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My cat gave birth to 4 kittens yesterday. Today, roughly 24 hours later she still has blood coming out of her vagina. It is not a lot but it still worries me. It her first time. The vet came by but found hard to specify whether it was serious or not and advised to wait for some days. The birth process was difficult indeed since all the kittens were brought forth around, meaning their had didn't come out first, but their down part of the body did before the upper part. She needed intervention to bring out the first one and was in a lot of pain. The kittens are doing fine and she looks relatively calm. Do you happen to know about similar cases?
Thanks a lot!
Ervin
Ervin,
It is not unusual for a new mama to hemorrhage for up to 3 days after the kittens are born.
I assume your vet gave your new mama an oxytocin shot while they were there? Oxytocin is a hormone that will flush, shrink, and condition the uterus and also help with milk production.
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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