Need Help And Advice On Our Pregnant Cat Kera

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Healthy gums are pink.

Keep us posted.
She safely delivered 4 kittens although we had to break the sacks and pre-clean them ourselves she showed no interests until the second one came out she was cleaning and snuggled the first one but they are nursing
But should I make Kera get up and drink some water and see if should eat because I tried yesterday before her babies and she didn't have neither
 

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Thank goodness the kittens are born and healthy. It's good you were able to assist. That was a long labor!

Did she eat the placentas? If she did, she's fine for now. If not, bring her some wet food that she can eat in the nest so she does not have to leave her kittens right now.

Put her litter and water nearby. She'll get up eventually.
 

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Glad the kittens are ok!

Confused about an earlier point - did you give your male cat away? Where did he go?
 
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Thank goodness the kittens are born and healthy. It's good you were able to assist. That was a long labor!

Did she eat the placentas? If she did, she's fine for now. If not, bring her some wet food that she can eat in the nest so she does not have to leave her kittens right now.

Put her litter and water nearby. She'll get up eventually.
Oh man we through all that away and even gave her new clean fresh blankets for her and her babies
 

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Did you bring her food in her nest this morning? Did she eat it?
 
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Did you bring her food in her nest this morning? Did she eat it?
Yes she's eating her wet food now I am giving her space and I'll give her water after she's done with wet food
Her nesting box is right next to her litter box
 
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Sounds good!
She safely still not drinking water but she has been eating very little of her wet canned food should I make her honey water so she's drinking? Or just still give her space and just keep offering her her wet food? She's very tired and snuggled up with her new babies and they're nursing like crazy
But she also has not used the bathroom yet which her littler box is right next to her box nest
Should help her get up and see if she will use her litter box?
 

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You can give her honey water.

Hopefully she will eat more later today.

She will get up when she is ready.
 
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You can give her honey water.

Hopefully she will eat more later today.

She will get up when she is ready.
OK well she sat up and to me it looked like she was going to clean and lick herself like towards her back legs but idk if she was unable to or what then she just started cleaning her kittens
 
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She sounds like she's doing okay!
YAYYY I'm so glad to hear that I was still sooo worried so just my observation of how today has been so far she will sleep 99% and I should still leave the wet canned food and honey water in her nest and offer some more of each ever so offten...
 

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Is she getting up to use the litter box?

I would suggest that you start saving up money in case of emergency, and for her eventual spay. Do you plan to spay when the kittens are weaned?
 
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