Mucus Plug

My cat jewels lost her mucus plug about 2 days ago, this is her third litter but this is the first time I have seen her lose it. How long after losing the mucus plug should she go into labor or her water break???

Jewelsmama said:

 
My cat jewels lost her mucus plug about 2 days ago, this is her third litter but this is the first time I have seen her lose it. How long after losing the mucus plug should she go into labor or her water break???

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Most often the labor begins quite shortly, hours, perhaps a day-two, after the mucus plugs gone, but NOT always!    It can go even weeks before.

Its not optimal, as the risc for infections get bigger, but - as said, it happens...

So none of the "signs" is firesure...    Kittens come when they come.   As luck is, cats manage usually a little too long pregnancy well, better than humans.

While a too short pregnancy is a deadly threat for the kittens.

Are you a breeder?  If not, please consider strongly to spay her as soon the kittens are more or less weaned.  It will be typically at about 8 weeks, but the exact time depends partly on circumstances.

Some links follows.

Good luck!

Most of these links have been readied by our forumist  Red Top Rescue:

We have a good collection of articles in the Cat Health section which you can access by scrolling up to the brown bar, clicking on Articles,and then choosing the Cat Health section and scrolling through the choices.  To make this super easy for you, I am copying the links regarding birth, delivery and newborns for you here.  After reading this information, let us know if you have any more questions.  And good luck with your approaching new arrivals.

Birth, Delivery and Newborns

How to Tell if My Cat is Pregnant?

Cat Pregnancy

How Do I Know When My Cat Will Give Birth?

Pregnant Cat? What to Prepare For the Birth

Help! My Cat is Having Kittens!

Premature Kittens

Post-Birth Complications in Cats

And also:

http://www.icatcare.org/advice/my-cat-having-kittens     ( This is a link to a group of articles on cat pregnancy, birth and kittens.   Read the ones on normal cat birth and on " when to wait and when to worry"  )