Hi I have a cat whom I took in as a stray..My neighbors up and moved and failed to take her with them..Unfortunatly I have a preganant kitty in my house and not any exprience whats so ever...
I can feel the kittens moving around a lot, they even kick hard enough to feel it quite well on my hands..Does anyone know approx. how long from then? A few weeks? A month? Sooner? Help!
2006-09-26 07:23:47 · 12 answers · asked by Peanut 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
If you can feel them moving around a lot, then more than likely it will be less than 2 weeks. Start preping now. Get a box and place it in a closet with a few old towels. Leave the door open to the closet just wide enough for your cat to get in. (this should be a closet that is not used much, like a coat closet.) Momma cat will spend her time looking for a birthing spot and hopefully she will choose the box. Don't freak out if she decides your box is not good enough. She might go for under the bed anyway.
I saw a post about newspaper. I would not recommend that because newspaper will stick to anything wet (wet kittens and momma cats bottom) and will desolve. Momma cat will be doing a lot of licking and the last thing you need is a choking cat from desolving newspaper.
If your cloth towels are folded nicely in the box there will be no problem. The kittens will not be big or strong enough to move them around.
You can expect 3 to 5 kittens in a litter. The birthing process can take several hours. Let her be for at least 24 hours after she's done. If you want to be "helpful" during the birth, the best thing you can do after momma cat bites off the placenta from the cord, dispose of the placentas. She will try to eat them and more than likely vomit them up later. Don'f forget to use vinyl or latex gloves to do this. As soon as momma cat can stand up and move a bit change out the bloody towels for fresh ones.
Keep fresh water near her box, but go ahead and keep her food in its normal spot.
Start asking friends and family about homes for the kittens NOW.
At 8 weeks they will be ready for their new homes.
2006-09-26 07:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by together420yrs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, the vet can tell you how far along the kitties are, in my case, my cat had kittens a little over a month after I started feeling them move around.
The average cat is prego for a little less than 9 weeks, so If you happen to know when she got knocked up, you can just calculate when she will be due.
If she is an average size for a cat you should have no problems with her delivery.
I would recommend you seeing a vet with your cat if she is small for her size, in my case, my kitty had 3 kittens, and two days later she halfway delivered a breech kitty. We rushed her to the emergency vet and she still had another inside of her. We had no idea. The infection it would have caused would have killed her and surgery was $1,100.
We still have the kitty after cleaning out our savings, and her 3 little kittens.
So, don't make the same mistake we did, and not do anything until it is too late!!
Have fun with those kitties!!
2006-09-26 15:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by msmit106 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having kittens is a lot easier than puppies. It takes about 9 weeks for cats to have their kittens. I have no clue how far along this cat is. I would recommend you get a box, one large enough to hold the cat with room for her to move. Both of my cats never had theirs in the middle of the night, it was always early evening. Once you get her box, get a few old towels and lay them in there to give her a comfy place. Place the box somewhere you rarely go, like a spare bedroom or someplace thats quiet. You will start to see her checking it out and eventually laying in the box. When her labor begins, somehow, they know to stay in the box and she will start meowing quite loudly. Thats when you know its time. She'll know what to do with the babies, but I recommend you sit with her just to watch and be there in case she gets too tired. For the most part, she will clean them and herself. You can get a bowl of warm water and a clean rag to help clean kitties if she has rough labor and doesn't seem to care anymore. Usually the last kitten gets the shaft, by them she's too exhausted to clean them. It won't hurt the kitten if you clean it and place it by the mother.
2006-09-26 14:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by Sandi A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignore the first answer.
Get a box about the size of a laundry basket. (medium to large moving box is good) It needs a lid, so a basket won't work. Cut a hole in the side so that she can get in but the babies won't fall out. Put newspapers in there, she will shred them and make a nest. Newspaper is better than towels, the babies can get smothered by towels, and after birth stains.
Put the box in your closet and show her where it is. Put her inside a few times a day.
If you don't get her a box, she will pick her own spot to give birth. Usually on something irreplaceable and expensive.
Cats are wonderful mothers and usually want to do everything by themselves. Especially if she doesn't know you very well. It's better to just let her do it herself. You probably won't even notice until after the babies are born anyway.
2006-09-26 14:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
a month it takes for the kittens to develop inside their mom. your cat will want a nice hiding spot to have her kittens, you can set up a box with a towel in it, keep in mind it will be messy. DO NOT touch the kittens. they will come out in a pouch, the mother will eat the pouch off, this offers her strength and protien to feed the kittens, make sure the mother has food and water near her. she will chew the umbilical cord off, dont worry about it sticking out unless it is bleeding from the kitten for a while. call a vet if you need help with something. i've gone through this many many times with my cats and my friends cats. if you have any questions at all or comments, you can contact me at
geministar872004@yahoo.com
dont worry, she'll be fine, cats are good at taking care of themselves.
~Shmelee
2006-09-26 15:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most cats dont need help they know what to do, if she starts hiding and breathing funny then shes in labor, she will make a nest for the litter and she might make several nests let her have them where ever she wants, to an extent, and then after you know they are all born, usually 2 to 4 kittens, then move them to somewhere safe and out of the flow of house traffic, a closet maybe and close to you so she knows shes doing ok... she should ok on her own let her be and if she goes into labor if she needs love pet her, she will probably have them everyone is a sleep so shes not disturbed good luck and congrats
2006-09-26 15:14:34 · answer #6 · answered by ama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the vet they will know . But keep warm water and a towl. And make sure the mother cat is in a very comterble qiuet place to relax.
2006-09-26 17:51:40 · answer #7 · answered by kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was in the same situation not too long ago. If they are moving then most likely she will have them in a few weeks. Mine had 5.
2006-09-26 14:28:10 · answer #8 · answered by shannon g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think cats gestation period is 2 months. if you can feel them then i bet they are coming soon. take the cat to a vet. the vet will give you information on the whole birthing process.
2006-09-26 15:43:22 · answer #9 · answered by Jenn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take you cat to the vet!! soon!
But untill then keep warm water and towals buy you cat justincase she goes in to labor! be careful,
2006-09-26 14:27:20 · answer #10 · answered by compleatlyinsane=] 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