What are sings of labor for a cat?

Question

My cat is pregnant and her tummy is al most as big as a balloon.How can I know?

Answer 1

Labor And Birth:
Twenty-four to forty-eight hours before the onset of labor your cat will seem more anxious and restless. It will often poke its head about looking for a place to nest and have the litter. But be advised that in some cases nesting behavior can occur as early as three days before delivery. At this point confine her to the room you want her to birth in. This should be a darkened room with an impervious floor in a quiet area of the house. Place food and water in the room.

Cats that are about to go into labor will usually lick their abdomen and vagina persistently. There is often a discharge that precedes birthing but the mother will lick it away as rapidly as it appears. Her cervix will be dilating but no outward signs accompany this. She will loose all interest in food and become serious and attentive to only her licking. If you are perceptive you may notice an increase in her breathing rate. It is quite common for the mother to sit with her mouth open and yowl loudly or pace the room. As her labor progresses and uterine contractions begin pregnant cats will lay on their sides and intermittently squat and press downward to expel the kittens. Do not interrupt or disturb the mother during these periods – just watch from a door left ajar.

The first kitten should arrive within an hour after the onset of labor. Sometimes labor lasts only a few minutes before the kitten arrives. Other kittens should arrive with an interval of ten minutes to an hour between them. Each kitten arrives wrapped in a jelly-like membrane filled with clear fluid – the amniotic sac. Good mothers immediately begin licking the kitten forcefully, which shreds this sac allowing the kitten to breathe. This licking stimulates the kittens circulation and respiration. In the exceptionally rare case where the mother does not free the kitten’s mouth from the obstructing membrane the owner should do it for her and follow this with a vigorous rubbing of the kitten in a soft towel to dry it and stimulate respiration. The mother will also chew off the umbilical cord at this time. If she forgets to do this to one or more of the kittens, tie off the cord with a length of dental floss and snip the cord about an inch long. It is important to let the mother do these things herself if she will because through licking and mothering the kitten she bonds with it and recognizes it as her infant.

The mother cat will probably begin nursing the kitten before the next littermate arrives. If she doesn’t place the kitten on one of her nipples. The nursing will stimulate her uterus to contract further so you may seen a bloody or greenish discharge at her vagina. She may eat a few of the afterbirths. There is no problem with this.
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http://www.hdw-inc.com/delivery.htm

Good luck with the Queen and kittens!

Answer 2

She will breathe very heavily (panting). My cat was pregnant with 5 kittens and because I knew she would have the kittens soon... I bought a really big box and put it sideways and put a pillow inside of it so when she had the kittens, she would go inside there and shes so smart that right before she had the kittens... she went into the box and started breathing sooo much and was sooooo tired but couldnt sleep cause she knew her kitten was coming. But you will deffinetely be able to tell cause she will be looking at herself like back there to see when the kitten is coming. Cats are very smart. But MAKE SURE you have a box ready or a place she can have the kittens cause there will be soo much blood, its really nasty and the smell is horrible! So just be prepared!

I have to say... when my cat delivered her kittens she was very very overprotective and disliked anyone touching her kittens, she will eventually grab them one by one and hide them where she thinks there safe, my cat did that and put the cats under my bed so please be very careful and aware of what your cat will do, it all varies! And my male cat was in and out my room when my female cat was having her kittens and she didnt mind it AT ALL that he was there so I dont know about the girl above me saying that. My male cat was there most of the time and also helping licking the kittens as well then he eventually didnt care and left but the vet said that that was fine and he was just curious so nothing to be alarmed about.

Goodluck and congradulations!!!! Its sooo exciting when your cat has kittens cause there so cute and tiny, I recorded my cat giving birth, sweetest moment!

Answer 3

Panting is the main thing when she is ready to push. She may seem distressed but give it time. Once they reach this point they should deliver the first kitten withing 30 minutes. If you see a bubble protruding and she doesn't deliver in 30 minutes call a vet or animal hospital as the kitten could die.

Please get her spayed. There are far too many cats in the world already and people mistreat them and discard them. There's no reason to let your cat have kittens.

Answer 4

Cats are pregnant for about nine weeks. A day or so before she gives birth she will start to look for somewhere to have them. She will also be very affectionate to whomever (human) she is closest to in the house. She will also start to groom (lick) her vaginal area a lot more than normal. Make sure you have a place set up for her to have her babies. Even though you have a great place picked out, like a box or drawer, she might pick somewhere else to have them anyway. They also like privacy wherever they decide to have them and will attack other animals who come around her or her place of birth.

Answer 5

The mother cat that is going to have kittens will spit and she won't let anyone around her or if there are other cats around they get mad at them. She will try to find a place in the house to get away from people. The female cat that is going to have the kittens will not let anyone pick her up.

Answer 6

Heavy panting, drinking lots of water and pacing restlessly, she may or may not make lots of noise too...some cats moan and act as if they are in pain, others simply give birth without a sound but body language should be the best way to tell.

Answer 7

about 24 hrs before labor she should be full of milk and may even leak some milk. Also, her body temperature will drop 1 degree. However, most cats don't like their temperature taken rectally so i wouldn't try to take her temperature that close to labor, unless you've done it before and she didn't freak out.

Answer 8

well the cat will seem not to act normal.
it might also start to get moody.
of coarse you'll notice wieght increase.
also some other things that i forget.

Answer 9

Any irrisponsible pet owner who fails to spay their pet should at least know these details!!!

Shame on you!