Is Leon Going Into Labor, At Day 63?

[mmeyers9]

thanks guys, I have been terrified,

since i got baby 6 to latch on an hour ago, mommy has been sleeping.

but now the babies are meowing and she's awake
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so let's just hope baby 7 comes and if there's a baby 8, I pray that it comes fast too.

and then all are well

 

[mmeyers9]

baby 6 is much warmer, as opposed to being cold when she was born. and Mommy hasn't rejected her but she's not preventing her from nursing.

all or latching on for a few minutes
and then they let go and meow

and then they all rotate around and re latch onto a nipple again

 

[mmeyers9]

Try to get fluids out from her air ways.

Use perhas a dropper.

Or try with slunging. In your hands head out.

Raise up and quickly down in a halfcirkle...

Try to train with something ita a little tricky.

I was stimulating her and got fluids to come out of her nose and she started meowing and warming up

and now she's latched onto a nipple, even stronger than the others are

though she's smaller and weaker

 

[StefanZ]

You did and are doing excellent job esp with 6.

Exemplary as from a manual.

 

[mmeyers9]

thanks guys, but now it's been 2 hours and she's supposed to definitely have seven babies maybe eight. so where is baby 7? the first six all came 20 minutes apart very fast and now it's been 2 hours and she's just sleeping and relaxing like nothing's wrong

 

[StefanZ]

Pauses arent uncommon. If she is ok no visible trouble its just to calmly wait and see.

I myself think she is tired and must rest some before she continues.

If necessary you can smear water + karo on lips and gum as mentioned earlier.

 

[mmeyers9]

thx so much, yeah, when i put that on my finger, she is licking it off.

she slept an hour or so, and is now cleaning babies and acting like she feels great.

a little drainage is coming from her, but she's in no pain, and she's purring

 

[mmeyers9]

I am mentally exhausted,

just got off the phone with the vet, and the vet is happy because Leon's happy

so as long as Leon is happy...
then he doesn't want me to bring her in.
cuz that could make things worse

it's been 3 hours and because Leon is doing so well , they may be wrong with seeing a seventh baby in the tummy

or the baby is taking its time

if there was something wrong with the baby and it was stressed out then Mommy would be stressed out

 

[mmeyers9]

okay, it has been over three hours since the last baby and in the last few minutes she has left her babies twice to get a little bit of water . and she even lay down in my bedroom for about 5 minutes.

shouldn't she be staying with her babies? or is it okay for her to go away from them for periods of time?

 

[StefanZ]

okay, it has been over three hours since the last baby and in the last few minutes she has left her babies twice to get a little bit of water . and she even lay down in my bedroom for about 5 minutes.

shouldn't she be staying with her babies? or is it okay for her to go away from them for periods of time?

This sounds normal. Some short stretching legs pauses are common.

 

[StefanZ]

okay, it has been over three hours since the last baby and in the last few minutes she has left her babies twice to get a little bit of water . and she even lay down in my bedroom for about 5 minutes.

shouldn't she be staying with her babies? or is it okay for her to go away from them for periods of time?

This sounds normal. Some short stretching legs pauses are common.

 

[lutece]

It's OK for time to pass between kittens, especially after having so many babies. I wouldn't worry about the last baby right now, as long as she appears comfortable.

It's normal and healthy for mama cats to get up and move away from their babies to eat, drink, and take a break.

 

[Bella's Mommy]

okay, it has been over three hours since the last baby and in the last few minutes she has left her babies twice to get a little bit of water . and she even lay down in my bedroom for about 5 minutes.

shouldn't she be staying with her babies? or is it okay for her to go away from them for periods of time?

Yes they take breaks from time to time if the babies get hungry they would mew and the mom will come right back just relax the mom knows what she is doing

 

[talkingpeanut]

You can close mom in a room with the kittens while she settles down. Make sure she has food, water, litter box, and plenty of visits!

 

[golondrina]

all or latching on for a few minutes
and then they let go and meow

and then they all rotate around and re latch onto a nipple again

It is important to weigh the little ones every day to make sure they are growing adequately, some 10 grams per day, more so if they continue to mew after nursing.

 

[mmeyers9]

thanks so much you all have been a really big help. once my panic attack medicine kicked in buy babies 4 and 5 I was doing much better and was able to save baby 6.

we are sure now that baby 6 is going to be fine so far

 

[mmeyers9]

so, as for now.....
i talked with the veterinarian on the phone again...
and he is very comfortable with the fact that they probably miscounted the babies...

and he said it's very common...
but I can take her in anytime if I need to, without an appointment , and he'll examine her.
but she's just purring and cleaning the babies , and sleeping
and she's eating food now , and she's drinking water
and she follows me around if I get up and go downstairs, because she does not like to be left alone
so the vet is very happy if Leon is happy!!!
and if Leon is happy and acting very happy and normal, then there's no stressed out baby inside.
if there was a stressed-out baby inside, Leon would not be up walking around and eating and drinking and taking care of her babies and acting like everything was totally normal.
but he said there could be a baby inside that is very content and happy with staying in there, and is doing very well, and will come when ready...
he has seen a baby actually be born the next day and everything be fine, cuz each baby is in its own individual sack.
but........
she's no longer having any contractions in her stomach and her stomach is very soft and she's very comfortable with getting up and moving around, as if she was never pregnant...
so for now we're going to be happy and blessed with six kittens!!!

 

[mmeyers9]

there are two #5's...
in the picture
because #6, is hugging #5...
you can see #6's leg, lol...
so, #5's butt is below, and #5's head with a white spot on nose, is above...
btw, this is not the order they were born, i just numbered them in a row in the picture to help see them better , cuz the black babies make it hard to see...

 

[mmeyers9]

I'm not computer savvy, so if I comment a link here with the video of the babies, can you see the videos? because I have videos of the babies on my Facebook page

 

[mmeyers9]

here is the actual order that the babies came out, along with their color...

baby 1.... black
baby 2 .... creamy white
baby 3 .... creamy white
baby 4 .... black/white
baby 5 .... black
baby 6 .... black

and like I said, once I got the sack off of baby 6 and stimulated her and got the fluid out of her mouth and nose, she started meowing and warming up and within 30 minutes I had her latched on to mommy and mommy is now cleaning her