How to Stop Milk Production in a Cat
A mother cat is fully capable of nursing kittens from birth with little or no outside help; however, there may be situations where you need to intervene and stop milk production. Perhaps a kitten is nursing longer than necessary or maybe the mother needs to be prepped for spaying. Mastitis, an inflammation or infection of the mammary glands that is treated as a medical emergency, also requires cessation of milk production. Regardless of the reason, the best way to stop the mother from producing milk is by weaning the kittens.
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Select canned cat food or moistened kitten food for your kittens. The sooner the kittens eat normal food, the sooner the mother cat will stop producing milk.
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Separate the kittens from their mother and offer the food to them by placing a small amount in front of them. You may encourage them by holding a small piece of the food up to their mouths. Allow them to interact with the food for about 30 minutes, several times a day until they appear full or uninterested in the food.
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Bottle-feed the kittens a replacement formula in between meals. After 8 weeks of age, feed the kittens solid food only.
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Monitor the mother cat when she interacts with her kittens to prevent them from nursing. Try to stop the mother from licking her mammary glands as well.
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Avoid touching, petting or massaging the cat's mammary glands by accident. Milk production should cease after about a week without stimulation.
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Tips & Warnings
Weaning kittens from their mother's milk can be done safely as early as 3 weeks of age. They should be fully weaned by 8-12 weeks of age.
You can separate the kittens from their mother several times a day; however, do not separate them for more than 1 to 2 hours at a time. Until they are 8 to 12 weeks old, longer periods of time may interfere with their social development.
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thank you for this. it helped me alot now..:)
