i have questions about a pregnant cat ready to give birth!!! please help!!?

Question

have a prego foster cat in my room at the moment. I've never assisted a birth. Heck, I've never even seen ANYTHING give birth! (I'm so excited! :jump: ) So I guess she's nearing, she was guessed to be due at the end of this month.

My couple questions are: 1. How do I know she is nearing? 2. When will she likely deliver (day/night)? 3. How soon can you handle the kittens? 4. What supplemental food should I give her?

Any other information would be great! Thank you so much!

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR ADVICE~ i came home thursday from work and
jingles (the mom) came running over to me and well there was a baby
lying on the ground healthy and all cleaned up! it was as if she was
sayin look what i did! kinda funny! so long story short she had 4
healthy beautiful babies! needless to say i was exhausted although not
more than her! it was an amazing experiance and i am so thrilled they
all turned out ok so far! so as they are now a day old i am going to
get some rest and hope to never have to experience that again!! thank
you all!

Answer 1

You have to ask an actual question for someone to be able to help. :) ask away and someone will try and help you.

Answer 2

okay i've been through this twice so here's my advice....you can't predict when it'll happen but when it does, you'll know! first of all you will here a very different cry, the cat might even pant like a dog. when this happens you need to give the cat a box with a blanket, somewhere in a corner or something. my cat chose my bottom drawer of clothes. it might take a while, but you'll start to see the cat have contractions, just like with people they look painful. you should just pet her and make her as comfortable as you can. ok when the babies come out, they will come out in a bag, which the mom will eat. its very disgusting. she'll do this all on her own. the last kitten will have an umbilical cord and when you see this, she'll probably be tired so its best you try and cut it for her with some scissors. once the kittens are born they'll go straight to nursing. for the first couple days the mom might not leave her kittens, so you should probably give her food and water where she's at. ok, now i know you're goin to want to touch the kittens but sometimes the mom will be very overprotective so just be careful. the kittens wont open their eyes for about a week. oh, and the mom's diet should be kept around the same...maybe some canned food would be a nice treat for her. thats about it....hope i helped!

Answer 3

1. How do I know she is nearing?- The kittens are coming near when she starts to meow very frequently because of the pain she is getting.
2. When will she likely deliver (day/night)?-All the cats that i had, had their kittens at night because im with them in the morning all day, but when im sleeping, they have the kittens. Most of the time its at night.
3. How soon can you handle the kittens?- At about 3 weeks when they start to have eyes. You should explore it and keep it company so it gets to know you better. Eventually at around 8 weeks or so, you ween it so that it becomes used to eating solid foods. Little by little. The rest 4 weeks or so it should be with its mother so that it can learn many things such as how to play, less agression, more hunting skills, climbing ETC. It should be sold or gave away at around 11-12 weeks.
4. What supplemental food should I give her?- You should give the mom your ordinary food. The kittens Should eat some kitten food. You can find it at any local store such as petco. Some foods which are suitable for both are great. The cat food i use is Whizkaz dry food because its the cat food not so expensive, but for them it tastes great. Canned food also goes by the same dry food brand... You may desire to buy it kitten milk and treatz if desired. Thats up to you. Hopefully this helps...

Answer 4

a cat giving birth is nothing to get excited about. most cats have kittens without any trouble. If your cat is in labor for a long time and you can tell by their moving around acting like they can' get comfortable, you may check with a vet. Also you need to check if she is trying to give birth and a baby isn't coming out, Call a Vet she is having trouble. Otherwise just sit back and have a nice bed made for her and the kittens. After the kittens are 9 Weeks old get the cat spayed. There are so many unwanted cats and it is not fair to the animals. It is the responsible thing to do.

Answer 5

Almost all cats will instinctively know what to do. Make sure you have a warm, fairly dark, quiet place for her to use when she goes into labor. A large carton half filled with clean rags makes a good birthing center. This way after all the kittens are born you can make your cat more comfortable by removing the top layer of rags. Do not prevent her from eating the placentas; this is normal and helps replenish your cat's body. Have water available for her to drink; she may not want any food for a day or so, but have it nearby. If you have other pets make sure you keep them away from her. The kittens are blind at birth; they will need to be kept in a dark place. Do not expose them to bright light.

Take a look at these web sites for more information:
http://www.pawsonline.info/felinepregnancy.htm
http://cats.about.com/cs/pregnancybirth/a/pregnancybirth.htm
http://www.sniksnak.com/resources/reproduction.html

Good luck to you and your pet!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

One of my cats had kittens on Father's Day. I didn't really know when she was going to have them (her sister had a litter last year and blew up like the Goodyear Blimp) since she never got that big. She ended up having them at night under one of my comforters that my stepdaughter was using that night. But they can have them anytime of the day. They just usually prefer a dark, secluded spot that not many people go to (this is so the kittens are protected). I think mine just did it there because she likes to be under blankets...she's weird. Anyway...you can start feeding the mother kitten formula food...this will ensure the kittens get the nutrients they need, but it's not really something you HAVE to do. Generally, you won't need to "assist" the mother in the delivery of her kittens but if she has a problem she may wake you up. (My mom's manx female had to have help delivering because her kittens were breach.) I picked the kittens up that morning and put them in a box, mostly to get them off of my living room floor, but I've been handling them everyday since then for a few minutes at a time. The mother may try to move them every now and then but this is a maternal instict to keep her kids safe.....mine keeps trying to put them in my 3 year old's dresser.....why??? I have no idea....but just keep an I on them and I'm sure your mother cat will be fine.

Congrats on your soon to be larger family! If you have anymore questions, I'll try to help you out! Here's my email incase you want [e-mail]

Answer 8

Always be careful about confining a pregnant cat. Make sure that they have not already had the kittens outside somewhere. A cat had 4 baby kitties in my driveway under my daughter's window. The babies were crying and the mom was gone. We left them alone hoping mom would come back. The next morning no mom so we tried to save them. They lived for about 2 days before they died. On day 4 the mom returned and stayed in our driveway for days crying and looking for her babies. Turns out the owners were keeping her inside cause they thought she was about to deliver.

Answer 9

The best thing you can do is give her her own space and leave her alone. Unless she starts crying, don't help. Putting her in a big box with an old blanket or towel will help. Give the momma and babies a couple of days by themselves, then it will be okay to hold the babies, but not too long. Just make sure that are all nursing and momma is getting good nutrition also.

Answer 10

My daughter cat had three different sets of kittens. The first time mother it's hard for the cat , you have to let the cat pick the spot that she thinks it's safe to have it's kittens. Some times you have to help the cat deliver her baby's so you need rubber gloves and a towel to wipe the kittens off a little bit and you need to let her eat all after birth off the kittens , than after they 're all born put them all in a box that's big enough for all ,and put a towel in bottom of the box.

Answer 11

well you actually have to ask a question but I'll tell you what you need to do, go get some blankets for your cat to lay on and then get ready to watch the babies, you'll need um definetly paper towels [fluid] and also you'll need to follow these instructions.

1.when the cat is pushing the kitten out you must figure out which way it's heading either head first or butt first

2.don't really disturb her when she is delivering just check on her kittens if their heads are facing the wrong way when coming out you have to reach in and turn them around because they will die.

3.if the mother dosen't remove the amniotic membrane from the klitten within at least 1 minute you must remove it. [aka the liqidt,slimy matrial on kitten] make sure the mouth,nose are free of this so they can breathe.

4.don't expect them to be delivered all at once at least 45 minutes apart

hope this helps good luck