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yesterday baby one came at 2:00pm she had a lot of trouble and needed help having baby come out....once most of baby was out I help pull rest of the little one out when she has next contraction ....Mommy has been very tentive and loving to kitten.....all signs of labour have stopped ...she still has moving kittens in her....she is claim  normal ..not over tired but does sleep is eatting....five this morning she had more blood.....walked around wining a little....but no contactions etc...she appears to focused on the first baby and is like she is stopping herself from having the rest....it is 6:00 pm the first cat is about28 hours old...the little on and mommy are both doing great....she had some more blood a few hours ago. nothing out of the normal except she will not give birth to the other kitchens...they are moving seem to be fine ....but she is showing no signs of wanting to give birth to them...??? I seems like she has a few more inside her I see them moving and the feel them moving inside her belly...Her first litter she has 6 and her second tme she had 4 ....there is no way she has only the one kitten....not when I feel so much movement

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Kelly,

Some cats will empty one horn of the uterus and wait as long as 24-48 hours before emptying the second horn.

However, something does not sound quite right in your description of events, so I would get her to a vet as soon as possible since this is not how her previous litters went.  She may be having trouble.

Please let me know what happens.

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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