Follow up to (Is she pregnant)

Aww! They are all so adorable!

Awwwwwwwwww!!!!! They are soooo beautiful!!!! You must be so excited! (and relieved!!! )

Thanks so much for sharing pics!!!

Hey i got a question.My female just now.wont lay with her babies.She got up and looked out the window then layed on the floor.Do they usually take these 'breaks'?or should i be concerned.>

Hi Richi,

I was a bit worried about this too but I think it is normal. My cat Darcy had her kittens four days ago now and on the second day she started to get out of her box more often.

She has something to eat while the kittens are sleeping and a little lie outside the box on her own - I think she needs a break from them for a while!

The longest she has been out is about twenty minutes, then she goes back in!

I could hardly sleep the first night I was so worried about them and kept checking them to see if they were ok.

Yes its fine. I'd confine her to the room she is in. If she wants to sit in the window that's ok. When the kittens are hungry or cold, whatever - they will start crying and she will return.

Haha.kerzel, thats how i was this last night ,i couldnt sleep any.Well all are doing fine,except im a little worried about her.She hasnt gone to the restroom since befor labor started,is this normal?She's been eating alot and drinking alot.when i say drinking alot i mean it.She finished 2 bowls of water during the night.

OH that's so great, I'm so so so happy for you that everything turned out well.
I am *SO* nervous for when my cat gives birth. Oh my god, you should see me, I can barely sleep NOW knowing it's coming up!!!

I think it's great that she's drinking so much water, I've read this is very important for new mommies, but I'm sure someone who's already been through it will give you the explanation and such.

Hey guys what is a flea medication that is safe to use on nursing cats? She unfortunately has fleas.I found one on one of her babies today.so i need to do what is best for her.oh and also guys i know you guys might get mad,but i let her go outside,cuz she just kept meowing and meowing at the window,so i opened it and she went out and finally pooped.I dont know why but she just wont use her litterbox ,she wants to go outside and poop out there.I didnt even use litter.I used dirt ,so she could get used to it.but nooo.is there any way i can MAKE her go in there?,but i dont want to leave her in there for one whole day and risk her going on my bed or something.(thats what my male cat did once)...oh and i will try to post individual pics of the kittens later on this day.

One more thing.lol.Is it normal for a female cat to be gassy right after birth.My cat has been farting all morning long and its stinking up my room.lol.Is there something i can give her to make her pass all the gas?

You should put regular clay litter in there, take her front paws and force her to scratch at the litter a few separate times. I really don't see the dirt being a good idea, maybe a little in there but not ALL dirt. She needs to be shown to scratch in there by you and you need to let her paws feel it herself, trust me, she'll get the point.

I did that with Lily when we took her in from outside, and she hasn't had ONE single accident.

She can't be going outside if you want to fix the flea problem.

I tried that. She just wont do it. she just keeps on meowing.I got both of her front paws in and did digging motions ,but she wont poop in there.
Well here are the individual pics.

here they are.!!! I really dont know wich is wich but o well i'll find out a way to distinguish them.haha.lol.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's the most adorable picture!!!!

What little darlings!!!!

I'm very bad at telling gender so,i guess im going have to wait until they get older.lol.For about 6 months i thought my male cat was a female.i think its soo cute when the top two.tuxedo and black fight for a teet.they swing their arms all over the place.lol

if you allow her outside then she can/will become pregnant again very quickly. try putting 2 litter trays if you can in the room, one with dirt and one with none clumping clay litter, dirt is fine to use i have had to do this with some strays at first to get them used to the litter. you can use flee treatment on the mum but its best to wait about 4-5 days before doing this. in the mean time you can take a flee comb and get a bowl of water take a few drops of down dishwashing soap and put this in the water and wosh it around a bit untill you get a layer of foam. get some paper towls ready. take a kitten and gently comb them dip the comb and disloadge the flees in the soapy water then dry the comb before repeating. all beeding will need to be washed on a boil wash(or sealed and thrown) hover everywhere this helps. the one our vet gives is frontline spray, but your vet may have something different.

Allowing her out is a danger in 2 ways.

1. she can mate right after having kittens and get pregnant!

2. she will continue to bring in fleas and could bring in diseases from other stray cats and you will lose ALL the kittens.

As far as fleas - you cannot use anything on a nursing mother (NO collars, etc.) So you have to comb everyone and do NOT be letting her out to bring in more problems.

Call your vet and ask when you can safely use flea products on the cat/kittens, but if you use the flea comb and make sure you treat the house you should be fine for awhile. Fleas can drain a kitten (blood) and they will die quickly.

You CAN wash mom in Dawn dish detergent now to get rid of any fleas. Kittens can be washed at about 5 weeks old.

Hey guys i am very worried.Blacka is bleeding from her vagina, its not alot but yea .Im worried. Is this normal? Oh and if you guys want to see more pics, anytime,I would be more than happy to post some up.If you want to see one in particular i can post him/her.They are all still doing great,but tend to fight for the teets.

A little spotting after the birth for a day or two is ok. I'd have her checked out by the vet to be sure there is no retained afterbirths since you probably were not there to count them. A retained after birth spells trouble - infection and then you'd have to hand raise/nurse the babies.

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

A little spotting after the birth for a day or two is ok. I'd have her checked out by the vet to be sure there is no retained afterbirths since you probably were not there to count them. A retained after birth spells trouble - infection and then you'd have to hand raise/nurse the babies.

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That's really good to know, and certainly I'll be watching for it as well!!!

And Richi, why don't you post a picture of yourself with the kittens, instead of just a hand shot!!! I wanna see who I've been stressing with over our first time with pregnant kitties!!!

I dont think thats gonna happen.lol.I'm not really a taking pictures kinda guy.lol.Thats one thing i hate.lol when ppl take pics of me.so sorry i cant do that.

OH I can totally understand that........I was the same way for a LOOOOONG time.........trust me though, when you're in your 20s and have no pictures from your teenage years, you will regret it....so make sure you take at least some!!!