Matilda

How is she this morning? That does sound like labor. You can see ripples in her sides during labor, which are contractions. Cats tend to purr through the pain.

I think she enjoys the attention she gets when she does something labor like [emoji]128514[/emoji] She did that until about 1am jumped of the bed dug in the litter box for awhile ate some food then came back to go to bed for the night.
she ate about half of her wet food this morning, she has been leaving more and more of her wet food and eating more and more of the dry food I've been leaving out for her.
I am going to be out of the house longer than I normally am today, so watch today be the day because I want to watch and be there with her so bad!!
She has been digging and digging in the litter box like I mention above does that mean she is wanting to have them on there? I've herd its really bad for kittens to be born on litter?
I have a huge litter box in a large dog kennel because I honestly hate seeing the box and I have a small travel kennel set up for her to give birth in could she be digging in the box because she feels the travel kennel is to small? Should I switch them out or is it to late to mess with things she already knows.
My mom and I plan on going to the dollar store to pick up some more towels and rags is there anything else we should try and pick up?

It does sound like she is nesting in the litter, which is not good. You should switch them. Re-read the link regarding what to prepare for the birth in my post #4 above. That should help! [emoji]128522[/emoji]

Ok when we go out for towels I'll add what's on the list to mine.
And when I get home I will switch the litter box out and make one big nest.
If she starts to have them on my bed will I have to let her finish having them or can I move her to a more ideal spot?

Play that by ear if she starts having them on your bed. Sometimes it's best to wait.

The two nests I now have set up for her. I really hope she uses them lol
This last picture just cracks me up I feel so bad for her but she really looks so over it in that picture.

Lol. That's a real classic picture - love it! Bless her heart. She'll have them somewhere! [emoji]128571[/emoji]

I don't see how she can get any bigger! I found an old picture of when she first showed up and she was tiny!
It's driving me crazy she hasn't had them yet. lol I'm always checking.

Just when you think they can't get any bigger - surprise - they do! [emoji]128571[/emoji]

I found a rescue that will work with me on getting 'Tildas kittens fixed and vetted before they are adopted. They will even help get Matilda fixed for us!
When I got the message this morning I cried, we understand the importance of having all that done for the kittens but couldn't be we are not financially set up for it.
I'm so excited we have this set in place now.

That is very good news! [emoji]128571[/emoji]

LibertysGoats said:

I found a rescue that will work with me on getting 'Tildas kittens fixed and vetted before they are adopted. They will even help get Matilda fixed for us!
When I got the message this morning I cried, we understand the importance of having all that done for the kittens but couldn't be we are not financially set up for it.
I'm so excited we have this set in place now.

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That's wonderful!!!!!!!
Now you can focus on Matilda and the (upcoming) kittens with this news

Exactly I was so stressed about being able to have everything done before finding new homes for them. We definitely didn't want to send them off to end up having more kittens of their own. And there is always that worry that someone will get sick or something will go wrong. So it's definitely reassuring.

She meowed for me to come sit by the nest for her to eat the rest of her dinner. No contractions, so does she just want my attention? Could she go into labor even if she just ate? I've read that they normally go off feed before giving birth?

You'll know when she goes into labor. It sounds like she just wanted your company! [emoji]128522[/emoji]

Poor Matilda is still getting bigger and bigger. She has become a million more times needy but yet spending more time in her nest or under the bed. I've been reading a lot of threads on here and I've seen some huge litters out of tiny mommies I sure hope that's not the case with Matilda.

My cat was HUGE before she gave birth, yet only had four. This was her the day before she delivered:


Her tummy looked like a basketball! [emoji]128571[/emoji]

Oh my goodness she is definitely huge!!!
I just set out her favorite wet food and she hasn't touched it she rather lay next to me right now. Looking back at when I brought her inside we could have until the end of this month as the last possible due date. So I guess the waiting game is all I've got for now lol [emoji]128514[/emoji]

Yep! Hang in there! [emoji]128522[/emoji]

We did a little maternity photo shoot maternity photo shoot tonight with Matilda! She wasn't very happy with us afterwards but a few definitely came out so cute!!! [emoji]128525[/emoji][emoji]128525[/emoji][emoji]128525[/emoji][emoji]10084[/emoji][emoji]10084[/emoji][emoji]10084[/emoji]