Advice please :)

Iv taken my cat to the vets and he said that my cat jess is due this week early nxt week I'm just a but worried iv read that all the hair around a cats nipples should be gone now and she should be full of milk but she still has a lot of hair around them and the nipples look large with white on them is this normal I'm scared tha the kittens wont be able to get to the nipples when they are born

Do you mean due in the coming week or early the week after? It may be too early for her hair to come out and her teats to start filling. Just remember, cats have been having kittens for thousands of years and very few have problems. I know how easy it is to worry yourself half to death about your little one. Just keep an eye on her and if it seems that she is having problems, take her to the vet. Try calling the office Monday and ask them how early she should start showing signs of teat readiness.

Hi thanks for advice she is due anytime from 2moz onwards the vet said, I think I have panicked over everything lol 1 thing is for sure when she is over having the kitty's I'm going to get her done.

I agree, some get milk first at the kittens are born. It is however very seldom they dont get milk at all.

But do get yourself a scale, kitchen or mail scale, weighting in grammes. Preferably an electronical one.

They can be quite cheap.  Weigh daily, so you see If and how much the gain every day.

All breeders and most rescues do so.

Here, it will be your assurance they get enough with milk, and if they dont gain, you will know they get too little and you must add some for hand. Goat milk or kmr.

Proceed with your questions and comments!

Good luck!

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Thank you I was thinking of getting the kmr before they are born incase I need it il go and get a electric scale 2 moz so iv got everything ready all I got to do is wait till jess is ready to pop them out , iv cleaned all under the stairs out and put her box and blankets and food in there coz iv noticed her go on a few times and she is happy in there

My normally non affectionate cat lol has got up on my lap and I'm having lots of nice cuddles

She is probably getting close to having the kittens. They seem to need more contact then.

I think it may be soon :lol3: she has been in her box all day breathing very quickly and crying alot iv sat by her for many hours today she has been very affectionate all day

Sounds like it to me. Keep us updated.

Good news everyone I got up this morning to find tha my cat jess was in the middle of having her last kitten and the kitten before tha was still in the sac which I took off the baby kitty coz she was busy seeing to the 1 tha she was giving birth to but she did clean it up in the end and its up and going good so all together for her first litter she had 7 she is a wonderfull mummy and they are all doing well will post some pics when she is up to it

Wow 7! Congrats! Glad all went well.

The smallest of the kittens don't seem to be getting any milk the bigger ones r getting it all should I take I kitten off and put the lil one on the nipple ?

Yeah, you must maneuver to help the little one. For example, when the biggers are sleeping is best...

You CAN take one aside, but it will probably protest, and mom - get nervous by that.

Do weigh them also regularly, every day, so you know who gains and who dont. This way you will know when to give extra, bottle or dropper, and when not necessary.

Good you are observant.

Good luck!

Right I just bought a electric scale to weigh the lil ones so should I weigh every day

StefanZ said:

Good you are observant.

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I agree, very observant.

This tends to happen with large litters and is natures way of weaning out the weaker. If these kittens had been born in the wild, momma would probably not be able to feed so many, and so some would die so the strongest lived. Sad, but is the way. With domestics, we watch over the litter so hopefully all make it ok. Sending all stay healthy. Good luck.

jemma121 said:

 I just bought a electric scale to weigh the lil ones so should I weigh every day

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Yes, weigh them every day, at roughly the same time and as long possible, the same circumstances.

And write up their weights for every one.

They shall gain 10+ grammes each day. Some one day there may be less, but if visible drop, or less gain two days in row - sound the alarm bells!

If everything goes well, you will have a nice memory.  AND extra occasion to check them out every day.

If anything goes not so well - this will be one of your best methods to notice something is amiss.

Good luck!

Mama cat keeps breathing fast every now and then is tha normal ?

jemma121 said:

Mama cat keeps breathing fast every now and then is tha normal ?

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It is suspicious, but it can be aftercontractions, I think.  If women can have them, so surely cat mommies.

Good luck!

Thank you she is eating and drinking fine also having sleep I think i'm panicking well I hope so

jemma121 said:

Thank you she is eating and drinking fine also having sleep I think i'm panicking well I hope so

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Good you are observant. Complications, like infections, does happen. Not common but it has happened more than once forumites saved their mom cat tx to close observation and when they saw something was grossly amiss, a quick transport to vet.

So dont overdo your anxiousness, but good you are on watch.  If you dont do it, who will?

Good luck!