my cat is pregnant but i dont know when the kittens are due. Shes very big, what are the signs of near labour?

Answer 1

When my cat was pregnant we didnt really know til the near end. When she used to lie in the sun, you could see a rippling movement in her belly. Also the night before she had them, she was play biting my arm and being really affectionate. She had 3 kittens at 4am under my bed. They like to have them somewhere really quiet so make room for her or let her have them where she likes. If she has them whilst youre there, be very quiet as she could get scared. Instincts will take over and she will do her best to clean them up and look after them. Best not touch them for a few days otherwise your scent on them could cause the mum to reject them. Make sure the mum has a bed a good size for her to lie streched out in to care and feed her kittens. You will love them, kittens are so cute!! Good luck x

Answer 2

when i bought my cat i never realised she was pregnant until she got really fat quickly,you need to take her to the vets for a check up and he or she will tell you when she is due and they will worm and flea her which is important so the kittens don't get any worms or anything,the signs of her going into labour are ,she will start to meow alot,and she will also go to the place she has picked for giving birth,you will know where that is because she will make a sort of nest type bed a day or 2 before she is due, get a very very large box and tape it all up then cut a small hole just big enough for your cat to climb in make sure the hole isn't near the ground so the kittens cant wiggle there way out place it somewhere quite and put some old sheets in do this now and you will have more chance of her making her bed in it,that's what i did and my cat made it into her bed to give birth but it must be away from ppl and noise,keep an eye on her when she is giving birth because some cats have difficulty especially if its her first litter,she will be scared as she wont know what is going on, mine did unfortunately we lost one kitten but she had 4 healthy ones and she didn't mind me helping her,try not to handle the babies too much,just keep an eye on them to make sure they are feeding well. that's my experience with cats giving birth,i hope it helps you,GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 3

Make a warm, quiet place for her, and show her, like a cupboard or a low drawer that she can get in and out of easily, or a clean catbed, or even a cardbgoard box with one side cut lower. Put someting old and soft on top of the bedding, as you will have to throw this away after she has given birth. She will start wandering round the house, and panting, and sometimes crying out, and will go either into the bed you have made, or somewhere she likes better!! DONT move her- its where she wants to be. Dont interfere with the birth, or touch her kittens, but keep a watch on her- if she appears to be straining for more than one hour, without a kitten appearing, you will need to call a vet for her. Cats die in childbirth if a kitten gets stuck, and then any kittens already born are unlikely to survive. About 0ne month after she has given birth, it will be time to have her spayed. Dont wait any longer, or she will come into season again and get pregnant very quickly. There are enough unwanted little people out there already. Good luck with your new family.

Answer 4

Alot Of Laying Down and Breathing Heavy and She Will Be Eating alot More That The Babys Are Almost There And She Dotn Have To Eat For Her and All Of Them. She Will Be In A Bad Mood And When She Gives Birth Dont Be Seprate From The Kittins So That The Cat Knows U Love Them.

Answer 5

My cats have been pregenet several times and i never took them to the vet, each time they had healthy kitties. She will get bigger than big, she will lay down allot and not be able to move. Its a good idea to keep her inside so that she has them where you can help her, if she has them out in the garden somewhere u may not find them and they will go wild, cats have kittens in the weirdest places! I once had an old baby cot in storage in my back shed, it had other stuff inside it and she went in there and had the kittens, so watch out! Give her her own space, allocate a room for her and try to keep her confined to it as much as u can when she is not supervised, arrange some dark covered spots for her, she will go there when she is ready. Cats usually go from 2-4 months, usually by 3 they will have them.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Your cat should have seen a vet to be wormed and vaccinated, the kittens are going to born with a full worm burden and low amounts of antibodies.
You must get a cat breeding book and learn what to do. Your cat may get into trouble while in labour and you need to know when to call the vet for assistance. You also need to provide a proper nursery to keep the kittens out of trouble, you need to know how to keep them safely de-flead, how to litter train them, how to tell if they have a cleft palette or hare lip or hernia, how to feed them all and wean them. Please don't waste any more time, if you don't even know how to tell if an animal is in labour.

Answer 7

She will be nesting , you may have a difficult time finding her because she will look for a dark, quiet spot.Hopefully she is an indoor cat as this would make it safer( and nicer for both of you)If you could keep her in one room it would be best.,during this time to have more control over where she gives birth so as no to ruin a closet full of clothes. You could provide a nice clothes basket with a soft blanket or something similar for her. Yes, they start that plaintive mewing.

Answer 8

She'll start looking around for somewhere to give birth and will possibly pick the spot out a few days before so make sure there are some comfy undisturbed places that she can find, and show them to her if she doesn't seem sure. (Yes, sounds weird but that's what I did with my cat!!)

Nearer the time she'll probably start making quite a bit of noise.

Answer 9

she will start trying to find somewhere small and dark and make it comfortable. Ensure your cat is not allowed out as she may end up having the kittens outdoors.

Answer 10

She'll start hanging out in a dark place. Mine had their kittens under the bed and in the closet once.