. This is very good for pregnant and nursing cats. Here comes the thing... Misha has been eating SO much lately. I had noticed that she was eating more before I put her on kitten food, which is normal with the pregnancy... But now that I feed her away from the other ones, I notice it even more. She is asking for food very often. I'm wondering if it's ok? Should I give her food each time she asks for it? or is this just because she likes it so much? She,s always been a good eater, but now I'm afraid to give her too much. I was thinking I could give her the kitten food 3 times a day, and if she is more hungry, the "adult" food is always available at "the normal cat food place". What should I do? I know she needs to eat smaller portions, more often in the day, because of the pregnancy and the belly taking so much space ... Other than that, she rests a lot... and as I said, everything is fine, her litter box activities are normal as well... Oh and talking about box... she even already took property of the birthing box I put out for her in a quiet corner of my room. Thanks for help and advice... As you can see, I'm watching her pregnancy closely... counting the days and making sure all is normal. I know I'll get messages telling me that this cat shoudl be spayed and I'm such an idiot to let her have babies... tell if you like. Regards, Mia and Misha. |
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frigamia quoth:
Misha has been eating SO much lately. I had noticed that she was eating more before I put her on kitten food, which is normal with the pregnancy... But now that I feed her away from the other ones, I notice it even more. She is asking for food very often. I'm wondering if it's ok? Should I give her food each time she asks for it? or is this just because she likes it so much? She,s always been a good eater, but now I'm afraid to give her too much. I was thinking I could give her the kitten food 3 times a day, and if she is more hungry, the "adult" food is always available at "the normal cat food place". What should I do? I know she needs to eat smaller portions, more often in the day, because of the pregnancy and the belly taking so much space ... I have no experience with pregnant cats, but on the very narrow chance that no-one with experience with pregnant cats weighs in (ha ha), I will offer my opinion that whatever she wants she should have at this point. I do know that kittens should be fed as much as they want, so I'm extrapolating back before they become separate units from their mom and expect that they should be allowed as much as they want while they're still in utero, mom's working harder than normal on top of that. Now the experts can weigh in. :-) Priscilla |
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Thank you for your input... it makes sence
Mia, Misha and the belly "Priscilla H Ballou" wrote in message ... frigamia quoth: Misha has been eating SO much lately. I had noticed that she was eating more before I put her on kitten food, which is normal with the pregnancy... But now that I feed her away from the other ones, I notice it even more. She is asking for food very often. I'm wondering if it's ok? Should I give her food each time she asks for it? or is this just because she likes it so much? She,s always been a good eater, but now I'm afraid to give her too much. I was thinking I could give her the kitten food 3 times a day, and if she is more hungry, the "adult" food is always available at "the normal cat food place". What should I do? I know she needs to eat smaller portions, more often in the day, because of the pregnancy and the belly taking so much space ... I have no experience with pregnant cats, but on the very narrow chance that no-one with experience with pregnant cats weighs in (ha ha), I will offer my opinion that whatever she wants she should have at this point. I do know that kittens should be fed as much as they want, so I'm extrapolating back before they become separate units from their mom and expect that they should be allowed as much as they want while they're still in utero, mom's working harder than normal on top of that. Now the experts can weigh in. :-) Priscilla |
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Thank you for your input... it makes sence
Mia, Misha and the belly "Priscilla H Ballou" wrote in message ... frigamia quoth: Misha has been eating SO much lately. I had noticed that she was eating more before I put her on kitten food, which is normal with the pregnancy... But now that I feed her away from the other ones, I notice it even more. She is asking for food very often. I'm wondering if it's ok? Should I give her food each time she asks for it? or is this just because she likes it so much? She,s always been a good eater, but now I'm afraid to give her too much. I was thinking I could give her the kitten food 3 times a day, and if she is more hungry, the "adult" food is always available at "the normal cat food place". What should I do? I know she needs to eat smaller portions, more often in the day, because of the pregnancy and the belly taking so much space ... I have no experience with pregnant cats, but on the very narrow chance that no-one with experience with pregnant cats weighs in (ha ha), I will offer my opinion that whatever she wants she should have at this point. I do know that kittens should be fed as much as they want, so I'm extrapolating back before they become separate units from their mom and expect that they should be allowed as much as they want while they're still in utero, mom's working harder than normal on top of that. Now the experts can weigh in. :-) Priscilla |
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frigamia quoth:
Misha has been eating SO much lately. I had noticed that she was eating more before I put her on kitten food, which is normal with the pregnancy... But now that I feed her away from the other ones, I notice it even more. She is asking for food very often. I'm wondering if it's ok? Should I give her food each time she asks for it? or is this just because she likes it so much? She,s always been a good eater, but now I'm afraid to give her too much. I was thinking I could give her the kitten food 3 times a day, and if she is more hungry, the "adult" food is always available at "the normal cat food place". What should I do? I know she needs to eat smaller portions, more often in the day, because of the pregnancy and the belly taking so much space ... I have no experience with pregnant cats, but on the very narrow chance that no-one with experience with pregnant cats weighs in (ha ha), I will offer my opinion that whatever she wants she should have at this point. I do know that kittens should be fed as much as they want, so I'm extrapolating back before they become separate units from their mom and expect that they should be allowed as much as they want while they're still in utero, mom's working harder than normal on top of that. Now the experts can weigh in. :-) Priscilla |
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:27:03 -0500, "frigamia"
wrote: Hello there, My cat Misha is 40 days pregnant today. Everything is going very good. She seems happy, she "talks" and purrs as much as she always did. She's been more quiet in the sence that she doesn't play so much or climb the cat tree so much anymore but I would imagine that is normal. I called her vet yesterday morning to make sure I was doing everything all right. It is a long time ago we had pregnancy in the house, as my 3 other cats are spayed. The vet adviced me to start mixing kitten food with her usual food... and increase the kitten food as time goes. This is very good for pregnant and nursing cats. Here comes the thing... Misha has been eating SO much lately. I had noticed that she was eating more before I put her on kitten food, which is normal with the pregnancy... But now that I feed her away from the other ones, I notice it even more. She is asking for food very often. I'm wondering if it's ok? Should I give her food each time she asks for it? or is this just because she likes it so much? She,s always been a good eater, but now I'm afraid to give her too much. I was thinking I could give her the kitten food 3 times a day, and if she is more hungry, the "adult" food is always available at "the normal cat food place". What should I do? I know she needs to eat smaller portions, more often in the day, because of the pregnancy and the belly taking so much space ... Other than that, she rests a lot... and as I said, everything is fine, her litter box activities are normal as well... Oh and talking about box... she even already took property of the birthing box I put out for her in a quiet corner of my room. Thanks for help and advice... As you can see, I'm watching her pregnancy closely... counting the days and making sure all is normal. I know I'll get messages telling me that this cat shoudl be spayed and I'm such an idiot to let her have babies... tell if you like. Regards, Mia and Misha. |
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Yes? Did you want to say something?
