ok so my mom's kittens are only like 9 months so it's not like young kittens, but 13 hours in between having them? she still has maybe 1 or 2 to go, but still 13 hours before she had her first and still not done..
we had another cat adn it only took her like maybe 1 hours all together to have 6 kittens and this cat is only have 4 or 5 and 13 hours :|
and the kittens seem all fine so that's good :)cant wait to see them :D
Posted 2 years ago by Dexter Chewie #
Babies having babies is never good. I know you are excited and I do hope everyone is ok. But Mom may need a vet to help her out.
Posted 2 years ago by ailuromaniac #
when you say help her out, you mean help her deliver??
cause my mom is doing that, and even the vet said the cat will either do it on her own or she will want her to be tehre with her
Posted 2 years ago by Dexter Chewie #
I think Ailuromanic was referring to the fact that when kittens have kittens, it's sometimes more difficult than when a mature cat is delivering. It sounds like your mother's pregnant cat is less than a year old. Did we read that wrong?
If the mama cat is full grown, she should be okay without a vet's help unless one of the babies gets stuck. But if the mama cat is small or young herself, she may run into problems.
No two deliveries are the same, just like people. Some cats just pop out the babies like there was nothing to it, some take longer. And, each kitten could have a different father and therefore a slightly different conception date. A few breeds of purebred cats often need C-sections.
Keep an eye on mama cat. If she seems to be in distress, take her to the vet. If she just seems to be taking her time, but otherwise comfortable then just stay close by.
The one thing you want to avoid is losing mama cat which means you will have a lot of hungry little kittens to hand raise.
Posted 2 years ago by CheetahBoysmommy #
My vet told me that it shouldnt take more than 2-3 hours from one kitty to be born to the next. If I was in your shoes I'd be running to the vet by now. The vet will be able to examine the cat and find out if there is a kitten stuck in the birth canal, and he could give the cat some oxytocin to help her contractions get stronger. I can only imagine how tired that poor kitty must be by now . . .
I dont know if she did have another cat or not, but after the three, she was running around with her brother(the father of the babies) lol and playing (of course she did this when the kittens were sleeping. and she was eating alot too, she didnt seem like she was in pain lol
Posted 2 years ago by Dexter Chewie #
First time kitty mom's often do not know what to do with the little ones. She may need encouragement to nurse, clean and stimulate her babies.
In the wild, they live in colonies where the older queens help their younger daughters learn how to be moms. Not quite a lion pride but similar.
Posted 2 years ago by ailuromaniac #
she knew what to do, my mom helped her with the second baby, she was just pushing her out to fast and couldnt clean and push at the samee time so my mom cleaned the kitten off with a cloth.
the thre are so cute adn healthy, dont know if there was a fourth dunno if it died inside or not.
Posted 2 years ago by Dexter Chewie #
I wasn't refering to the birth clean-up but the day to day raising of the kittens. Mama kitty is a teen and still wants to play.
Another thing you need to have taken care of right away is neutering and spaying.
You already know that being brother and sister was no bar to making babies. If at least the brother is not neutered soon there will be another litter of kittens in about 3-4 months. Not good for mom, not good for the kittens and just not good in that too many kittens and cats are unable to find loving homes as it is.
Also if there is a fourth unborn dead one, mom could die of a massive infection in short order.
Posted 2 years ago by ailuromaniac #
try taking her to the vet if they still don't come out. I hope they are all healthy kittens!!
Posted 1 year ago by kittenlover04 #
Is there a reason why the two that mated were not fixed? And now there are three more kittens that need to be re-homed...and will probably not be fixed before sexual maturity, either. Please get them fixed so you will not continue adding to the cat over-population problem.
dexter, please take her to the vet ASAP. I've seen too many young cats die during delivery because of complications. Like Ail said, it could lead to a masssive infection which will kill her.
And i agree with everyone. your cats shd be fixed. it's the responsible thing to do. and the kindest.
Listen to Khom--this could kill your kitten--she is too young to be having kittens, her pelvis is not big enough yet. Please spay & neuter, there are too many homeless cats as it is!
Posted 1 year ago by Sheba's Mom in Raleigh, NC #
Sheba's mom is right! It may be sad, but it will help prevent more homeless cats. Hope your cat feels better!
Posted 1 year ago by kittenlover04 #
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