For newborn kittens, the umbilical cord will usually be licked and bitten by the mother cat, and the remaining umbilical cord will dry out, harden, and then fall off automatically within a week. Therefore, generally owners do not need to take care of the kitten's umbilical cord, but the umbilical cord is the channel connected to the placenta. After the kitten is delivered, the umbilical cord breaks, leaving a broken end of about 2-3cm on the kitten's belly button. You need to pay attention to keeping the kitten’s umbilical cord dry to avoid infection
1. Precautions
1. If you find that the kitten’s umbilical cord has not fallen off in about a week, it is recommended that you consider sending the kitten to the hospital for examination.
2. If the umbilical cord does not fall off within a week, but the umbilical cord is dry and there is no infection, consider that there is a slight difference in the time when the cat's umbilical cord falls off, and you can also observe it for a while, and then follow up. It will fall off on its own
3. Be careful not to cut it with your hands or unsterilized scissors. Bacteria on human hands and scissors can easily cause infection to kittens after they come into contact with the umbilical cord
4. If the umbilical cord does not fall off for a long time, it is recommended to check whether there is secretion leaking from the end of the umbilical cord. If purulent secretions or fluid leakage are found, it is recommended that the owner take the cat to the pet hospital for professional treatment
If there is no purulent secretions or fluid leakage around the umbilical cord, but it has not fallen off for a long time , or you can take it to a pet hospital and have it cut off by a doctor.