Mia, Misha and the belly "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:27:03 -0500, "frigamia" wrote: Hello there, My cat Misha is 40 days pregnant today. Everything is going very good. She seems happy, she "talks" and purrs as much as she always did. She's been more quiet in the sence that she doesn't play so much or climb the cat tree so much anymore but I would imagine that is normal. I called her vet yesterday morning to make sure I was doing everything all right. It is a long time ago we had pregnancy in the house, as my 3 other cats are spayed. The vet adviced me to start mixing kitten food with her usual food... and increase the kitten food as time goes. This is very good for pregnant and nursing cats. Here comes the thing... Misha has been eating SO much lately. I had noticed that she was eating more before I put her on kitten food, which is normal with the pregnancy... But now that I feed her away from the other ones, I notice it even more. She is asking for food very often. I'm wondering if it's ok? Should I give her food each time she asks for it? or is this just because she likes it so much? She,s always been a good eater, but now I'm afraid to give her too much. I was thinking I could give her the kitten food 3 times a day, and if she is more hungry, the "adult" food is always available at "the normal cat food place". What should I do? I know she needs to eat smaller portions, more often in the day, because of the pregnancy and the belly taking so much space ... Other than that, she rests a lot... and as I said, everything is fine, her litter box activities are normal as well... Oh and talking about box... she even already took property of the birthing box I put out for her in a quiet corner of my room. Thanks for help and advice... As you can see, I'm watching her pregnancy closely... counting the days and making sure all is normal. I know I'll get messages telling me that this cat shoudl be spayed and I'm such an idiot to let her have babies... tell if you like. Regards, Mia and Misha. |
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:17:30 -0500, "frigamia"
wrote: Yes? Did you want to say something? My computer doesn't want to behave. Mia, Misha and the belly "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:27:03 -0500, "frigamia" wrote: Hello there, My cat Misha is 40 days pregnant today. Everything is going very good. She seems happy, she "talks" and purrs as much as she always did. She's been more quiet in the sence that she doesn't play so much or climb the cat tree so much anymore but I would imagine that is normal. I called her vet yesterday morning to make sure I was doing everything all right. It is a long time ago we had pregnancy in the house, as my 3 other cats are spayed. The vet adviced me to start mixing kitten food with her usual food... and increase the kitten food as time goes. This is very good for pregnant and nursing cats. Here comes the thing... Misha has been eating SO much lately. I had noticed that she was eating more before I put her on kitten food, which is normal with the pregnancy... But now that I feed her away from the other ones, I notice it even more. She is asking for food very often. I'm wondering if it's ok? Should I give her food each time she asks for it? or is this just because she likes it so much? She,s always been a good eater, but now I'm afraid to give her too much. I was thinking I could give her the kitten food 3 times a day, and if she is more hungry, the "adult" food is always available at "the normal cat food place". What should I do? I know she needs to eat smaller portions, more often in the day, because of the pregnancy and the belly taking so much space ... Other than that, she rests a lot... and as I said, everything is fine, her litter box activities are normal as well... Oh and talking about box... she even already took property of the birthing box I put out for her in a quiet corner of my room. Thanks for help and advice... As you can see, I'm watching her pregnancy closely... counting the days and making sure all is normal. I know I'll get messages telling me that this cat shoudl be spayed and I'm such an idiot to let her have babies... tell if you like. Regards, Mia and Misha. |
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m. L. Briggs wrote in on
10 Feb 2004: On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:17:30 -0500, "frigamia" wrote: Yes? Did you want to say something? My computer doesn't want to behave. ML, if you reply on the same line as the original post, it is hard to differentiate it from the OP. I've noticed this a few times and on other times I've given up trying to find where you posted your comment. -- Cheryl Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet. MIB II |
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m. L. Briggs wrote in on
10 Feb 2004: On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:17:30 -0500, "frigamia" wrote: Yes? Did you want to say something? My computer doesn't want to behave. ML, if you reply on the same line as the original post, it is hard to differentiate it from the OP. I've noticed this a few times and on other times I've given up trying to find where you posted your comment. -- Cheryl Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet. MIB II |
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