Hello!
A pregnant stray cat that adopted us several weeks ago gave birth yesterday. Both the mommy and the four babies seem to be doing fine but I have a couple of questions. This morning, when we woke up, we saw that Queenie had carried her babies across the room, which was fine with us. However, the towels they left behind had a mustard colored discharge sort of a thing smeared over it. Also, I noticed that one of the babies had the same colored thing dried up on his leg. Any clue what that could be? Also, the mommy cat still has a huge tummy. It almost makes me think she has more kittens left in her uterus. Does anyone know if the cat's large tummy is normal after birth? Is there a way to tell if she is having problems? I would really love to take her to the vet for a check up to ease my mind but since today is sunday, I would prefer not to drive an hour to get to the emergency vet hospital and pay 130 dollars (that I cannot afford) just for walking through the door only to find out that it is all normal. If you have had any experience with a queen and kittens before pleaaaaase tell me what I should watch out for, and if these things I described are abnormal. Thank you.
A pregnant stray cat that adopted us several weeks ago gave birth yesterday. Both the mommy and the four babies seem to be doing fine but I have a couple of questions. This morning, when we woke up, we saw that Queenie had carried her babies across the room, which was fine with us. However, the towels they left behind had a mustard colored discharge sort of a thing smeared over it. Also, I noticed that one of the babies had the same colored thing dried up on his leg. Any clue what that could be? Also, the mommy cat still has a huge tummy. It almost makes me think she has more kittens left in her uterus. Does anyone know if the cat's large tummy is normal after birth? Is there a way to tell if she is having problems? I would really love to take her to the vet for a check up to ease my mind but since today is sunday, I would prefer not to drive an hour to get to the emergency vet hospital and pay 130 dollars (that I cannot afford) just for walking through the door only to find out that it is all normal. If you have had any experience with a queen and kittens before pleaaaaase tell me what I should watch out for, and if these things I described are abnormal. Thank you.