How can I tell if she really has more kittens to be delivered? Is there anything I can do to help her?
2007-03-15 10:02:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Make the place around her quiet and warm and let a little water in a plate near her a few minutes. If it's first time, 36-48 is possible. If she had ones before and she seems to more and more in trouble, maybe the vet would be helpful...
2007-03-15 10:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by Julie C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While most deliveries are problem-free, if a queen is in HARD labor, with strong contractions and pushing hard for an hour without results, you should definitely be concerned and phone your veterinarian for instructions. It may be a simple problem where your vet can even talk you through manually turning a kitten into a better delivery position. However, it could mean the kitten is just too large to deliver, or is wedged in the birth canal, or it could even mean a torn uterus. Sometimes a queen needs a C-section but sometimes she just needs more expert help than you can give. Occasionally, labor stops and the veterinarian will give Oxytocin and/or calcium injections to start contractions again. And, by the way, should your queen need to have a C-section, provided your vet does not find anything wrong with the uterus itself, an otherwise healthy strong queen may well be able to have normal deliveries in the future, although her pregnancies should always be monitored very closely.
The queen may deliver her kittens at approximately 15 minute intervals, or go four or more hours between kittens. As long as she seems comfortable - don't panic. An extended period of hard, unproductive labor with her straining and pushing is worth panicking about. If the mother does go a long time between deliveries, put one kitten at a time in for awhile for her to wash and nurse if she is willing. Sometimes the action of the kitten nursing will help her uterus contract and even facilitate the next litter-mate to be born. Professional assistance should be sought if any of the following occur: 1) Twenty minutes of intense labor occurs without a kitten being delivered; 2) Ten minutes of intense labor occurs when a portion of a kitten or a fluid-filled bubble is visible in the birth canal; 3) The mother experiences sudden depression or marked lethargy; 4) The mother's body temperature exceeds 103ºF (39.4ºC) (via a rectal thermometer); 5) Fresh blood discharges from the queen's vagina for more than 10 minutes.
!!!!!!!Notify the Doctor if Any of the Following Occur!!!!!!!!:
* You cannot remove a kitten lodged in the birth canal.
* Labor is strong and persistent for 30 minutes without a birth.
* Labor is weak and intermittent for 5 hours without any results.
* There is a dark vaginal discharge, and no labor or births have occurred within 3-4 hours.
2007-03-15 10:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by Angel****1 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the answer below, get your poor cat to the vet before you lose her and the kittens. If it isn't too late already and afterwards, get her spayed. too many kittens in the world. what is wrong with you?
2007-03-15 11:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by katie d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she's not done after 36 hours, something's wrong. Get off the computer and take her to the vet!
2007-03-15 10:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by Navigator 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please call a veterinarian!! Why are you asking on Qs & As when obviously, if your cat has been in labor for thirty-six hours, you are faced with an emergency (perhaps even life and death situation)?? Do something about it in the Real World rather than in cyber space, and please hurry!! If your cat survives, when the kittens are weaned, please have her spayed if she is not a pedigreed cat.
2007-03-15 10:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by Lynci 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is this the cat who has already had a litter while under your "care"?
Nice moral family. Refusing to spay your cat and then refusing to take her to the vet. PLEASE, give all your pets up to a no-kill shelter. You are not caring for them properly.
2007-03-15 10:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your cat to the vet ASAP!
2007-03-15 10:10:03 · answer #7 · answered by LdyLawyer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to a vet.
2007-03-15 10:11:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, fortunantly, there IS something you can do- get your STUPID *** off the computer and take her to the vet, you dumb peice of ****! Poor CAT
2007-03-15 10:06:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
get her to the vet NOW!!!!!!
2007-03-15 10:10:07 · answer #10 · answered by gumchewer_7_7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