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Hey everyone, thanks for reading. We decided to start breeding Bengals approximately 2.5 years ago and haven't ran into any complications thus far (we have only had one queen who had litters so far as our future "queens" had to wait to be of age). Please don't judge us because of this, we are doing everything properly and our kittens are highly sought after - however, not the point. Our snow queen is pregnant with her very first litter. We don't have an "exact" mating date as they were put together for almost a full week without complaints (we own all parents but keep the male in stud pants and seperated until it's "time"). She IS close to the end though and I know that for sure. Now my question is, how long should pre labor be for a first time queen? Our first queen, Coco, was truly the easiest cat to guess when she was going into labor (she will not have the kittens unless I'm beside her so she will actually come meow at me to get my attention when it's time to go to the nesting box). This is her third litter and she's done this every single time. Now our snow queen, Marvel, looks like she's been in pre labor for a few days now. She has NO energy (not like her usual playself self), she is constantly in her nesting box or just laying down on our laps, she had a small amount of yellow discharge approximately 3 days ago and it looks to me as if her privates are "open". She loves having her belly rubbed and is still such a happy girl, I just worry because it's her first litter. Note, we did contact the vet yesterday and because she isn't having strong contractions and/or trying to push, they said let nature take its course and to bring her in next week if she still hasn't delivered on her own.
Some words of encouragement would be nice! I'm worried for our poor girl! Also, would love to hear guesses about how many kittens you think she will have.
Pictures of our beautiful girl included
Some words of encouragement would be nice! I'm worried for our poor girl! Also, would love to hear guesses about how many kittens you think she will have.
Pictures of our beautiful girl included