How often should I feed a pregnant cat?
A stray cat adopted us a few months back. Initially, we thought it was a boy but then discovered that it's a girl and expecting kittens.
I have never had a cat before and I am learning on the go about them, but she seems to be hungry around the clock. I give her something to eat and literally half an hour later she comes asking for food again.
I am really worried. Please help me what to do? What should I be feeding her, how much, and how often?
I haven't even begun to think what happens when the kittens come!
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Stray cats do eat for as long as there is food, so you need to limit the amount of food you give.
You can give about 150 grams of wet food 3 times a day.
Or you can give about 100 grams of dry food 3 times a day and remember to give the cat a bowl of water.
If you give more food than this, the cat risks getting diarrhea from overeating.
You do not need to give a larger amount of food when the kittens are born.
When the kittens get older the mother will bring them with her to where the food is.
IMPORTANT:
Please remember to get the cats trapped and neutered/spayed as soon as possible, several organisations can help you with this.
There is one thing the world does not need and it is more feral cats, so be responsible.
I always let pregnant queens eat as much as they like. You want a healthy well fed queen and fat little kittens.
Some cats will overeat and start to become obese but this is less of a risk with outdoor cats as they they get more exercise and typically have intestinal parasites. Also it is much better to have a slightly overweight queen Vs. a malnourished one.
The chance of complications and birth defects increase dramatically with malnourished queens.
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