Is My Cat In Labour?

Hi Guys,

I need a little bit of HELP!!!

On Thursday Night the 5th my cat chevy, started showing this brown mucus like stuff coming out of her vagina, its now Monday night and she had quite a bit more but we noticed a yellow/Whitish ball started coming out, we rang the vet and they said they think she might be in Labour.

she's not going into her nesting box as yet we have had her in the room since Thursday night with some towels and blankets,

but she does keep getting up and then laying down again,

She has been very affectionate towards me and my partner especially in the last 24 hours,She is purring not so much Meowing and no frequent trips to the litter box

My question is when cats start having contractions can you notice it from the beginning are they tiny small ones? and then get worse and worse?

and how long does the contraction last when they start? 

How quick is the time between contarctions?

It would be great if someone could help me as this is the first time i have had a pregnant cat.

It sounds like your cat may have lost her mucus plug. It also sounds like Stage One labor which can last up to 24 hours or more.

When you see her breathing heavily, even panting, she will be moving into harder, more painful contractions, which lead to pushing eventually.

Sometimes when a cat is in active labor you can see her sides "rippling", which is contractions.

In most cases cats have no trouble giving birth, although kittens can be delivered quickly or over a period of hours.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Here is a link you may find helpful:

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/help-my-cat-is-having-kittens

Thanks for replying! We have come home tonight to find she seems normal again and just ate more brownish stuff again can't see any contractions or anything we swear we could see her tummy rippling last night but she is licking a lot now since we have been home .She doesn't seem distressed at all though .... I'm starting to get a little worried hope all the kittens are okay , but I will keep you posted

sharnie said:

Thanks for replying! We have come home tonight to find she seems normal again and just ate more brownish stuff again can't see any contractions or anything we swear we could see her tummy rippling last night but she is licking a lot now since we have been home . She doesn't seem distressed at all though .... I'm starting to get a little worried hope all the kittens are okay , but I will keep you posted

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main thing she isnt distressed in any way.  We dont like long fruitless active labor...  But precontractions, and pauses, may be common.

Keep close watch, of course.   It may become quickly touchy.

Good luck!

The brownish stuff you mention - is that dried blood?

Can you get a picture of it?

How much brownish discharge is there?

Brownish discharge is not normal.

we've come home today to see she's still eating hardly licking but we could see last night the kittens still moving around quite a lot, she's still really affectionate and not nesting in the boxes that have been in the room for about a week now since we thought she was close the discharge has dried a little now i tried to wipe it with a warm cloth but its stuck around the outside. its now been a week since we noticed this she's not acting any different then normal.

You might want to discuss the brown discharge with your vet.

Hi everyone, about a week ago (last Thursday) i noticed my cat had some brown discharge around her vagina area.

we thought she was starting to go not labour so we set her up a room and let her get settled,

on Monday night (still no kittens)she started leading this thick whitish yellow snot like stuff only a little bit we rand the vat they said she is problem loosing her plug,its now Thursday night  again and still nothing, 

I'm starting to get worried again tonight i seen the snot like blob coming out again, she's still eating and not really nesting no contraction or anything.

the kittens are still moving i can see them when she is laying down. i don't know what to do Please help! she is a small framed cat !

below is a photo of what it looks like.. what should i do??

we called the vet on Tuesday and they said she going into labour its now Thursday still no kittens  and some more mucus stuff has come out as seen below

sharnie

She needs to see a vet face to face who will take this seriously. She may have an infection which could harm the kittens.

She's had the brown discharge for a week now, which is not normal. An x-ray could confirm if the kittens are okay and/or ready to be born. It may be a discharge from a deceased kitten inside her, but it's concerning.

It is vaginal, right?

I think you need to take her to a vet to be seen.

Sounds like she's in need of a vet to me too.

Sounds serious to me!! Please, please, please take her to the Vet...

She needs some help..

This does not sound or look normal for a pregnancy or delivery....something is wrong....

We took her to the vet they said she's fine due any day now he reckons he has never seen a more pregnant cat because of her size , still no kittens yet ...

What did the vet say about the brown discharge? Did he actually see any of it?

Did he do an x-ray on your cat to determine if the kittens are all alive?

Brown discharge is not normal.

Yes he seen the discharge he thinks that it's because she it's from the movement and no he said she doesn't need an X-ray at this point because it's not constantly running out

Today Chevy had 7 kittens
Unfortunately 1 little fella didn't make it

But the rest of them and mum doing really well thanks for all your help

That's great!

The cuteness is overwhelming. 

Very precious! Sorry about the little one who didn't make it Mum and babies look healthy and beautiful. Please keep the updates and pics coming