Green mucus in pregnant cat?

My cat is an inside/outside cat.  A month or so ago she was in heat and went outside.  She is normally a VERY skinny cat but healthy.  Now she is VERY pregnant and her nipples are filling with milk but not expressing.  Today I cleaned her litter box and found a liquidy green tinted mucus in there.  This is not her first litter but rather her 10th or so.  She used to be a completely outside cat so there is no real way of knowing.  She is about 6 and a half years old.  The only litter I have seen of hers was her very first where she only had one kitten and when the time came she hid under a dresser and I didn't see any of the pre-birth or actual birth.  He came out healthy and HUGE.  But she only had the one.  I had found her and she was still acting like she was in labor and after a couple hours I took her to the vet where they said she had no more babies in there and that she and the baby were perfectly healthy.  Everytime I have seen her pregnant she becomes very lovable and LOVES her belly to be rubbed.  I can usually feel the babies moving in her belly.  This time I have not been able to feel any lumps or movement that signifies any babies.  I figured she still has at least a few weeks before birth but I didn't keep perfect track of when she was last in heat so I cannot be sure.  She is eating almost constantly and sleeping (usually right next to the heater) a lot.  She is being very lovable and have no desire to go outside.  She has been nesting under an end table of mine in the corner of my living room where she could be completely secluded from my kids and other cat (he is a male and refuses to use the litter box but goes to the door and jiggles the door handle and meows to be let out like a dog to go potty).  I am worried about my little girl because I have never seen green mucus before.  She seems to be acting perfectly fine and healthy.  She has always been a very calm lazy cat so sleeping a lot is nothing new for her.  I have done my research and have found a few posts that say that green mucus can be a sign that she is going to have the babies soon.  Other posts have indicated that it is a sign of an infection or premature rupture of one of the sacs around the baby.  I would be sad to lose any baby but they are my last concern.  My first concern is my cat who has been family since shortly after my son was born.  If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it.  I do not have the money right now to take her to the vet so it is out of the question.  I need things I can do at home.

If she has an infection she will die without vet care. There's nothing you can do about it at home. She really needs to be spayed as well, this would be considerably cheaper than an emergency pyometra spay or a c-section, especially if you can find a low-cost spay clinic. If she's only a month along she isn't close to giving birth, so unfortunately it does sound like something is wrong. it could be pyometra which is fatal if not treated. Try contacting all the cat rescues in the area and see if any have a vet option for low-income cat owners.

I live in a very small area with only one vet and they do not offer low income help of any kind.  The nearest low cost place would be over two hours away and it isn't much cheaper than the vet in town.  I plan to try to get her spayed but after this litter.  Tax return is going to pay for her spay.  But unfortunately tax return won't come until the middle of next month so I have to wait. 
 

If she has pyometra she won't last a month. Not to be a downer but that's a true emergency. Hopefully she doesn't have pyo, but green mucus just isn't a good sign .

Green discharge is not normal and does require immediately veterinary attention as said. 

It could be pyo (less common since pregnant, but still possible), an infection from a dead kitten, or detached placenta. 

Hopefully you can also get her spayed after this litter.

Try to lend the money from someone, it would be your best, quickest and easiest bet.

The social norm is, in emergency you can approach and ask people, say neighbours or distant relatives, whom you normally dont speak with so much. But in emergency it is OK to approach them and ask, and for them - the situation is they "should" help if it is possible for them.

Besides.  The standard solution for pyometra etc, is to remove the parts in question.   Ie, a sort of spaying (+ antibiotics)..

So in practice it wont be much extra costs for you, the biggest part will be what you were going to do anyway.

Welcome to our Forums!

Good luck!

ps.  You will perhaps find these tips useful:  http://www.thecatsite.com/t/155462/cant-afford-a-vet-please-read

Well everyone thank you for your help everyone.  I talked to my dad who tends to help me financially when he can.  I explained the situation and the after talking to the vet they said it shouldn't be more than $75 for the visit to get her checked out.  So my dad says since he gets paid tomorrow he is going to send me the money so that I will have it wednesday.  So I have set up the doctor's appointment to get her looked at on wednesday......hopefully if it is something bad it won't get any worse.  The vet said that she may have miscarried and so he will be able to tell me how many babies she has......if any are alive and what needs to be done from there.  If she is ok and it is just a weird sign of labor I will at least know how many she is gonna have.  I hope she is ok.  I will keep you all posted. 
 

Great you're getting her to the vet.

