Baby Girl will be 53 days tomorrow. The babies are moving and kicking. She keeps waking me up in the middle of the night to rub her belly (this just started this week). Of all the research i've done they say labor can start anywhere from day 58-71. But then others say if they have them before day 60 the kittens won't make it. Some say it depends on the size of the litter (longer for small and shorter for large). May 2 will be 9 weeks or 63 days. She is only having 2. When should I start REALLY watching for her to go into labor?
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Delivery Question
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I see you are well read on and prepared. Nice she is trusting you completely. Not all preggies like to be touched on their tummy.
Count on this May the second, or days after.
But dont make heavy arrangements nor lenghy foreign journeys the days around either...
Count on this May the second, or days after.
But dont make heavy arrangements nor lenghy foreign journeys the days around either...
I agree with StephanZ...with my fosters I never really know when they got pregnant, but it seems like with a smaller litter there's a little bit longer to wait, but I wouldn't coun't on it. I'd start watching around day 60 just to be safe- it sounds like you're very prepared
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It sounds like you're well prepared
It's just a waiting game now...even though about 99% of deliveries go fine, it's good to do that research just in case...
Oh, and Carlysmom, you can usually feel them moving withing the last week or two from my experience
Oh, and Carlysmom, you can usually feel them moving withing the last week or two from my experience
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We just started feeling the kittens moving this week (after she turned 7 weeks). We never "tried" to feel the kittens (I read that we could hurt them by trying to feel them since we are not experienced to do so). We would just rest our hand on her belly and wait to see if we felt anything. It started out that you could feel them sliding around under her skin and an accasional little thump when they would kick. Now (just days later) you still feel them moving but the thumps are stronger and more often. I still haven't seen her belly moving but at least I can feel them.
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I think you could hurt them if you were just jabbing away at her belly but I've only just put my hand on Carly's stomach to see if I felt movement. It's hard to tell with the purring and gas bubbles she gets to know if it's really kittens or just her. I felt what I think are little taps last night but it was very light and then gone. We are absolutely just guessing on her stage of pregnancy but my vet has been a vet for a very long time and he guessed she had 4 weeks left last week which would be 3 now. She is nesting (she jumped in a laundry basket and started pawing at it) and goes off and hides more than she's done since she got here. I'll include a picture of her latest belly shot too so we can keep track of their pregnancies together.
This is her destroying a catnip toy. She also groomed and licked this one to death which is nesting behavior in cats from what I read. I thought it was pretty cute.
This is her destroying a catnip toy. She also groomed and licked this one to death which is nesting behavior in cats from what I read. I thought it was pretty cute.
Wow!! Carly is BIG! You may have a big litter on your hands...Originally Posted by Carlysmom
I think you could hurt them if you were just jabbing away at her belly but I've only just put my hand on Carly's stomach to see if I felt movement. It's hard to tell with the purring and gas bubbles she gets to know if it's really kittens or just her. I felt what I think are little taps last night but it was very light and then gone. We are absolutely just guessing on her stage of pregnancy but my vet has been a vet for a very long time and he guessed she had 4 weeks left last week which would be 3 now. She is nesting (she jumped in a laundry basket and started pawing at it) and goes off and hides more than she's done since she got here. I'll include a picture of her latest belly shot too so we can keep track of their pregnancies together.
This is her destroying a catnip toy. She also groomed and licked this one to death which is nesting behavior in cats from what I read. I thought it was pretty cute.
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Compared to Carly and Zoe, Baby Girl has a small belly. But then to she is only having 2 kittens so that would make a big difference in their sizes. They both seem like they are as far if not farther then Baby Girl. I really think Zoe will go first. LOL. What did the vet do to confirm Carly's pregnancy? I've read that it's hard to feel the kittens after so many days (I think it was 35 or something like that). She looks like she's alot farther then 4 weeks (I'd guess at least 6 weeks with a large litter or more for a small litter). I can't wait to see all of the kittens.
I guess the three of us will have to see who's mommy will blow first!
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I'm not worried about Baby Girls size. She's only got 2 and she still has a week to go. She has really bloomed out this past week and I expect her to get bigger during this week too. I really didn't think she would get this big. But it will be very interesting to see which one "blows" first, lol.
I'm finishing up her room so that I can start putting her in there. Before I open the door to go out I check where she is so she don't get outside but today she came out of no where and was out before I knew what happened. Thankfully the bigger she's gotten the less time she will stay out so she came in within an hour. I want to be sure this does not happen again. I have been letting her go out on my screened in porch so she's somewhat outside.
I'm finishing up her room so that I can start putting her in there. Before I open the door to go out I check where she is so she don't get outside but today she came out of no where and was out before I knew what happened. Thankfully the bigger she's gotten the less time she will stay out so she came in within an hour. I want to be sure this does not happen again. I have been letting her go out on my screened in porch so she's somewhat outside.
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He palpated. He said 3 but I felt the "balls" the other day and I swear one is hiding under the ribs. I really think there are 3 one one side and 1 on the other. I still don't feel movement but according to what he palpated, I wouldn't until next week. I'm so excited for next week.
Zoe is sooooooo cute! I'm really surprised that they don't abort kittens there. I'm really happy they don't but so many of the shelters and rescues do.Originally Posted by CuteKittenKat
Wow!! Carly is BIG! You may have a big litter on your hands...I just got a new foster, Zoe, so I'll add a pic of her here...I'm not sure how far she is, but I can feel them moving, so less than 2 weeks!!! I can't wait!
I have a whole buch of pictures of Zoe here in Fur Pictures if you'd like
I tried finding a picture of Molly, but, of course the pictures do not wat to be found
I guess Zoe was pretty pregnant when she came in, but they had to keep her to treat her ear, and all the mites she had
Haha, Zoe won't leave me alone-she keeps stepping on the keyboard! Haha, this is a message from her...
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I think Carly will have 4 too
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Do you remember how far along Molly was in that picture? She looks just like Baby Girl. What color kittens did she have? I wish I knew what the father of Baby Girls babies looks like. I have an intact male kitten that is just now 8 months old. I had read that the males can't make babies until after a year but I researched again and some sites say as early as 6 months. Do you think it's possible he is the father? He goes in Wednesday to be neutered to make sure either way. I read somewhere that even after being neutered a male can still get a female pregnant for a few weeks. I'm not sure about this but she will be seperated for a few weeks anyways because of the babies. As soon as she is able she is getting spayed, too. I'm excited about the kittens and they are ALWAYS adorable but we won't be having any more. But I think fostering for the local shelters would be great because I could still have all the excitement of kittens without having added to the problem.
I don't know the answer to the first question about the age thing. I know in dogs you certainly can use an 8 month old male to produce a litter. Obviously it's not advisable because you don't know if the boy has any health problems because he's not even old enough to be checked for them yet. I guess it would work the same in cats. Animals are really just made to continue to reproduce. Like the female can get pregnant 48 hours after she has a litter. I didn't know that until I read it on here. I also read that it takes 3 months for a male to become sterile after a neuter.
