Hello everyone!!
My cat luna had her second litter yesterday morning, and unfortunately it didn't end well. All were dead and severely deformed... and this experience will haunt my dreams until the day I die! I feel quite disturbed by how they looked and the whole situation
One was exceptionally big, I'd say the size of a two week old, which concerned me in terms of causing mum to get an infection etc, and the rest were quite small.
I am neutering both my queen and my stud, as this was totally distressing for me and obviously mum, and I never want to encounter anything like this again.
The issue I'm having, is mum isn't using her litter tray. All the kittens were born by midday, and I took her to the nearest emergency 24hr vets to be checked over, and it devastates me to say the only one that survived more than a few minutes had to be put to sleep.
I don't think I've ever felt so much guilt, and remorse in my whole breeding history. I am beyond traumatised.... lord knows how my luna must feel...
Should I be concerned about lack of urination etc? She is pining and clinging to me so tight emotionally too.. is there anything I can do to ease her pain? She is also not eating and drinking as much, but I think this could possibly be expected. I know after mama cats have babies, they don't like to leave them for a few days, so eating, drinking and toilet trips are sparse temporarily, but there are no kittens, so do the same rules apply? Although luna has had a check up and given the all clear, it's now 5.10am here and am wondering what the signs of an infection would be.. we are going to our registered vets tomorrow morning for a top to toe check up and scan to make sure all is well and discuss spaying, but I think I'm so worked up by all this, I'm panicked and paranoid I will lose my luna too!! There are no outward signs of anything being wrong, but I just want to make sure if luna does start to get poorly, I'll know the signs and deal with it ASAP.
I am a breeder by the way, just so people are clear. I have two beautiful registered burmese. Luna, and Theo
My cat luna had her second litter yesterday morning, and unfortunately it didn't end well. All were dead and severely deformed... and this experience will haunt my dreams until the day I die! I feel quite disturbed by how they looked and the whole situation
One was exceptionally big, I'd say the size of a two week old, which concerned me in terms of causing mum to get an infection etc, and the rest were quite small.
I am neutering both my queen and my stud, as this was totally distressing for me and obviously mum, and I never want to encounter anything like this again.
The issue I'm having, is mum isn't using her litter tray. All the kittens were born by midday, and I took her to the nearest emergency 24hr vets to be checked over, and it devastates me to say the only one that survived more than a few minutes had to be put to sleep.
I don't think I've ever felt so much guilt, and remorse in my whole breeding history. I am beyond traumatised.... lord knows how my luna must feel...
Should I be concerned about lack of urination etc? She is pining and clinging to me so tight emotionally too.. is there anything I can do to ease her pain? She is also not eating and drinking as much, but I think this could possibly be expected. I know after mama cats have babies, they don't like to leave them for a few days, so eating, drinking and toilet trips are sparse temporarily, but there are no kittens, so do the same rules apply? Although luna has had a check up and given the all clear, it's now 5.10am here and am wondering what the signs of an infection would be.. we are going to our registered vets tomorrow morning for a top to toe check up and scan to make sure all is well and discuss spaying, but I think I'm so worked up by all this, I'm panicked and paranoid I will lose my luna too!! There are no outward signs of anything being wrong, but I just want to make sure if luna does start to get poorly, I'll know the signs and deal with it ASAP.
I am a breeder by the way, just so people are clear. I have two beautiful registered burmese. Luna, and Theo
