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cat came house few weeks she with kittens.she was bleeding little last two days. last night gave birth two. they were dead.its seem she premature.no hair look not ready.i know she still has few in there.and ben about 5 hours nothing.she eating seems happy purring.i don't have money take her vet so i called one he said her body kicking out.shouldkeep doing this.help please

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Cindy,

Yes, the vet you consulted seemed to have given you good advice. If after 48 hours, there is nopthing else, and her milk is in, I would consider taking her to a vet.  You may be able to do this through a local shelter on the proviso that you may take care and placing the kittens.

What may be happening is that there are, in reality, two litters of kittens.  Sometimes the later kittens are underdeveloped and, so, get puged, before the more developed litter comes along. Occasionally, they are a few days apart and rarely a week. So you may have to make some decisions soon, if nothing more happens.  BTW. I have seen the more developed litter born normally after the queen has expelled the under-developed litter.

Please let me know what happens and, of course, follow up questions.

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

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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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