They'll likely do an ultrasound to check on the kittens, some vets in the US do X-rays which isn't something recommended for pregnant cats in other countries, so if given the choice go with an ultrasound

Just got back from the vet.  They said that it was probably a very small accumulation of vaginitis and that it seems to be better now.  He said this is semi common.  And that she couldn't have pyometra becase she is very pregnant.  The vet also said he could feel at least one baby so it should only be a week or two until she has her baby/babies.  He couldn't tell me how many exactly without an unnecessary ultrasound that would have doubles the cost of the visit.  He also checked her temperature and said it was a good 101.7f.  Then he checked her hydration which was excellent and her gums saying her nutrition seems to be fine.  All in all he said she was a very healthy pregnant baby who is just winding down her pregnancy.  She is happy to be home and not being poked and prodded any more.  I don't blame her.  Thank you all for your concern about my baby.
 

Wonderful news!  Beaming!

You perhaps wonder why this hullyballoo when she seems to be in perfect health. Unnecessary costs?

Nay.

 Better be safe than sorry...

I have seen cases when the cat collapsed right next day after the question was put on the forum...

It can go fast if  you arent observant and have unluck.

ps.  Good your vet is a sensible one and  tried to spare costs for you, not doing costly tests just because he had the machines.  

Good luck!   

Actually incorrect that she can't get pyo while pregnant, but vets often don't know a whole lot about feline reproduction unless they have a lot of breeder clients

Anyway, glad she is doing well

StefanZ,

       I just wanted to clarify what I meant.  I was not saying the visit was unnecessary costs but rather the further tests such as ultrasound or x-rays.  I would have paid the extra if the vet thought it was necessary.  But they charge $30 for the visit and $30 more for the ultrasound or $100 more for the X-ray.  So you can see how it would have racked up quite quickly if the vet was one of those money grubbing ones that does any and all tests possible to get more out of you.  You were right that I am lucky to have a vet that saved me money where he could.
 

Well I am sure the babies are coming soon because all last night and all day today She has been sleeping.  I have only seen her wake up to eat once and move spots and go back asleep.  I made a nest for her and she is taking to it very well.........she is finally asleep in it so that may be a sign.  Fingers crossed I am getting antsy waiting.
 

Shouldn't be much longer by the sounds of it

Well now she is back to being a normal cat.....walking around a lot and eating tons and drinking tons......and being lazy as always.  But she was laying on my lap a little bit ago and man I can feel at least one baby moving around like crazy and she got off me to go on the floor and lick between her legs so I am hoping she is gonna have the baby soon........Last night she woke me up at 11:39pm meowing really weird and making a bunch of noise under my bed.  When I got up to check on her she bolted from under my bed and seemed fine.....so I am totally confused.
 

Well I have been trying to get her to sleep in her nest so that she can get comfortable with it but I had it in the livingroom and I think it was too noisy for her.  So I put it in the kitchen and she got in it but then got back out so I thought and thought because my kids are everywhere and my house is noisy where to put her nest.  I finally moved it into my bedroom and she hasn't stopped sleeping in it.  I think I found the right place.  I just hope she doesn't choose to get out of and go under one of my dressers to have the baby like she did with her first litter.

Bedroom is generally a good choice, if you have a large enough closet that can fit her box, food, litter in it, being in a quiet dark place for the first 24 hours especially can help them settle

Well I would put a separate litter box/food/water in there but my husband is totally against a litter box being in the bedroom so I guess she will just have to walk to the normal one.  And I do have a big enough closet but I have blankets and a box in there and I would rather my clothes in there not get stunk up.  Plus it took me a long time to train my cats that they were not allowed in my closet because one of them were pooping and peeing in there......I don't think it was her since she is STRICT about her litter box being hers and I have never seen her come close to going anywhere else.  But my boy cat at the time rarely was seen near the litter box.  So I am guessing it is him.  Now he refuses to use the litter box since she is back inside so he acts like a dog and when he needs to go potty he jiggles the door handle to the front door and meows.......it works out pretty well.  And he will hold it for a long time if you don't let him out.  I didn't know that is what he was doing until one day I let him out and watched him and he went straight for a bush and peed.  He is alfa-male in my neighborhood but in my house my little girl Onyx is alfa-cat.......and she is the dainty itty bitty weakling quiet kitty so no clue why but maybe because she is way older than him.
 

Your choice, I put the needs of my Queens first so they have happy, healthy kittens - but that's just me
There's also no need for a litter tray to stink up an area, perhaps you could look into changing to a higher quality diet. Diet plays a big role in litter tray odours.

Sounds like your male needs to be retrained to use a tray, also hope he's neutered since he's going outside.

Well the litter box doesn't seem to really smell that bad.  I just don't know how it would be in such an enclosed space.  And her vet said her diet is very good so I would hate to change it plus I couldn't afford for expensive food.

My male cat, Taz, is litter box trained now but he refuses to be near her while she is this pregnant.  And since she uses the litter box he doesn't want to.  He doesn't go anywhere else in the house either.  He chooses to go outside instead.  That is his perogative since he is an inside/outside cat.