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Hi, my burmese queens last litter was a disaster, she gave birth to 5 babies on the thursday, and another 3 2 days later, by the next day only one kitten was alive, they all had breathing problems and dies rapidly, I have been advised that it may have been due to a strep g infection in my queen, do you have any knowledge of this condition and possible treatment
Dear Rusty
I am sorry to read of your losses and can do nothing better than refer you to http://catvet.homestead.com/Strep.html
Antibiotics are used to fight it mainly in the queen during before pregnancy and possibly at the end of the pregnancy.
Good luck with your future litters.
Regards
Marcia.
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Marcia Owen
Expertise
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.
Experience
30 years of continuous cat breeding and showing with two major organisations.
Organizations
GCCF (UK)
TICA
Various UK cat clubs
Publications
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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