Kitten born an hour ago but placenta still not delivered. The kitten is still attached & mom has made no move to change that. Mom send happy & content, no signs of distress. What's the longest you have seen it take for the placenta to deliver after the kitten?
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Kitten born an hour ago but
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This is unusual. Mom will normally chew the cord. You can tie it off with dental floss or thread and pinch it off to sever it. Mom should deliver the placenta soon, probably with the next kitten.
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not enough room for me to get in there and tie it off. I have also been told that if the placenta is still inside that it is best to leave it alone.
either way I cant get in between them to do it if I wanted to
either way I cant get in between them to do it if I wanted to
All you can do then is wait and hope mom doesn't get up and move around because that might be disastrous.
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It will come out with the next kitten,. The same thing happened with my Noami. She has 8 kittens, and each placenta waited to be delivered until the next kitten came along.
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so far she wont move at all from the spot she is in other than to shift enough to clean one of them or check herself....keeping fingers crossed.
How many kittens are there so far?
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Is this the same mama who just had a litter in February? If so, you'll need to start supplementing her with kmr ASAP as her resources are depleted.
I was wondering if it's the same mom too. If so, it's recommended that she be spayed when this litter weans, as back to back litters are very hard on mom's health.
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yeah, it's the same mom. Daisy got out and was caught very quickly each time but apparently NOT quickly enough.
we have changed things around this time so that she cannot get out when the door is opened for anyone to go in or out.
She will be taken as soon as these are weaned and able to eat on their own to the vet and then she will go back to her
original owner. I have agreed to give her back to her but I am going to make it so she goes to the vet the day she gets her back
as I do not trust her to take her once she has her in her possession.
we have changed things around this time so that she cannot get out when the door is opened for anyone to go in or out.
She will be taken as soon as these are weaned and able to eat on their own to the vet and then she will go back to her
original owner. I have agreed to give her back to her but I am going to make it so she goes to the vet the day she gets her back
as I do not trust her to take her once she has her in her possession.
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Got it ready and waiting.
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just the two. the first one came out no problem, placenta followed right after. then 32 minutes later the second one was born and still is attached. it is nursing even though it is still attached. both are doing well. so far the only problem is her not delivering the placenta. I am SURE she as more than 2 because she was way bigger than last time and I could feel more than 2 moving at a time when I was petting her.
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You can go ahead and give mom a dish of KMR a day now. She needs the calcium. Her reserves are depleted.
It's good you've got your bases covered. It's ideal to spay mom when the babies are 8 weeks, but there will probably be at least one heat cycle prior, that you have to live through without letting her out.
Thank you for getting on top of this, and caring for this cat and her kittens! [emoji]128522[/emoji]
You can go ahead and give mom a dish of KMR a day now. She needs the calcium. Her reserves are depleted.
It's good you've got your bases covered. It's ideal to spay mom when the babies are 8 weeks, but there will probably be at least one heat cycle prior, that you have to live through without letting her out.
Thank you for getting on top of this, and caring for this cat and her kittens! [emoji]128522[/emoji]
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it's been 3 1/2 hours now, should I go ahead and try to do it now or give it a little longer?
3 hours is more than long enough. Be very careful!
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will do
Go ahead and pinch off the cord!
And let us know if all is okay!
And let us know if all is okay!
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Went great, got two places tied off & cut between. She has now started panting & contractions starting back up. Will keep you updated
