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Hi there,
I'm fostering a mother cat again, and it's been an exhausting couple of days. She gave birth to 7 kittens very quickly and all seemed well. The next day she started breathign fast and panting. I took to my vet who said there was another kitten and I should take her home and let her try to deliver it. I watched over her all night as she looked like she was in labour, but without pushing. In the morning, tragedy struck and one of the little kittens grew weak and cold. I rushed to the rescue vet and sadly, my little "Angel" didn't make it. They diagnosed the cat with dehydration and gave her pain meds. An x ray showed no other kittens. She stayed there with them for observation and came back to me that evening. I've been very watchful and feeding her kitten food mixed with KRM, which she loves. Her scruff seems better so I don't think she's dehydrated. She does breathe fast though and I am concerned. She even started panting for a minute, but has since stopped. It's warm here, and I have no air conditioning, but I put a fan in the room pointed away from her and opened the window to give the room some circulation. I'm still worried about her breathing though. She seems otherwise okay. She eats, she looks after the kittens and she's social with me. Is everything okay? Am I over reacting because of the previous trouble?
I'm fostering a mother cat again, and it's been an exhausting couple of days. She gave birth to 7 kittens very quickly and all seemed well. The next day she started breathign fast and panting. I took to my vet who said there was another kitten and I should take her home and let her try to deliver it. I watched over her all night as she looked like she was in labour, but without pushing. In the morning, tragedy struck and one of the little kittens grew weak and cold. I rushed to the rescue vet and sadly, my little "Angel" didn't make it. They diagnosed the cat with dehydration and gave her pain meds. An x ray showed no other kittens. She stayed there with them for observation and came back to me that evening. I've been very watchful and feeding her kitten food mixed with KRM, which she loves. Her scruff seems better so I don't think she's dehydrated. She does breathe fast though and I am concerned. She even started panting for a minute, but has since stopped. It's warm here, and I have no air conditioning, but I put a fan in the room pointed away from her and opened the window to give the room some circulation. I'm still worried about her breathing though. She seems otherwise okay. She eats, she looks after the kittens and she's social with me. Is everything okay? Am I over reacting because of the previous trouble?