Pregnant cat ready to pop---any tips??

spartacusthe1st

Hehe they are sooo cute can't wait till they are a bit older so we can play with them----but when they get to that stage I will prob b wishing they couldn't move again!!

kezzygirl

Meh...NOTHING! STILL,NOTHING!!
apart from she is being lazier than usual,sleeping a lot and raising her tail from the ground as she lays down.

gettingready

watching this thread and laughing....

been through this myself nearly 2 years ago - got a matchstick legs Macius out of it

spartacusthe1st

Ohhh kezzy I feel for u the last few days seem the longest!
My nerves are shredded I keep worrying about so much!!
Are the kittens feeding enough?will boo get an infection?
What happens if she rejects them?

We went to the cinema today and tiger was shut upstairs as he had been out all day,I was so worried he would manage to open the living room door by himself as they can both jump up and pull on the handle.

I imagined coming home to carnige! Luckily he didn't!

kezzygirl

overnight...nothing. I can't quite believe it. I could have swore she is overdue! The vet did say if she was in distress we would know, so I just hope that it is safe for her to continue carrying them without risk to her or the babies.

still raising her tail-that's what got her in trouble in the first place!

spartacusthe1st

Argh when I saw there was a new comment I was hoping she had had them kezzy!!
Noooooooooooooo
We are moving the kittens in to a low box,as where they are down the side of the sofa isn't really the best place now they can scoot around a bit don't want to lose them under the sofa!

penny_pincha

kezzygirl wrote: »

I know usual gestation is 9 weeks, and if our calculations are correct she is now 9 weeks 3days!

'Normal' gestation is counted as being 9 weeks and 2 days.

kezzygirl wrote: »

can cats go overdue?

I never had any of my girls give birth on their due date. Mostly they have gone over. I have had kittens born between 1 and 4 days over without any problems.

penny_pincha

spartacusthe1st wrote: »

We are moving the kittens in to a low box,as where they are down the side of the sofa isn't really the best place now they can scoot around a bit don't want to lose them under the sofa!

I put my new mums in a pen (I recently bought a very large dog pen) this means I know where they are and yet, like you say the kittens will start to venture around (usually about 3 weeks old) but will be secure. In the mean time, the mum is confined unless I let her out. New mums do like to have clean bedding and a quite place for them.They will try to take them somewhere if they think it's too noisy. One of mine took a new born kitten under the stairs last year. Boy that was fun trying to get it out.

I use a low sided fruit box from the supermarket eg apple box, as a kittening box, obviously lined with newspaper then vet bedding and blankets on top.

New mums also don't like to poo near to the kittens so make sure they can use a litter tray elsewhere in the house. Don't let her out though as they can become pregnant very soon after giving birth.

Weighing kittens is a good way to monitor that they individually are feeding and gaining weight. It is easy to think that they are all feeding but any smaller less pushy ones will be pushed off the teat by others or if a large litter not all can reach a teat. One of my girls didn't stretch out but curled up and this meant in her litter of 7, some began to lose weight. Newborns can soon fade and die if this isn't spotted soon.

Person_one

kezzygirl wrote: »

overnight...nothing. I can't quite believe it. I could have swore she is overdue! The vet did say if she was in distress we would know, so I just hope that it is safe for her to continue carrying them without risk to her or the babies.

still raising her tail-that's what got her in trouble in the first place!

Sorry if I've missed this, but are you getting your girl spayed after the kittens are born too?

gettingready

kezzygirl wrote: »

can cats go overdue?I know usual gestation is 9 weeks, and if our calculations are correct she is now 9 weeks 3days!

How do you know this exactly? Was it a planned pregnancy/did you use same breed stud with your girl?