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Expert: - 9/14/2008


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my cat is 1 year and 4 month old this is her second litter yesterday she gave birth to 3 kittens is though that this litter is only 3 kittens but at the night i was touching her stomach i felt a kitten is still inside her womb and i could feel the kitten's body with my hand is my cat's life in danger ? or she will deliver it in a few days or what should i do its been about 26 hours since she delivered the 3 kittens so what shall i do?

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It is not unusual for cats to deliver kittens 48 hours later so if she hasn't delivered the kitten in that time pop her to the vet for a scan to make sure that there is another kitten in there.  If your mum is quite settled and happy don't worry too much, it may only have been the swollen womb that you could feel.

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Marcia Owen

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I can give answers on cat breeding and showing having 'served' over 30 years in this particular field. I head up a Yahoo Group and also a cat club (NBA Cat Club) devoted to educating novices in the correct way to breed, and also show with both GCCF and TICA on a regular basis, and am well versed with the show world, having been involved in the management of the major GCCF Supreme Show in the UK for over 25 years. Genetics however is not my strong point.

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30 years of continuous cat breeding and showing with two major organisations.

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GCCF (UK) TICA Various UK cat clubs

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Our Cats, Cat World, Club magazines

Education/Credentials
Normal middle school education, and college. Best education credentials I have are raw experience of 30 years

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