I'm so glad I found this forum. I have a pregnant cat, due any time. She is 64 days exactly. I've been present at several births and have a degree in Animal Science but I've never had a cat have her water break and go this long without having a kitten. Her water broke two days ago, there was a lot of it, clear bloody discharge, but she really didn't show any signs of labor. I talked to our Vet and was totally dissatisfied with him; he said just bring her in and I'll do a c-section, without even looking at her! I don't really have the $300 to do that.
She seems perfectly healthy; eating and drinking great; very loving and content to sit on my lap all day long kneading her paws. Occasionally she spots a small amount of bloody discharge. She has an occasional contraction but nothing consistent. I check her temp regularly and no fever; her temp is right at 100. She has shown some nesting behavior but not much.
I've always had a lot of cats but Nellie is particularly important to me. She was a three week old orphaned feral kitten that my daughter found in the middle of a busy intersection, barely alive, and I raised her. She's three years old now and she does everything with me, including taking a shower! this was a planned litter with a beautiful male cat that we own. She's always wanted kittens so bad, even trying to nurse some of our other full-grown cats but now I wish I hadn't bred her. She such a unique cat and we had several friends and family who wanted a kitten from her, so we decided to let her have a litter. Now I'm really worried about her. I'm wondering if it's uterine inertia and if a shot of Oxytocin would help, but our vet doesn't seem interested. We live in a very rural area and I don't really have another vet to try. Does anyone know of any natural ways to try to stimulate uterine contractions? I know in humans that milk stimulation will produce oxytocin, and I been milking her nipples, which makes her very happy, but no contractions!
Thanks for any help you can give.
She seems perfectly healthy; eating and drinking great; very loving and content to sit on my lap all day long kneading her paws. Occasionally she spots a small amount of bloody discharge. She has an occasional contraction but nothing consistent. I check her temp regularly and no fever; her temp is right at 100. She has shown some nesting behavior but not much.
I've always had a lot of cats but Nellie is particularly important to me. She was a three week old orphaned feral kitten that my daughter found in the middle of a busy intersection, barely alive, and I raised her. She's three years old now and she does everything with me, including taking a shower! this was a planned litter with a beautiful male cat that we own. She's always wanted kittens so bad, even trying to nurse some of our other full-grown cats but now I wish I hadn't bred her. She such a unique cat and we had several friends and family who wanted a kitten from her, so we decided to let her have a litter. Now I'm really worried about her. I'm wondering if it's uterine inertia and if a shot of Oxytocin would help, but our vet doesn't seem interested. We live in a very rural area and I don't really have another vet to try. Does anyone know of any natural ways to try to stimulate uterine contractions? I know in humans that milk stimulation will produce oxytocin, and I been milking her nipples, which makes her very happy, but no contractions!
Thanks for any help you can give.