My cat had 3 kittens early this morning help!?
She feels most secure there. If you can, bring in a small heater for the room. Or,try to take a few things from the wardrobe that the cat was sitting on and put them in your cupboard. Then gently take the cat and the kittens and put them in the cupboard on the things that she has given birth on, so that she still thinks she's in the wardrobe. If there's a lot of movement by the cupboard she won't stay there. If you have an empty box, cut it to make a divider, so that when you put the cat there she won't get distracted by outside activity. Your last option is to have your daughter sleep in another room for the sake of the new mother-cat for one night. Tomorrow, try to patiently get the cat adjusted to a more approproiate area. Congratulations. You have 3 kittens.
My cats just given birth to 4 kittens?
Thats gas! Best thing to do is leave here there for now, leave food and water out for her at all times...usually in the days before giving birth, the queen doesn't eat so she'll probably be hungry. Feeding her kittens takes alot of her food and energy supplies so make sure she has plenty of food available to her. Kitten food is great for lactating mothers as it is high in protein and vitamins. Don't pick up her babies, unless you think that there is something wrong with them. Queens usually do a great job with their babies, but things can go wrong and it might be no harm to pop to the vet with mother and babies to ensure that everything has run smoothly and all are healthy. As it is not ideal that she is in your wardrobe, leave her for a couple of days and then move her and her babies to somewhere that you can see them regularly, give her the attention she may want, supervise the babies feeding to ensure there isn't a weak kitten that is being pushed away by the others. Put her in a basket or a cat bed with fleece or soft blankets. Be careful not to put them somewhere too warm as the cats can overheat...the heat of the kittens and the mother nestling together can raise their body temperature. Enjoy your kitties, but make sure to get her spayed once the kittens are weaned...she is also highly fertile while feeding her babies so keep other cats well away! As the kittens grow, you can begin handling them as long as mammy cat doesn't mind. It helps with socialising them at an early age and also gives you a chance to monitor them. You could also try weighing them...they should have doubled in weight in the first week, then doubled that weight by fourth week, just a handy way to see that they are growing properly!
Cat gave birth to 1 kitten 12 hours ago and has stopped labor after that...Whats going on?
okay first I am no expert and can only give you my experience. I had a cat that was an older cat that had 2 litters of kittens and not close together. The first was very quick and great. The second I was so worried. She was in the corner of our bedroom having her litter. she got out the first 2 kittens and then stopped. She didnt appear to be in distress but I was very worried. I heard that if there is to much going on or to many people or if they become uncomfortable with surroundings that they will slow down or stop. I wasnt sure if that was true, but at 1am in the morning I really didnt have to many people I could call. So I laid a really soft blanket in the tub and moved her. I lifted the towel she was laying on and we moved her very gently. We put her in the tub and closed the curtian half way and just left her alone for awhile. When we went back to check on her, she had another. then about 2 hour later or so she had another. That one was very small and didnt move very much. She/he ended up dying shortly afterward. But all the others were very healthy and were great. I would say call a vet and just ask them at what time frame should you start to worry. If you are as excited as we were an peering in a lot. Might not be a good idea. I think that was Lady's problem. We were invading her space a little to much and she became restless and uncomfortable. Good luck to your kitty, and to the little ones, Hope you get some action soon. If not like I said usually your local vet has a number you can call if it is after hours and you feel it may be an emergency.
How do I find where my cat has given birth to its kittens?
Follow the cat the next time she leaves and she will most likely lead you there. if you can watch her from a distance (binnoculars) that would probably solve the "oo pet me" problem.generally she will have picked somwhere sheltered smallish and dark.under bushes, under decks, and in sheds are usually favorites. attics and basments follow (some will dig under houses or use holes made by other animals to get under houses)in the early weeks, mewing and smell are pretty much not happening, a good momma keeps her nest very clean and babies know instinctively that mewing will also attract predators so unless mommas very close or there realy hungry, they will usually keep quietyou can sometimes see paths through bushes/longer grass when mommas use them frequently, sometimes it is fairly easy to follow these little worn paths to the nest, othertimes mommas are wiley and use a different route frequently to keep predators away.if you have a dog thats often a good way to find the nest, put him (or a neighbors dog) on leash and follow his nose, most dogs, even those raised and that love cats are interested in cat nests and will frequently lead you right to them... (this is how most people find kittens, usually after the dog has already raided the nest good luck finding them, the sooner you can find them and hopefully get them and momma indoors the better chance of those babies being tamed and making good family pets. i generally find kittens under 4 weeks easiest to socilize to humans and it REALY helps is momma is people friendly!
