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Hi Norm,

I spoke to you the other day about my pregnant persian cat who was very overdue, lost her plug but no signs of labor.
I took her to the vets yesterday morning and the vet advised that if nothing had happened by today then i was to take her in for a C section.

My cat went into labor on her own last night at 71 days but i am very upset.

1st kitten born was completely deformed and born dead. It seemed to have no skeleton, except a skull, no hair and a huge hole in its abdomen.

2nd kitten born has a very twisted back leg

3rd kitten born has 2 twisted back legs and a huge red hurnia looking abnormality on its tummy which is the size of the kittens head!

4th kitten born appears to be normal

What should i do??

Answer
Adele,

Remember, I am not a vet!  However, now you know why she did not want to come into labor on time. Clearly, something went wrong while she was pregnant.  She may have ad a subclinical infection during her pregnancy, or who knows what.  

Often twisted back legs will straighten up if you exercise them.  In the 3rd kittens case, I would take it into the vet and see what is going on. It is probable that the kitten will need surgery to survive.  Again, the twisted back legs can often straighten out by exercising them.  Your vet should be able to show you how to exercise the back legs. Once the kittens become active, give them some toweling which will help them exercise those back legs when they vie for nipple position.

At least you have a couple of live kittens, which is better than it could have been.

Please come back to me with any follow ups.

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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