Stillborn kitten but more to be born

My cat Zoe is 11 months old and she is an indoor cat. She got let out by a friend who was visiting when she was in heat and ended up pregnant after being gone from a Fri. night till sun. morning. She is a petite cat and she started labor 3 days ago. She had her first kitten at 4 a.m. yesterday and it was stillborn. Its been over 24 hours and she has stopped pushing and hasn't had another kitten and I know she still has more inside because I can feel them moving around. She still is staying bymy side ffollowing me around everywhere or staying in the box I made for her to give birth in. Will she be okay and just go into labor again like I read above or do you think I should be worried. She had ahard time getting the kitten she gave birth to out and i had to help get her kitten out after 10 minutes of it being half way out of her. It was breech and I don't know if that's why it was stillborn. But I helped her get it out once I realized it was dead and she couldn't get it out.

She will go back into labour the kitten may have already been dead inside her a nature's way of removing it out her body . she will go back into labour soon if she shows any sign of distress then ring ur vet x

B brandymommab

Hello!

Sorry about the stillborn kitten. It likely was in the birth canal too long. Breech births can be difficult. It's great that you helped her deliver the baby.

You got good advice above - if she is not in distress just wait for her to resume labor. If in distress, please take her immediately to the vet.

Let's hope she has no further trouble and delivers live kittens if there are more. Let us know how it goes. Welcome!

She hasn't went into labor again. She has been staying in the box by my bed and doesn't want to leave the box at all. Is this behavior normal?

brandymommaB said:

She hasn't went into labor again. She has been staying in the box by my bed and doesn't want to leave the box at all. Is this behavior normal?

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I hope its ok -  IF she isnt in andy distress or something.

Also, as pointed above - if the kitten was already dead inside, it become a sort of late spontane abortion.

And the others, healthy, are still inside waiting for their turn in their proper time.

Does she seems to run a fever, btw?  You can measure in the forearm [armpit of the foreleg] of the armpit, if you want to be noninvasive.  Works nicely, although the temp there is slightly lower.

That said, if you do have access to any competent vet, whom is a decently experienced obstetrician, I would contact him for advise.  At least phone him.

Good luck!

Update: She has had 2 more kittens and both were dead. I have felt them moving inside her and I just don't know why they didn't make it. I can't tell if she has anymore in her
. I just pray she is going to be okay. Does anyone know if age affects the outcome of what happened to them or could she have taken to long to get them out and they died because of that?? This is such a sad experience. Any input will be appreciated. Thank you StefanZ, sarthur2, and fizzy puss for your advice.

It is always sad when the kittens are stillborn following what appears to be a healthy pregnancy. It is very hard to know what causes stillbirth. I tend to think it occurs during the labor process when the stillborns appear to be fully mature and not deformed.

Your cat is very young, and this may or may not have affected the process. I am sorry for yours and your cat's loss.

Your cat will be filling up with milk. I am suggesting that you contact a rescue group right away and offer to foster a litter of orphan kittens. Your cat will enjoy it, as she is primed for nursing kittens, and you will reap the rewards of helping out some unfortunate souls who have been dumped or otherwise lost their mother. I know you feel utterly bereft at the moment, but helping orphan kittens from a shelter will serve to mitigate the pain.

Thanks for the suggestion. She seems sad and that may help her out. My husband and I are really thankful for all of your help and advice. We have never joined a website like this where you get info from others. I am definatly going to look into adopting orphan kittens for her.

I hope you can get kittens for her right away while she has her milk. She will treat them as her own, and the shelter will provide vet care and re-home the kittens for you. It will perk all of you up! Please call more than one shelter if you have to, but it is kitten season, and should be easy now!

Good luck, and keep posting!

sarthur2 said:

It is always sad when the kittens are stillborn following what appears to be a healthy pregnancy. It is very hard to know what causes stillbirth. I tend to think it occurs during the labor process when the stillborns appear to be fully mature and not deformed.

Your cat is very young, and this may or may not have affected the process. I am sorry for yours and your cat's loss.

Your cat will be filling up with milk. I am suggesting that you contact a rescue group right away and offer to foster a litter of orphan kittens. Your cat will enjoy it, as she is primed for nursing kittens, and you will reap the rewards of helping out some unfortunate souls who have been dumped or otherwise lost their mother. I know you feel utterly bereft at the moment, but helping orphan kittens from a shelter will serve to mitigate the pain.

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I do agree  with SArhur on all points.  Re the age.  Her age 11 months is young, but not too young, so it shouldnt bear on her.  Very old mommas can get many stillborns thought. Possibly also very young mommas, just small girls themselves.

Another source for getting hold of small kittens in need of foster care, is if you contact the vets around - I believe many of them do belong to informal larming chain.   They have knowledge of home girls, and even of breeders whom got problems.

The owner should help you with financial costs arising, exactly like a well run shelter would do.

The only you shall look up with, be sure the orphans are decently healthy, if you dont know how they were orphaned, what the mom died from.  You dont want to draw on yourself some horrible contagion.