The cat I found just gave birth!!! Why only 2 kittens?
It isn't unusual for cats to have only two kittens in a litter, sometimes even one. It's dogs that usually have the bigger litters. You maybe should've left the cat in the closet where she gave birth - let her move them wherever she likes now. She needs to chose a place she feels happy to nurse in, you can't really choose it for her. Maybe a basket or box that she can easily get in and out of. Under the bed is a good idea, as long as the room is quiet, not too many people coming in and out. It's not terrible to have touched the kittens. It won't necessarily bother the cat, especially if she's used to your scent. Just keep a subtle eye on her to make sure both kittens are suckling from her. If you're at all worried about them, call the vet again or take the mother cat to the vets with her kittens. Watch out for fleas - very bad for kittens. If you've treated the mother cat she might be OK, but otherwise I would get some appropriate flea treatment from a vet - Frontline Spray is fine to use on lactating mothers, and kittens from two days of age. It was very good of you to take this cat in - do keep her in and have her spayed once the kittens are weaned to complete the job! Chalice
Cat just had kittens- now has rapid breathing
Hon, don't let the others scare you. I know not as many people have seen as many kitten births as I have but it actually sounds like mom cat and kittens are fine. You mention it took 5 hrs between kitty 2 and 3. This had to have taken a lot out of mom cat. That isn't the most normal. During those 5 hours she was probably in pain and doing her best to push that 3rd kitten out, in return she exerted most of her energy. How long has it been since the 6th kitten's been born? It sounds like she is done with delivery cuz 6 is a pretty large litter. You can try to give your cat fluids, however mom cats main concern right now is the baby's and so her focus is them. She will eat less and drink less for a few days while staying focused on the little ones. Her heavy breathing could also be mom cat trying to delivery yet another kitten. Please email me and tell me how long since last delivered kitten. Mom cat will be so tired that she will only leave kittens to use the potty for a few days. Once she is secure, you will see her spirits pick up and her be more active but with 6 kittens it will still take a lot out of her. Spoil momma cat for several weeks, not the baby's. Also, try not to hold the baby's a whole lot, as momma may get uncomfortable and move them. It's just their instinct. It sounds like your doing fine, momma is just tired, and kittens are fine. To be honest I'm suprised the 3rd kitten made it cause sometimes when a kitten takes that long to b born then it's because it gets caught in the birth canal. We lost one that way. So please email me with anytime. My sources are below. One more thing, please watch momma for excessive bleeding. This could show a sign of a problem. There will be some minimal bleeding though until she is all cleaned up. Make sure you put momma and baby's in large box, etc with clean towels also after momma has them all cleaned up.
My cat just gave birth but I can't find the kittens!!?
well.... cats tend to hide very well, check the room where she birthed well, she could have them under a bed, in a cabinet ect. you didn't really provide enough info... but.. there is a possibility that she did kill/eat them but that doesn't happen all too often (although if they had any defects...) she could have also just covered them so CAREFULLY look under any blankets/ect... this is to keep them quiet while she goes off to hunt or eat. look around carefully i'm sure she just hide them well! ... you should have her fixed later(once she's able)... esp. if it ends up being that she ate the kittens, because she'll be bound to do it again.
