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my cat is 18ms old this is 2nd litter i didn't know she was pregnant till tummy very big alot bigger than first time last night she deliverd 3 kittens she is still very big how long between last kitten can she go before she has more her last litter was 4 she seems to have more inside it has bin 8 hrs since last one.
Carmen,
Sometimes, the queen will empty one horn of the uterus, wait some time (as much as 24-48 hours) and then have the rest of the kittens.
Sometimes as big as they may be, they may only be carrying a few. When it appears she is done, but you think there may be more, it is a good idea to visit your vet to see what is going on. At the very leat, if she is finished, it nwould be a good idea to get an oxytocin shot and a penicillin G shot (they can be combined into 1 shot). The oxytocin is a hormone that will flush the uterus, condition the huterus and help in milk production. The peniclin G helps protect aginst strp G that the kittesn can sometims contract from mama.
Even with the shot, it may take a couplke of days for the uterus to return to normal and there may be some hemorrhaging for a couple of days after that.
Please let me know what happens.
Seasonal regards... Norm.
Please let me know how it all comes out.
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Answers by Expert:
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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