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My little girl Paisley is due to have kittens anytime. This is the first time I’ve dealt with a kitten delivery since I was a kid. I’ve always been great about getting my animals spayed/neutered up front but now this happened! Paisley came to us about 3 months ago.. just showed up on our doorstep. She must have been outside a lot before because every time my kids would open the front door, she would dart out. I had already made her spay appointment for mid-March before I noticed that her nipples were pink and not long after her belly was growing round. FYI she will be spayed ASAP. I’m so worried because the vet estimates her to be around a year old and she is a small girl! I hate that they’re able to have babies so young. So, I’m stressed about her delivery and putting her through this, stressed about stillborns or birth defects and stressed about finding good homes because I will end up keeping them all if I can’t find them really good people, ha. I do know to keep calm around her, and be with her if she’ll allow me, in a dark quiet space. I don’t want to transfer my anxiety to her!! I have educated myself a lot with google reads and articles although I hope in not so anxious in the moment that all that goes out the window. I just took her temperature and it’s dropped to 99.4, she is still eating although she’s not cleaning her plate like normal, kittens are moving like crazy, she has had colostrum for 2 days now. I haven’t really noticed her nesting but I do have her confined to one room so that she can’t slip out and I’ve made several “nests” for her to choose from. She has been breathing fast for days but she’s still resting well. She does get up to move somewhere else to change positions about every 15 minutes. Also, I have a delivery kit ready with dental floss, sterilized scissors, iodine, thermometer, alcohol, paper towels and plenty of clean towels and wash cloths. I know most mamas have the instinct and take care of everything themselves, but I’ve been so worried I figured I needed to be prepared just in case! I also have that fear of her being anxious and spinning in circles with a baby hanging from its cord or her not taking good care of them. I have been praying a lot and would appreciate if you could say a little prayer for Paisley as well. I decided to make a thread, hoping that the right person will come along to guide me in whatever may pop up. If anyone had any tips for me, I would greatly appreciate it!
