Cat Not Giving Birth After Going In Labor! 10 Points?
I know it is strange for me to ask a question about cat labor since I have been a midwife to cats and dogs since I was a little girl but I have come across a situation that I have not experienced before.
First off I'd like to point out that if I had the money to take her to a vet I would have already taken her and I am expecting a baby girl myself in the next few months so at the moment money is very tight! The plan was to get her fixed after my first baby bonus cheque!
Ok unfortunitly my female cat is a bit of an excape arts and occasionaly runs out the door through my feet. She has gotten pregnant a few times and I can tell that with each litter she has less kittens and on occasion some die. Her last litter she had one kitten and it was stillborn. Tried for month's to keep her from getting out but unfortunitly 2 month's ago she got out the door.... Anyways the main problem is on friday over 48 hours ago she cried to me like she always does to indicate she is in labor and I went and sat down with her. The amount of clear sticky liquid that came out of her was the same as if one of the sacks from a kitten had popped(whick can happen at times before its born) I had expected her to start pushing shortly after but not even one push. she leaked for about a half hour and would occasionally get up and move to a more comfortable spot. Suddenly she acted as if nothing happened and then went on her mary way. Besides acting extremely affectionate it is as if nothing had happened at all but when she lay's down one kitten(I believe that is all she has in her) is just stuck out of her left side(always on this side) I don't feel any movement from it so I assume it is stillborn. Not sure why she never had an urge to push and why she is now perfectly content and acting as if nothing is wrong. I've been keeping a close eye on her the last few days expecting her to get really sick and possibly having to get her put down but patiently hopeing she will still have it! Any suggestions would be much appreciated if you have any clue why her labor would turn out the way it did!
Thank you in advance for your help!!! I'm trying not to stress myself out too much over this since I am a little over six month's pregnant myself!