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I just realized that the last one is still connected to the placenta (which is still inside of her). He's been out for a good 10 minutes. Should I cut it or wait for her? He/She is trying to make it's way to a nipple and can only go so far before the cord sort of snaps him/her back. Jada's not cutting this one? Should I?
 
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I am waiting on cleaning up the mess as she still hasn't pushed out the 4th placenta. Here's another picture. You can see the first gray one in this one. It still looks black in this pic though.
 
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Thanks! I'm so proud of her! She's an excellent mother already! Very attentive and all of her babies are clean and eating already. I'm a little concerned that the last one is still attached to the placenta which is still inside of her. I'm trying to wait it out but if she doesn't cut it soon I guess I will. The fourth one is now dry and it is pure black! I thought it would be gray like other one when it dried but it's not! 2 red/white tabbies, 1 gray and 1 black so far. I feel like a proud grandma!!
 
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Should I wait until she's pushed out the last placenta? It's still inside of her!
 

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Originally Posted by Momof3Cats&Kids

Should I wait until she's pushed out the last placenta? It's still inside of her!
No. I would cut the cord, and If the placenta does not pass in a little while, I'd take her to a vet. Chances are, she may not be done giving birth, and is just resting. but if the kitten is struggling against the cord to go nurse, I'd cut it.
 
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She just seems exhausted. Her stomach keeps trying to push the placenta out but it's not coming out. She's very relaxed and purring and doesn't seem to be in distress at all. I'm going to go sterilize some scissors and cut it.
 

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Originally Posted by Momof3Cats&Kids

She just seems exhausted. Her stomach keeps trying to push the placenta out but it's not coming out. She's very relaxed and purring and doesn't seem to be in distress at all. I'm going to go sterilize some scissors and cut it.
If it seems to be stuck and she's trying to push it out, it would not hurt to give the vet a call about it.
 
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I've cut the cord and the little black one is nursing. Jada's uterus is still occassionally contracting so I think she'll push the placenta out shortly. If not soon, I'll call the vet.
 

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WOW, You have had a busy day it looks! LOL Congrats on your new babies! They are so adorable. Good Luck with Jada and the placenta. I'm sure she will be a great mother.
 
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Just called the vet and they said it can take an hour to 2 hours for her to push the last placenta out. They are going to try to get me in in a couple of hours if she doesn't push it out. They are very busy today so they said we might have to take her to the Emergency Vets office which opens at 6pm. Apparantly, infection won't set in immediately but after a couple of days.

I'm just praying she pushes it out naturally and sooooooon! I'm having to watch constantly to see if she pushes it out.
 

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Congratulations!!
Any news on the placenta? Ok, My experience with this is, Hope had 2 kittens at the same time, And they were both hanging because the placentas weren't delivered so, I cut one and the other was born. It took her awhile for her to contract enough to get it out, But it did finally come out. There might be another kitten trying to get out & it may possibly be getting in the way. I would put a sterile glove on, And insert a finger & see if you can feel a kitten or placenta. Also this technique is called feathering & will help to make contractions stronger, since the babies moving while in the birth canal also makes them stronger.(contractions) That is why dead kittens take a bit longer to be born or they will often get stuck. Let us know, Waiting impatiently...lol
 
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She is totally asleep now. Do I wake her? Her contractions seem to have stopped too! I don't have any sterile gloves so not sure about the feathering thing. The vet said there could be more kittens too so I don't know what to do? She's sleeping deeply right now.
 
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