Temperature Check In Mama Lou

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She may be laboring. Stage one can last 24 hours. How is she now?
 
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She hasn't eating much and her stools are still soft. I left home to get some things for the kittens
 
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I'm not home yet but hopefully not. I went to get the kittens different color baby collars and puppy pads and emergency KMR. My neighbor informed me this is her 4 litter so I'm definitely getting her fixed after this
 

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The kittens should not wear collars anytime soon. It is not safe!
 
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They aren't for now they are for once they start walking I can tell them apart. I seen some of her mucus plug in her litter pan just now!
 

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They should not wear collars even when they start walking. They are too little and can too easily get hung up on something. You need to wait until they are a few months old.

Sounds like mom is progressing.
 
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ok and yes mom is progressing slowly lol she still hasn't eat today and she had another runny stool but it's not loose like diarrhea
 
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today is day 63 for hee so hopefully we will have kittens soon
 

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She still may have a few days. 65 is the average! [emoji]128522[/emoji]
 
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We are in labor... First kitten born I'm crying
 
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So far we are at 4 kittens... Mommy is tired so I have tied the cords for her.
 
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She just had another we are at 5
 

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Awesome! [emoji]128522[/emoji]

Is she done now? Are all kittens latching and nursing?
 
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No she isn't and that's why I'm concerned. Her nipples are up but no milk
 
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and we have 6
 
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she has one working nipple
 

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Big litter!

As the kittens suckle, her milk should come in. The kittens get colostrum the first day or two.

Are they latching? If not, put the kittens to nipples.

Have you weighed the kittens?
 
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They aren't latching and her nipples are the softest either I haven't weighed them but I can tell you they are small
 
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