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Hi everyone,
My little lady named Babalon (we call her ChaCha sometimes) just gave birth to a healthy kitten yesterday morning at 9:05. We had expected to see more little ones, but Babalon has not gone into labour again. Babs is 1.5 years old.
From the MOUNTAIN of reading I've done on the internet, and the numerous vet offices I've called (many of which had no idea what they were talking about, by the way, I knew more than they did) what I am able to bring forth is:
1. If she is eating and drinking (which she is, voraciously) she is in good spirits.
2. If she is settled and properly caring for her kitten (which she is, very competently and lovingly), then she is probably ok.
But her abdomen is still quite hard and lumpy! And I am not able to find anywhere that speaks thoroughly about what a cat's abdomen is like after giving birth, and for how long the uterus remains swollen for.
I have felt her tummy to see if there is any movement and there is not from what I can tell. Also, AFTER the kitten was born her stomach was a lot more large and lumpy than it is now. It just feels hard and her two uterine horns are pronounced but not huge by any means and certainly not as big as it was yesterday.
Also, there is no foul or green discharge, just some blood.
I am REALLY wary about taking her and the kitten out of the house to the vet because I don't want to cause them unnecessary stress.
Is there a chance that there are still kittens present inside of her?
And also, she has not gone to the bathroom since before the birth (over 37 hours) - she seemed like she wanted to but was distracted by getting back to the crying kitten. Her vagina is quite bloody, could this scab and prevent her from peeing?
Please get back to me, I appreciate some input.
Thank you,
Scarlet
My little lady named Babalon (we call her ChaCha sometimes) just gave birth to a healthy kitten yesterday morning at 9:05. We had expected to see more little ones, but Babalon has not gone into labour again. Babs is 1.5 years old.
From the MOUNTAIN of reading I've done on the internet, and the numerous vet offices I've called (many of which had no idea what they were talking about, by the way, I knew more than they did) what I am able to bring forth is:
1. If she is eating and drinking (which she is, voraciously) she is in good spirits.
2. If she is settled and properly caring for her kitten (which she is, very competently and lovingly), then she is probably ok.
But her abdomen is still quite hard and lumpy! And I am not able to find anywhere that speaks thoroughly about what a cat's abdomen is like after giving birth, and for how long the uterus remains swollen for.
I have felt her tummy to see if there is any movement and there is not from what I can tell. Also, AFTER the kitten was born her stomach was a lot more large and lumpy than it is now. It just feels hard and her two uterine horns are pronounced but not huge by any means and certainly not as big as it was yesterday.
Also, there is no foul or green discharge, just some blood.
I am REALLY wary about taking her and the kitten out of the house to the vet because I don't want to cause them unnecessary stress.
Is there a chance that there are still kittens present inside of her?
And also, she has not gone to the bathroom since before the birth (over 37 hours) - she seemed like she wanted to but was distracted by getting back to the crying kitten. Her vagina is quite bloody, could this scab and prevent her from peeing?
Please get back to me, I appreciate some input.
Thank you,
Scarlet