HELP... Do you think it's almost labor time for my cat??

I rub her belly everyday multiple times, and I know yesterday they weren't like this, but tonight I realized it looks like she's ripped off some hair around her nipples, and earlier she was being vocal, and following me from room to room, now for past hour or so she's just been laying down in the same spot, in a chair... do you think labor will be here shortly?? 

It is certainly signs, but who dares to make prophecies? Not me in these here cases.  

Good luck!

My soon to be mama cat is doing things similar to this! I think were both just being very anxious lol. We'll never be able to predict when our kids will have their litters, it's just gunna happen when they're ready to come out. Our mama's will be sure to warn us at the last minute though I'm sure. :]

I thought for sure I'd wake up to kittens... Nope! Haha. She's still talking and wanting me around this morning though... I left to go upstairs to get a coffee and I could hear her at the bottom if the stairs crying and meowing so I had to hurry up... I'm on her time I guess! Lol. Now she's just laying down about 5 feet from me. I hope our kitties are close to the time!

can you post pictures of her bellie now that it has dropped? I am not sure if Bruda has dropped yet, but I'd like pictures to compare to :]

I'll try to get some later once I get on a computer... My Bella is hanging low, but still sticking out on her sides.

Do you know if when they drop, if their entire stomach stops showing at the sides? Bruda is starting to look more like a basketball, and I want to know if when they drop if it is suttle, or very drastically noticed.

I think it can be both - very noticeable and sometime not a whole lot, but you still notice it. With Bella, she had a baby before, hers was never REAL low, but enough to where i noticed it had dropped. They can give birth and still stick out on it's sides... I know someone who recently had kittens and the cat was still sticking out on the lower sides.

Bruda gave birth this morning around 7! She had the first one, and was completely silent the entire time and then around 8 AM had another one and at 8:07 AM had number three :] i guess she is taking a break right now because she i huge still so im guessing there are a lot more to come! :] All healthy and happy so far, yet mom doesn't seem to be producing milk yet. Her breasts are FULL and saggy, but nothing is coming out?

That's awesome!! Congrats to you, and Miss Bruda! exciting, isn't it?! I'm still waiting on my mama kitty's to have kit-kits! Hope it's in the near future! Hmmm... Have you went and got milk replacement?? Have you tried to squeeze her nips to see if anything is coming out?? I went and got some milk replacement last week, just incase...

Ya i am out right now getting some, i have tried to squeeze them but i didn't do it very hard because i didn't want to hurt her. Nothing i saw came out.

The first cat of mine that had a litter, I was freaking out and worrying whether or not she would produce milk, that I would kind of rub or massage the "pouch" I call it, and that is what you are assuming is the milk, and then I would gently massage upwards and at the nipple, then squeeze some to see if anything came out. So it kind of sees it's way up. Maybe try that. Keep me posted!

Thanks I'm going to try that! She really wants to nurse i can tell so hopefully I'm,again, just over reacting and she will start to produce the milk soon. :]

You're welcome, I hope it works for you. Let me know.

erwinhead said:

 All healthy and happy so far, yet mom doesn't seem to be producing milk yet. Her breasts are FULL and saggy, but nothing is coming out?

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If you dont get her on, you must prepare to help them yourself.  You dont have much time to lose!

Do also weigh them from NOW on, so you see how they do develop - or not develop.

Extra important here as you dont know if she produces milk, or if she does, enough with milk.

Good luck!