Tilly is 61 days pregnant help!!

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Spottytillycat said:
Ahh she had gone under. My bed. Looked like she was pushing? Is that contractions?
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Yes, almost surely.

Its quite common they do deliever in some provisorical place. In the nature they dont want to soil the nest too early.

You will move the kittens later on, dont worry.   The only BUT is, if there is any trouble, you will prob have difficult to help out there under the bed.
 
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Thank you for your help. She's still wanting me up stairs so trying to. Split my time between children and cat lol. Still meowing. Cleaning her bits up every 5 seconds
 
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It does sound like first stage of labor to me. She also sounds like a very sweet kitty! Do you have a special nest set up for her in your room?

Keep us posted on her progress!
 
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She's had the first one about half a hour ago. She's not cut the cord. How long till the next one?
 
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You should cut the cord for her. You can use clean finger nails. Leave about an inch for the baby.

It can be a break for the next baby or it can come soon.

Is it nursing? In a nest with mom?
 
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You shouldn't cut the cord for her. You can use clean finger nails. Leave about an inch for the baby.

It can be a break for the next baby or it can come soon.

Is it nursing? In a nest with mom?
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talkingpeanut talkingpeanut means you SHOULD cut the cord for her!

Hope it continues to go well!
 
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Okay I'll try n cut the cord. She had the baby a hour ago n it's still on the cord and notgiving birth to the placenta yey. She's contracting again
 
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Placenta will come out. Cord can be cut. Sounds like another on the way!
 
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Its not necessary to cut the cord immediately - usually its better and possible to wait a little and see.  Also, some blood may be still flowing.  But if nothing happens and time goes bye, say 15+ minutes,  its possible and wise to cut off the cord, with a blunt clean scissors or even your clean nails as said earlier.   Mommas teeth arent sterile, so we are clean, but dont need to overdo with total sterility.

Re common complications:  IF a kitten seems to be stillborne, its sometimes possible to revive it by warming up, and vigorously rubbing and massaging.  Also, letting possible fluids out from the mouth.
 
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Its not necessary to cut the cord immediately - usually its better and possible to wait a little and see.  Also, some blood may be still flowing.  But if nothing happens and time goes bye, say 15+ minutes,  its possible and wise to cut off the cord, with a blunt clean scissors or even your clean nails as said earlier.   Mommas teeth arent sterile, so we are clean, but dont need to overdo with total sterility.

Re common complications:  IF a kitten seems to be stillborne, its sometimes possible to revive it by warming up, and vigorously rubbing and massaging.  Also, letting possible fluids out from the mouth.
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The OP said it had been a half hour.
 
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Hell will mum n kitten doing well. She's not pushed for ages though.. It's coming up two hours should I be worried?
 
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No, don't worry. She'll have the rest when her body is ready. As long as she is not in distress it's okay. Nor should she push for longer than an hour unsuccessfully. But cats can take breaks for hours or even days.

Is the cord cut now? Is placenta out?
 
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Hello!! She's had kitten number two. Took the pain out in my hand as she was biting the first kitten hurting it. First kitten is free. Can't see if the 2nd is free. Ni sign of placenta so guessing she's eaten it?
 
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The moms break the sac around the kitten, then lick them to stimulate breathing and to clean them. They do eat the placentas, sometimes so quickly you don't see it. Often they will nudge the kitten to nurse.
 
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Still only two kittens n the last kitten still cord on her. N placenta still in her. She was biting them whole she was pushing as she was in pain. So I moved kitten n she was biting me while pushing
 
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Go ahead and cut the cord like you did before. She will deliver the placenta eventually.

Are the kittens nursing?
 
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Kitten three is out and alive. Two placentas out. She's bleedingsshould I worry?
 
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