My cat is just getting babies ...

Again and again we read in Internet forums contributions, with the sentence "My cat is just getting babies ..." begin. No two lines later it is apparent that the writers actually no idea of planned and good breeding cats. And then if at the end of the article reads: "That's why I look for a nice, potent hangover, my cat lady to make a happy Mother" I no longer know what I am given the naivety of some people should think.

Then I would like these people just say the following:

You want your cat gets babies? You're certainly a good cat owner. That means that you will do everything to help your cat and their future babies have it as good as possible. Therefore, you will surely follow the steps exactly follow.

Gather general information

The first step you're doing already, by typing the text reads. But that is obviously far from enough. You should employ so thoroughly as pregnancy, birth and rearing of kittens expire. Inform yourself about what complications can occur and how you behave in such cases need. Speak with experienced breeders who can give you tips and you in an emergency side. You also occupied with the issue of genetics.

Set yourself a target

No, "My cat is getting Babies" is not a goal! With a goal I am a prefix, not only your own needs and the needs of your subordinates your cat satisfied, but the overall development and the continued existence of a certain race or characteristics of a cat saves. Your cat has something special, what you necessarily in a next generation want? What is it? And is there any hereditary? And if yes, how it will inherit? Beryl Cox, the discoverers of Kirlee, the first Devon Rex cat was very surprised when their offspring with Kater also lured Cornish Rex Kätzinnen had smooth hair. So do not expect too much ...

Studying pedigrees

That is the step to replace selection of the suitable Kater. Who are the ancestors of your cat? Are there certain lines that are most often occur? Which lines up a hangover, in order to guarantee optimal supplement? Moreover, you should own some types often occurring in pedigree animals know. Is there perhaps cats, which contributed hereditary diseases (for Devon Rex, for example, there is a list of myopathy-makers)? Or allergies tended?

Your cat has no pedigree? That obviously makes it much more difficult. Because what you already know about the ancestors ...

Health Check

You think your cat is healthy? It may well be that she looks healthy. But you can know whether she bears any recessive genetic, when the kittens could emerge? Of course not. Therefore you should have a cat on any hereditary defects tested. These include HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathie), HD (hip dysplasia), pyruvate kinase deficiency, PRA (Prgressive Retinal atrophy).

Obviously, the cat before Decktermin are also generally druchgecheckt. A swab to the exclusion of infectious diseases is self-evident.

Election Hangover

No, this does not mean that you're only after the best hangover willing "to search. The election will be considered good - and help a good pedigree and genetics knowledge. If the "beautiful blue" his cat also find the babies you should not rotgetigerten hangover of the father to choose neighbors. That would not be the best choice ...

The equipment

The expectant mother needs an optimal environment and must be well nourished. Especially during pregnancy is a high-quality food with easy verdaudlichen proteins of particular importance. In addition, you should worry about test where your cat and your baby gets großzieht. Wurfbox a protected, well ventilated but not drafty and also easy to clean, should be purchased. The cats children need a certain age a sufficiently large, but safe outlet. Is there a room that you can detach accordingly? Make your early thoughts about how you have room for the little ones safe can!

The birth

You should be timely to remember to take vacation. Even if cats are usually their babies alone can get you need for emergencies on the ground! As a responsible cat owner, you'll naturally anyway, to ensure that your cat to help in this situation. Prepare well before the Wurfbox. Check all the babies after birth and make sure that the cat also has repelled after birth. Otherwise, it can cause severe poisoning coming! For safety you should after the birth of a veterinarian can come, the mother and child once controlled ...

The kids are great

That means work. Small cats eat tons of food - which you obviously you give only the best. Here you control your weight daily. You shall ensure that the cats early babies are accustomed to everything, what she lives for her cats berauchen: other animals, possibly dogs, people who visit the aisle to the vet, brush, tooth control. And of course you give the kittens fully grundimmunsiert and entwurmt earliest after twelve weeks, in order to secure optimal socialization. The new owners choose you naturally look good and stand you in the future with advice and support.

And you're equipped for everything

... Because it can happen a lot. Do you have enough financial reserves to a Caesarean if needed to finance? Or to the veterinarian Costs for the entire litter and the mother to take over when an infection occurs? Do you have enough resources for the emergency? What do you know if the mother is not all babies and you accept one or several big hand with the need to move? Or if the mother has enough milk? The birth is also a risk for the mother is what you're doing when it comes to serious complications that your cat dies? Do you have enough space for other cats, if you do not all babies find buyers? Or if it is at once about someone else?

You carry a great responsibility! If you're not sure, then let your cat prefer to castrate without having babies they got. Because cats can be happy without getting babies to have - all others are romantic notions of us humans!

The image "Mother-Child" was adopted by shioshvili on Flickr under a Creative Commons license available.