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Throwing up now and than isnt that unusual for most cats.  If she did it only once, and is OK afterwards, I wouldnt worry.

If she repeats, yes would phone my vet, as I dont want take risks esp with a high preg.

If she is visibly down "under the weather" - phone asap...

The exact delivery time is difficult to predict. It is quite common they carry a couple days extra,

sorry, this IS often a waiting game.  As you see in most of these treads running at this moment.

However, as you ARE sure she is pregnant 65 days, the kittens are fully developed now.  You are in a better position then those who dont knows.  If you lose your patience and ask  a vet to quicken up the delivery, you know the kittens should survive.

In this way you are in a better postion than these who dont know when mating/conception were.

Kittens, unlike human babies, are very sensitive to premature delivery.

*vibes*
 

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Some cats go up to  70 days, 65 is just considered average.

Perhaps she just ate too quickly and with the kittens taking up room could not digest the food properly.
 
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DO PREGNANT CATS ALWAYS STOP EATING BEFORE THEY GO INTO LABOR?? MY GIRL IS 65 DAYS TODAY AND STILL EATING LIKE A PIG
 

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No, all cats are different. In fact most of the pregnant fosters I have dealt with ate right up until the point of birth.
 
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ok thank you for your reply!!! she is 65 days pregnant and just sleeps eats. she has licked all the hair from around her nipples, last night she seemed really restless and was sick so i thought this could be it but no!!!. she looks for place to go but will not use her nesting box just always sleep by my kitten door and if i put her nesting box they she will not go there till i move it.
 

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Anytime now I'm sure! Rarely do the fosters go in the nesting box I make for them. I find when they are in very active labor though, I will put them in their box and they tend to stay there. Good luck!
 
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please can someone tell me, my cat mated 5 times on the 27th of jan she would not come away from the male and i managed to grab her. that was on the 27th jan 4 days later she was out of heat. Do i count the day i saw her mate or the next day?????
 
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my cat mated 5 times on the 27th of jan, i managed to get her in, what i want to know is do i count 9 weeks from the day i saw her mate or from the next day?????
 

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i just calculated she not due until the 31st march or maybe 1st april if she mated on the 27th jan
 

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well am guessing she is due today then but cats cats can go over to 70 days
 

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yeah you count from the day you first saw her mating, here's a good pregnancy calendar> 

http://www.purrinlot.com/preg.htm

(unless you're a breeder and limited the time spent with the tom) ...We can't be 100% certain of the exact day she got preg because females need to actually mate a few times to get the ovulation started. Then the eggs are released and well...you know the rest..lol

That's why they always say the pregnancy can be anywhere between 59 - 70 days. The average being 65 days I think

BTW, my cat is 65 days today too! Anytime now!
 
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lol she did it with him about 5 times so that was on the 23rd of jan which makes her 65 days like yours!!!! let me no if your cat has her babies x
 

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65 days from first mating gives you her due date, but kittens can be a few days early or late.  If she gets to 70 days with no sign of delivering it might be time to go to the vets.
 
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my cat is 65 days pregnant and was sick last night, she is fine in the day and has been all day today. I went to check on her and she has been sick again??? why ???? she is fine now laying down and watching the world go by.
 

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By "sick" do you mean she has thrown up? Cats commonly throw up for a variety of reasons, and it's not necessarily something to get too worked up over.
 
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yes being sick, its only been at night for the last 2 nights its weird.
 
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