cat labor signs!!!?

Pregnancies are as different from cat to cat as they are from woman to woman. In general, however, there are some things you can recognize as signs your cat is going into labor.

She will start nesting

She may lose her appetite

She may become more affectionate and clingy

She may become anxious or restless

She may have a vaginal discharge

She may lick and groom her vaginal area

She will start panting with her mouth open as she is very close to delivering, and soon, she will start trying to push. This is the beginning of her second stage of labor, with the third stage being the delivery of the placenta.

More than likely, your cat will handle the entire delivery with ease and require no help at all from you, and you should let her give that a try before offering assistance. There are instances where she’ll need your help, and you should always be prepared, have your birthing supplies on hand, and know when to call the vet.

Cat Birthing Supplies

Lots of clean hand towels

A pair of hemostats (or 2)

A pair of dull scissors

Unwaxed dental floss or thread

Alcohol or iodine

Along with these basic things, you will also need your phone and the number of your vet and an emergency vet in case your cat delivers in the middle of the night and has trouble. It’s also good to have kitchen scales, a pen and paper, and permanent markers if you want to record births and keep an eye on each kitten’s progress. Keeping weight records is a good way of knowing whether or not each kitten is thriving.

Active Labor

As your cat pushes, you will see a bubble of fluid start to come out. If she continues to push without delivering the sac and kitten, you can pinch the sac, release the pressure, and the kitten should emerge quickly. Never pull at the sac! If you have a kitten that is out of the sac and halfway out of mom, you can hold him gently with a hand towel, wait until the next contraction, and give a gentle tug. If you pull too hard, you can seriously harm both mother and kitten.

How You Can Help Your Cat During Delivery

The most common occurrence is when the queen doesn’t remove the kitten from their sac. At this point, you can reach in, tear the sac from the kitten’s face, and then rub his face with a towel to clear it off. The kitten should start breathing. If not, you will have to clamp the cord with hemostats (if the placenta hasn’t passed, the kitten will still be attached to mom), cut with dull scissors between the placenta and the hemostats, hold the kitten between the towel, dry him, and rub vigorously until he starts to breathe. Once he takes a breath, give him to his mommy to nurse.

If the kitten sounds like he’s breathing fluid, you can hold him in the towel head down, and swing him downward and then upward and then downward and upward. This should clear way mucus. This doesn’t have to be a wild, crazy swing, just firm. You don’t want to sling a kitten across the floor.

Have fun and take care!

Not certain, however my cat received very cuddly and pleasant within the 12 hours earlier than her labour. She even cuddled as much as a different cat, which she does not most often do. Watch out to be certain she does consume the entire placentas, and does not depart any hooked up. Ours left one of the vital 3 hooked up, and an hour later the 3 kittens had moved themselves round so tight the rest umbilical twine used to be knotted round them. I've additionally noticeable a television exhibit wherein a kittens leg had to be amputated after a twine received stuck round it after delivery and the leg did not get the correct blood flow. Also relying in your cat she might abandon the kittens in case you contact them too early! Good success.

im not really sure, see i didnt even know that my cat wasw pregnant when she went into labor, she just kept meowing and wanting lots and lots of attention, and then she just squatted on the floor and gave birth. so it all depends on the cat i think, but i would keep a close eye on her.

I had cat give labor by herself. She has boyfriend cat to be cute black. My cat give milk her kitten. She is very intelligent just like her mother.