Why is my mom allergic to Tuna in a can?

What should you feed a nursing mom cat? (etc)?

• My cat finally had her kittens on 03/15/2012 5 cute little kittens..She is a first time mom and seems to be doing pretty well..I have read multiple do's and donts on what to feed her but id like ur advice as well.. 1. Is it good to feed the nursing mom milk? I was worried about the milk production because the kittens seemed to be meowing a lot yesterday afternoon. 2. How do I know if she is producing enough milk? My cat since she has had the kittens on multiple occasions moved the kittens. They are now in my closet (which is a walk in) I put about two blankets and some bath towels in there. 3/ Is it ok for the kittens to be in there? I was thinking mabye them having alot of room to roam around in the closet wasnt such a good idea.. There was a few times the kittens were all spread out and mama seemed stressed, so i picked the kittens up, and moved them together, started petting my queen cat and she began to calm down then lay down and started nursing.. Please let me know what you think about all this.. Kittens are doing well (except for lots of meowing) as far as i can see they are eating and thriving..thaOh one more question 4. Can I give my kitty steak and meat cut up real small? She loves to eat what we eat.. Oh and Tuna is that ok?? Oh, ps I have her on Iams kitten food and lots of water ;) Thanks so much!! <3

• Answer:

  A little more of her regular cat food will work just fine, but if you want to splurge on her, you can look up homemade cat food recipes. My friend mixed some kinds of people food in with her cat's food twice a week (chicken maybe? It was some kind of meat though.). But anyways, giving her milk will not affect her milk production. Small kittens just like to meow, my friend's kittens also did that. Ask the vet if you're concerned about her milk production, but if she has no heath problems there's like a 99.99% chance she's producing enough milk. As long as the closet is spacious enough for them to move about, they should be fin in there, but you must put any wires away, or keep anything that may hurt the kittens (falling shoes or other heavy objects) In a container or storage bin. As long as steak and meat isn't on the list of foods they can't have, go for it! It's nice that you actually care about the kittens. Hope I helped!