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Anonymous
Help the fucking OP out, for fucks sake. OP, I will give you advice, but you've gotta spay that cat after she's given birth. Fuckin promise.
In terms of food, try and give her vitamin enriched premium cat chow; half can of wet, and a bowl of dry a day. I doubt she will eat all the dry, but it's a measurement.
as a place for giving birth; ultimately she will choose, however you can get a LARGE cardboard box that's high enough so the kittens cannot wander, but low enough that she herself can get out. She may or may not use it, as cats can be fickle and use a clothes drawer over the box.
Line said box with towels, lots, and lots of towels. Keep another stack of towels on standby, for when she gives birth, it will be messy and you will want to change the towels when she's done so her and the kittens are not lying in after birth (which there will be alot of, and the mother sometimes eats it)
You can also put a heating pad a couple of layers under the blankets so the mother and the kittens will stay warm, but will not be too hot (also, make sure the wire is covered with duct tape going all the way down)
Provide a water bowl and a food bowl for the mother when she is giving birth; put it outside the box ESPECIALLY If you have the heating pad.
During birth, make sure you watch her in case complications arise. I've found that sometimes the kittens are still encased in their embiotic sacks after birth, and you will have to tear them open so the kitten can breathe. Most of the time the mothers can chew it open, but it's hard for them when they're in the middle of birthing.
Last but not least, have the litter box close by (but not closer than 10 feet). (continued..)
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