Update on nursing momma losing milk production
I posted yesterday about a 10 month old nursing momma whose kittens were losing weight. We have had a lot more realizations since the post.
First one: Bottle fed the babies with KMR and momma went CRAZY for the milk. We have been giving her some kmr on a plate since and we have now become very trustable humans. She is cuddling and letting us hold her.
2: After watching the camera footage from their space, she is only stimulating 1 or 2 (at most) kittens per feeding. We have started assisting with stimulating a few times a day and now all kittens have gained 15 or more grams of weight in the last 24 hours.
Since mom has become more trusting, we were able to weigh her and she only weighs 6lbs. So definitely makes sense she might have some trouble with milk production.
I’ve felt a bump on mom’s side since we got her but she would hiss at me every time I would try to examine it more. Now that she is more comfortable, we have found that it is a pellet from a pellet gun lodged into her side. Someone shot her with a freaking pellet/airsoft gun 😭😭😭. I hate humans. I will be calling the vet first thing in the morning. It seems to be pushing itself out. It’s not oozing or irritated at all. But really explains EVERYTHING.