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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / April 2005Cat Pregnancy
I took in a very pregnant "foster" cat in. She is about 2 years old. We named her Sadie. She was found outside, someone was feeding her, and she had a flea collar embedded in her neck! it was so tight, we almost had to have a vet remove it. Isn't that sad!! Well she's really huge, she must be going to have kittens any day now. When you watch her belly you can see them move sometimes, and her belly is really hard. Does anyone know of anything I can look for to tell when she might be going into labor?? I've never had a pregnant cat before, and really want to be around for her when she goes in to labor. I looked up some articles on the internet, but was looking for some first hand experiences. Thanks! They usually like to find a quiet out of the way place to have the kittens. My last stray that I took in that had kittens decided the afternoon before giving birth to start checking out the bedroom closet. We immediately cleaned out the stuff from the bottom of it and put in a cardboard box with a layer of newspapers in the bottom and old towels on top. Sure enough about 8 hours later she had her first kitten. You can choose a place you think she might like but your best bet is to make up a box and if you notice her going to one particular place to then put the box in that location and hope she uses it. Celeste > I took in a very pregnant "foster" cat in. She is about 2 years old. We > named her Sadie. She was found outside, someone was feeding her, and she had [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > to labor. I looked up some articles on the internet, but was looking for > some first hand experiences. Thanks! > I took in a very pregnant "foster" cat in. She is about 2 years old. We > named her Sadie. She was found outside, someone was feeding her, and she [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > she goes in to labor. I looked up some articles on the internet, but was > looking for some first hand experiences. Thanks! If she's like most cats, she'll wait to go into labor until you are anywhere *but* around her! ;-) Cats are private creatures and usually are going to prefer to be alone when it comes time for delivery. She will probably start nesting behavior when she is getting close to having the kittens. Be sure to provide her with several different places that are out of the way and have lots of bedding/blankets. And be sure you keep doors closed and drawers shut if there are areas you *don't* want her to have the kittens! I don't really think there's any good way to know when she is fixing to have the kittens, except seeing her actually have them ;-). Definitely do leave her alone once she starts. If you go messing with her or trying to move her she can easily shut her labor off, which you do not want to happen. Cats are pretty self-reliant, and rarely have problems, so I wouldn't be too worried. Good luck! Deborah, DVM Deborah writes: > If she's like most cats, she'll wait to go into labor until you are > anywhere *but* around her! ;-) Cats are private creatures and usually > are going to prefer to be alone when it comes time for delivery. Usually, but my mother's Siamese queen required that her box be placed in the living room next to the fireplace. If she started labor when everyone had gone to bed she meowed at the bedroom doors and didn't deliver until she had recruited an adequate audience.  SignatureJohn Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA > Deborah writes: >> If she's like most cats, she'll wait to go into labor until you are [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > had gone to bed she meowed at the bedroom doors and didn't deliver until > she had recruited an adequate audience. Well....Siamese....that says it all ;-). They just *have* to be different LOL. Any Siamese will be the first to tell you that they are NOT "most cats" ;-)!!!!!! Royalty demands an audience, you know...... Deborah, DVM |
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