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She gave birth to six kittens between 10:30 last night and 1:30 this morning!  No complications - all the kittens are healthy although 3 came out backwards.  It's clear their mama is experienced!

Yeah she's part of a program at our shelter where the owners give their pregnant cat to the shelter and the shelter returns them a while later spayed and kitten-free.  Fosters like me keep the pregnant cat and kittens until they're old enough and then give them back to the shelter where they're...

Thank you for all the fast replies!  It's relieving to know she can go into labor without milk.  I have kmr on hand and she's been spending time in her dark, enclosed birthing box and rearranging the towels in there, so I think the kittens should be coming soon.  Now just waiting will be the...

Hi!  I've been fostering a pregnant cat for over a week now (since the friday before last), and I can't tell if she's overdue or not.  When we got her the shelter told us she was at least half way done, so had under 4 1/2 weeks left.  We've been able to feel her kittens moving and kicking since...

I'm so sorry you and your cat had to go through this rough time.  I've heard that sometimes kittens are born at different times because the mother cat mated at the beginning and the end of her heat so some kittens are younger than others.  I agree that the mother cat eating the kitten isn't a...

It's so nice you do that!  I'm sure a lot of kitties are grateful :-)  I get excited for cat births too, that's why I foster so much.  It's such an incredible experience to see creatures being brought into the world for the first time!

Ok, thanks, the limp thing is sounding more like a myth to me now.  I do think that the breed does play some role in personality though, as my Maine Coon loved water and my siamese mix demands attention and is very vocal.  Though socialization is clearly an important factor in personality...

Switching to kitten food is a good idea and I'm sure both cats will like it.  Bonnet's a pretty young mom (18 in human years), but should be perfectly capable of having kittens.  I fostered a pregnant mom who was 9 months old before!  I'm assuming this is her first litter, so don't be surprised...

In my experience, Ragdolls should look like long-haired siameseish cats possibly with white markings.  What sets them apart from siamese-mixes like my cat in my profile picture is that they should go limp when you hold them.  My cat certainly doesn't do that!  The kittens above aren't purebred...

Thanks!  It's good that she's cuddly and sleepy because that will keep her from going outside, but it's also ok for her to be active and playful throughout her whole pregnancy (even when she looks like a beach ball) if that's her personality.  If she's a pretty skinny cat, I would feed her...

If her instincts extend even to cats she's not related too I'm sure she'll be a great momma cat!

You'll see the nipples really begin to enlarge and turn pink and the hair around them to go away around 6 weeks.  Also, you should start noticing a large bulge around that time too.  I know the birth is probably a long way off, but when is close to giving birth she will begin to produce a...