Hey Everyone,
I have had my beautiful friend Althea since 2013, She is a Sphynx and is naturally hairless. I got her for many reasons, One is because I have always loved Sphynx Cats and each and every one of them has an individual character and personality, And when I seen her pictures I knew that she had to be mine
, lol. Also because I have a Male Sphynx Cat and I thought that it would be cool to maybe start breeding Sphynx Cats again, I used to do this a few years back but had to quit due to circumstance. So I drove Miles and Miles for her, Nervous and anxious as ever to meet the new pet love of my life 
She is absolutely the most darling creature I have ever met in my life and I am so happy to have her with me. She is babied and well loved.
Long Story Short, I had her only a few months when she ended up getting pregnant, I thought this might be a good thing. But when she was a month along she got a scratch from another female cat that didnt quite get along with her until a few months later. Even though I kept this scratch clean, It got infected and when I took her to the vet she said it was Septic. She was already a month and a week along at this point and the vet was skeptical on what medication to give her. The vet and I handled it the safest way for her and the babies but in the end she gave birth to 5 dead babies. The vet said that she thought it was due to the Septic infection and that the babies probably died from that. She also said that she thought It would be okay to try again for babies in the future.
So a couple months later Althea got pregnant again and she had a great pregnancy, As far as I knew everything was going great. However, Her 65th day rolled by and no kittens yet, Then the 67th day, No kittens, She was pregnant for 71 days when she gave birth. She had been leaking a little bit of pinkish/mucus fluid for about 3 days before she went into labor. I felt her babies kicking and heard heartbeats the morning of the day she gave birth. And she went into Labor around 5 P.M that day, She had 4 babies and they were all born dead again. My heart dropped. Althea gave it her best that's for sure. I was again concerned now, What happened this time? Her babies were alive and well that morning and we had everything going for us. The vet and I figured that her being over-due caused the Stillbirth, And the kittens died from lack of Oxygen in the birth canal and that they had probably been in there since her leaking started and that the first one died days before her birth. Its a very sad ordeal.
Now this time, I did not plan this at all. In fact I was still considering retiring her or trying it one more time like the vet said we could do while monitoring her even more closely. And she ended up getting out of the bedroom I put her in during her heat cycle and got bred. This was on the 15th of January. Making her 65th day March 22nd. However, the vet suggested going a little early to be better safe than sorry. We are monitoring her closely and making sure everything stays at a normal level. For the last 3 days her kittens have been kicking like crazy and then today Her kittens have been hardly felt at all. You can feel a light movement every now and then but that is all, So this is what I am worried about. Today she is 58 days along according to my calender, I am positive that she got pregnant on the 15th. I know that a Kitten has to be at least 2 oz. to survive and that they need to be at least 60 days along so I still have a couple days to go. The vet gave me Oxytocin to induce her with when the time was Safe and necessary to induce her. He told me that I could induce her earlier than 65 days just to be safe but no earlier than 60 days, What do you guys think? When should I induce her? I am going to call the vet and ask but I am unsure of whether or not he takes calls on Saturdays and it is not an emergency to the best of my knowledge.
I apologize for the book that I wrote you, But I thought that I should get all the facts out there so that you can better grasp the situation. Let me know what you think, Thank-You
I have had my beautiful friend Althea since 2013, She is a Sphynx and is naturally hairless. I got her for many reasons, One is because I have always loved Sphynx Cats and each and every one of them has an individual character and personality, And when I seen her pictures I knew that she had to be mine
She is absolutely the most darling creature I have ever met in my life and I am so happy to have her with me. She is babied and well loved.Long Story Short, I had her only a few months when she ended up getting pregnant, I thought this might be a good thing. But when she was a month along she got a scratch from another female cat that didnt quite get along with her until a few months later. Even though I kept this scratch clean, It got infected and when I took her to the vet she said it was Septic. She was already a month and a week along at this point and the vet was skeptical on what medication to give her. The vet and I handled it the safest way for her and the babies but in the end she gave birth to 5 dead babies. The vet said that she thought it was due to the Septic infection and that the babies probably died from that. She also said that she thought It would be okay to try again for babies in the future.
So a couple months later Althea got pregnant again and she had a great pregnancy, As far as I knew everything was going great. However, Her 65th day rolled by and no kittens yet, Then the 67th day, No kittens, She was pregnant for 71 days when she gave birth. She had been leaking a little bit of pinkish/mucus fluid for about 3 days before she went into labor. I felt her babies kicking and heard heartbeats the morning of the day she gave birth. And she went into Labor around 5 P.M that day, She had 4 babies and they were all born dead again. My heart dropped. Althea gave it her best that's for sure. I was again concerned now, What happened this time? Her babies were alive and well that morning and we had everything going for us. The vet and I figured that her being over-due caused the Stillbirth, And the kittens died from lack of Oxygen in the birth canal and that they had probably been in there since her leaking started and that the first one died days before her birth. Its a very sad ordeal.
Now this time, I did not plan this at all. In fact I was still considering retiring her or trying it one more time like the vet said we could do while monitoring her even more closely. And she ended up getting out of the bedroom I put her in during her heat cycle and got bred. This was on the 15th of January. Making her 65th day March 22nd. However, the vet suggested going a little early to be better safe than sorry. We are monitoring her closely and making sure everything stays at a normal level. For the last 3 days her kittens have been kicking like crazy and then today Her kittens have been hardly felt at all. You can feel a light movement every now and then but that is all, So this is what I am worried about. Today she is 58 days along according to my calender, I am positive that she got pregnant on the 15th. I know that a Kitten has to be at least 2 oz. to survive and that they need to be at least 60 days along so I still have a couple days to go. The vet gave me Oxytocin to induce her with when the time was Safe and necessary to induce her. He told me that I could induce her earlier than 65 days just to be safe but no earlier than 60 days, What do you guys think? When should I induce her? I am going to call the vet and ask but I am unsure of whether or not he takes calls on Saturdays and it is not an emergency to the best of my knowledge.
I apologize for the book that I wrote you, But I thought that I should get all the facts out there so that you can better grasp the situation. Let me know what you think, Thank-You
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