Pregnant cat

[Martiene71]

Hi all, I took on a gorgeous tortie pregnant cat who was my friends, she’s massively pregnant and the fur from her nipples has gone not quite sure when she’s got caught but I’m sure she’s very close as her temperature has dropped to 37.2 she’s doing a lot of sleeping yesterday and today so I’m thinking she’s close any advice will be helpful

 

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[StefanZ]

They usually drop a day or two before delivery, ie suddenly seems less pregnant.

M Martiene71

 

[Sarthur2]

How is your cat doing now? Please let us know. We are happy to help with what is going on now.

 

[Martiene71]

Well she’s still looking heavily pregnant but acting a bit strange looking for hiding spaces etc, I did rescue her and apparently this is her 3rd litter and she isn’t even 2 yet so will she still drop as such with her having 2 previous litters? Her belly is going hard and all she wants to do at the moment is eat and sleep, and also taking frequent visits to the litter tray

 

[Martiene71]

They usually drop a day or two before delivery, ie suddenly seems less pregnant.

M Martiene71

Will that still be the case as I’ve just found out it’s her 3rd litter

 

[Martiene71]

This is her now

 

[StefanZ]

Will that still be the case as I’ve just found out it’s her 3rd litter

Yes I think so

 

[Martiene71]

Yes I think so

Ok thank you very much

 

[Martiene71]

Yes I think so

This is her now

 

[Sarthur2]

She looks heavily pregnant. The belly does get quite hard at the very end.

 

[Martiene71]

She is very heavily pregnant been doing her temperature last few days and it’s been between 37.5 and 37.2 but I’ve done her temp 3 times today and it’s a consistent 37.2 all 3 times her belly seems to be like rippling like the babies are moving at the same time and it keeps going hard to the point where I can feel the shape of the babies

 

[Martiene71]

She is very heavily pregnant been doing her temperature last few days and it’s been between 37.5 and 37.2 but I’ve done her temp 3 times today and it’s a consistent 37.2 all 3 times her belly seems to be like rippling like the babies are moving at the same time and it keeps going hard to the point where I can feel the shape of the babies

She’s just been under my partners desk kinda nesting plucking at the carpet laid there for about 40 minutes I think something is happening slowly

 

[Sarthur2]

It sounds like she may be having contractions. They look like ripples down the sides of her belly.

 

[Martiene71]

It sounds like she may be having contractions. They look like ripples down the sides of her belly.

Yes that’s what it looks like

 

[Sarthur2]

Anything more happening yet?

 

[Martiene71]

Anything more happening yet?

Unfortunately not, she seems to have dropped and is hopping in and out of nesting places since yesterday lots more movement on the side of her belly and seems to be sometimes breathing a bit faster just done her temp and it’s currently 37.3

 

[Martiene71]

I’m hoping things will start happening soon she seems to be licking downstairs a lot at the moment but she’s still got a great appetite

 

[Martiene71]

She’s lost her plug this morning it was stuck to her tail hopefully won’t be long now

 

[Martiene71]

Well I think it was her plug as it’s was a creamy brown and sticky