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QUESTION: my cat shows sign of going in labor yesterday at 12 30 pm stuff squited from her ass looked like water and little blood but she stll not had them
ould a cat go in labor 4 while and stop cause today she acts like shes not in labor my cat was hit bye a car missed her hip up took me 2 months to get her walkin again she still walk side ways would that keep her from havin her kittens what would happen if she couldnt have them herslf would the kittens just die inside her are would they still grow and as they gety bigger would it kill her
please help me
ANSWER: Patsys,
Given all her travails, I would get your kitty to your vet for a check up and an opinion about whether she can deliver the kittens!!!!!
Best regards... Norm.
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QUESTION: quest
how long does it usally takes a cat to deliver and is it constant labor are could it be on and off
Patsys,
I am sorry I am a bit late answering this, but I have been out of town since Friday morning.
In answer to your question, the problem is that it depends. Some cats do the whole thing in couple of hours. They deliver a kitten (the first one often takes an hour, and then they wait a few minutes have the next kitten in 15 minutes or so, etc. Some cats take an hour to deliver the first kitten once labor starts and may take a couple of hours between each kitten as they empty one horn of the uterus. Then they wait some number of hours (up to 48) and empty the other horn of the uterus. In general most deliveries are somewhere in between these two extremes.
If you are concerned, as I said before, take your kitty to the vet!!!!!
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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