have my pregnant cat belly dropped?

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your cats are so cute! what breed is it?
 

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Mine are just domestic short-haired tabby cats! [emoji]128522[/emoji]
 
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My cat have been moving her body around (one corner to another corner) in the nesting box. I'm wondering if she's having contractions? I'm kinda worried actually @@
 

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It does sound as though she may be in labor.

Stay with her if you can!

Do you see ripples or tightening and loosening in her tummy? If so, those are contractions.
 
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I am with her :) NO, i don't see any. She just kept moving and moving and movinggggggggg. And visiting the litter box!
 

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Well, her body is about to go into stage one labor if it hasn't already. I suspect it has.

And eliminating in the box is common as they purge their bowels in anticipation of pushing eventually.

Be aware that stage one can last up to 24 hours. Or go very quickly.

Do you have extra towels handy, and scissors and thread? These will help if you need to cut and tie a cord or warm and clean a kitten to get it breathing. Sometimes the kittens come so fast mom needs help.
 
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yessssssss everything is ready (including vet number and emergency number) beside her nesting box! just waiting for her to be ready :) she seemed like she wanna sleep but she kept moving around in the box for almost 3 hours now! 
 
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MY CAT IS GIVING BIRTH!!!! ONE HAVE ALR CAME OUT :)
 

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Great. What colour is it? The others may come immediately or there may be a break. Has the momma cut the cord OK and is she licking the kitten?
 
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Its pure white! Yes, she ate and lick everything... She stopped now.. perhaps she's taking a break? And is it ok for her not to feed them milk? Because the babies is just lying beside to her,,..
 
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it's amazing how she drag her from the nesting box all the way inside cat tree!!!
 

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Congratulations! [emoji]128149[/emoji]

Clearly mom prefers to nest inside the cat tree for now. Just leave her be.

Cats can take breaks between kittens. Put the kitten to a nipple in the meantime. But if mom is busy laboring and delivering, the kittens will nurse later.
 
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So far there are three of them :) Mum started cleaning herself (licking), does it means that she have alr finish?
 
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Thank you so much!! :)
 

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So far there are three of them :) Mum started cleaning herself (licking), does it means that she have alr finish?
Not necessarily. She might have a break, even up to several hours and then have some more. But can you see her sides moving at all? Does she still seem a bit pregnant shaped? But it is difficult to tell. You just have to wait and see.
 

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Its pure white! Yes, she ate and lick everything... She stopped now.. perhaps she's taking a break? And is it ok for her not to feed them milk? Because the babies is just lying beside to her,,..
Siamese cats are colorpointed. And the colorpoint gene is temperature-dependent. All siamese kittens are born pure white and later develop the dark spots on the "cold spots" (paws, ears, face and tail) on their bodies. And the warm areas will stay a light/tan color :)
 
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