I'm pretty sure my cat has been in labour for over a week now, she looks like shes ready to blow, her nipples have been leaking milk for over a week now, i feel like she may be having trouble or just doesn't want to do it. She has poo stuck to her bum because she cant clean herself as she cant reach it, i tried to help clean it but she wont let me. she also hasn't picked anywhere to give birth, I had another cat that gave birth a little over a week ago and i think they were picking the same box to give birth in and it was just a matter of who went first went first. I've tried giving her 3 other boxes but she just doesn't want them. PLease help
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I'm worried my cat isn't giving birth on purpose. HELP!!!
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Do you know when she mated? The average gestation length for cats is 64 days. I don’t think your cat has actually been in labor for a week, more like she’s been preparing for delivery for a week. Do you know if she has lost her mucus plug yet?
I’ll attach a helpful article with more info: How Do I Know When My Cat Will Give Birth?
I’ll attach a helpful article with more info: How Do I Know When My Cat Will Give Birth?
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Ok, so we might expect that her due date would around November 13-16. Personally, I don’t think that you need to worry yet, as long as she doesn’t seem to be in distress; some cats may take a little longer than average. But you could take her to the vet if you’re concerned, and I would recommend a vet visit if she doesn’t give birth soon.
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take her to the vet to be sure, if she is actually in labor and it has been a week she may loose her kittens and she could also die from complications.
So you think they conceived / mated by the same tom the same day? I guess the first one is a little early, the second is a little late... Do you know how big kittens are from the first one? weigh at delivery? Fully done with fur and decently rounded?
Anyway, they almost always drop some a couple of days before delivery. Ie seems smaller. Has she dropped as yet?
Anyway, they almost always drop some a couple of days before delivery. Ie seems smaller. Has she dropped as yet?
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So success, she gave birth 2 days ago. Forgot to write, but now I'm worried about something she is doing, she stole my other cats box and bought only one of her kittens in there with her, I put the others in (there's 5) and all was well and good until tonight she started meowing really loud and keeps getting up and laying on the kittens. The box is in a safe place she can get to and from without any dogs harassing her, not that I let them near the kittens anyway, but she still keeps doing it.
Also socks moved out of that box prior to snowball moving into it, she moved into a play pen I bought for the kitty's when the get a little older.
Also socks moved out of that box prior to snowball moving into it, she moved into a play pen I bought for the kitty's when the get a little older.
Put both boxes near each other and let her choose.
Are the boxes big enough for her to settle without lying on her kittens?
Are all kittens nursing well?
Does she want to be alone or near the other cat?
It’s hard for me to know what she’s trying to convey to you.
Are the boxes big enough for her to settle without lying on her kittens?
Are all kittens nursing well?
Does she want to be alone or near the other cat?
It’s hard for me to know what she’s trying to convey to you.
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The boxes are pretty much next to each other, the box she's chosen now is wider than the one she gave birth in. They seem to be nursing fine when I check them, she doesnt seem phased by my other cat as they eat together and still hang out around the house together when the kittens aren't feeding.
Just want to note for anyone else that's struggling like I did, she wasn't interested in giving birth because she couldn't get to the other box that already had kittens in it, after I got her a box for herself she was very interested and it only took her 2 days to have her babies in it
Just want to note for anyone else that's struggling like I did, she wasn't interested in giving birth because she couldn't get to the other box that already had kittens in it, after I got her a box for herself she was very interested and it only took her 2 days to have her babies in it