Help my cat gave birth to a stillborn kitten?
almost ago my kitty gave birth to a dead kitty :( it looked healthy and fully developed... just dead. i dont know if it was born still or drowned in its fluids. v.sad.... anyway my cat is only a year and a very small cat so i think its possible she only had one baby (1st litter) there is also the possibility the kitten wan an inbreed (yikes i know) she has not had any more kittens since then. 2 hours ago she was acting VERY affectionatly torwards me and my male cat (her brother... potential father.... she was purring and licking on him and "snuggling") and he tried to hump her! im getting them both fixed asap (moneys tight) is it possible she is already in heat? she is still going in and out of her box, very loving and affectionate and purring. her belly looked big for a bit, but now she seems to have slimmed down alot. she seems fine and does not seem upset about her passed kitten.she is such a spoiled baby herself idont think she wanted to be a mom what are the odds of her having more kittens? is it rare for a cat to only have one kitten? thanks do you think she will be fine? (DID pass placenta btw) ps the vets is closed till morning so thats not an option untill tomorrow (if necessary)
Where is the most unusual place a cat has ever given birth to kittens?
back around the year 2000, we were staying in a small village in Hungary for a few months to help out my widowed hungarian mother-in-law around her little farm house. She was crazy about cats and always had a few around, people even dropped off unwanted cats in her yard knowing that she would give them food and shelter. Anyways, she had one of her favorite cats stay in her room with her when the cat was pregnant and the cat gave birth somehow after crawling into my mom-in-laws heavy sofa bed. They three kittens were born inside the bed. After a couple of days of them being inside the bed, my 80 year old mom decided during the early morning hours to open up the sofa bed to have a look at the kittens. It was a very bad idea because the bed was too heavy for her and somehow one of the poor kittens legs got caught up near or on one of the springs of the bed.She sort of lost control of the bed andall hell broke loose. My husband jumped out of bed to see what had happened and he lifted the bed off of the kittens leg, the mother cat was screaming and scratching my husbands face and arms thinking he was the source of the kittens cries.What a horrible site it was and my elderly mom-in-law was also screaming and crying I woke up not knowing what the heck was going on. Anyways, my husband saved the kitten by lifting the bed up off of it and threw the mother cat outside before she tore him up any more. I got dressed up and we took the kitten to the vet. It recovered but it's leg was sort of bent it's whole life. The country vet said it's leg bone was soft and didn't break but I am not so sure about that.It had a good life though with my mom-in-law spoiling it. I took her cat in to be spayed after that last episode.
How will a cat react if I touch its kittens?
To have 3 or even 4 squirming, seemingly healthy kittens one day is fantastic, although worries almost certainly creep in. How do I care for these kittens, along with the mother, am I going to be able to get rid of them later on, etc. But what certainly is not factored in is that you may start with 3 or 4, but the next day, you only have 2 or maybe 1.So what happened? You certainly didn’t imagine that you started with the larger numbers. Where did they go? You blame everything else but the mother for the disappearance. But the horrible, unthinkable has happened. Your cat has eaten her own kittens.Not all cats are good mothers from the word go. Some will not eat their kittens, but will simply refuse to have anything to do with them. And trying to force her to show some maternal care towards the youngsters may end in the opposite reaction. She wants rid of them and so will do anything to make sure this happens, including eating them when your back is turned.A vet clinic is different to the family home, so, if she births at home, allow only one or two at the most near her. Parents often want their children to see births, but this causes an almighty amount of stress for the cat or other type of animal mother, because she sees these extra faces as potential threats to her kittens and, will eat them before she’ll let any nasty strangers near them.It does not matter to the cat, while she is in the throes of birth, that she has known these faces and their scents all her life. They simply are a threat to her kittens and the best safety for them is back in her body. Humans do not understand this feeling in the mother, but the kittens are helpless and blind and she cannot move all of them at once, so this has been developed as a natural solution.Before your cat gives birth, you may see her wandering around, poking her nose into cupboards and other places. She is not being a stickybeak more than normal, but simply looking for a safe place to have her kittens. When she finds somewhere that she judges is calm, dark and safe, she will settle there. This is often why you will find the bottom of your wardrobe has suddenly become a birthing room after the fact. If people continually peek at the new arrivals, handle them or interfere too much, she will possibly try to move them, or will simply eat them. So leave her alone to show you the kittens when she is ready.If you see kittens, LEAVE it be-Until done weaning from mother !