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Hi there! First time cat owner here. I took in a stray 55 days ago and she is pregnant. We're currently in the time frame the vet estimated for birth, and I've noticed some changes in the past few days that make me think she's going to give birth any day now (more affectionate, lactating a little, rippling, some nesting behaviors, her belly dropping lower, more vocal, more grooming, etc)
Just now I noticed a tiny bit of clear / yellow discharge coming from her vulva, which I take to be the beginning of her mucus plug. I will try to get a picture and add it. I have a few questions:
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
I got a picture, but it looks like she groomed there recently. Attaching anyways just in case. If you zoom in, you can still see some residue stuck in her fur.
Just now I noticed a tiny bit of clear / yellow discharge coming from her vulva, which I take to be the beginning of her mucus plug. I will try to get a picture and add it. I have a few questions:
- Is this probably the entire mucus plug? She is a quite small cat (just under 7lbs when not pregnant), so maybe this would make it smaller, although I am not sure.
- Does the mucus plug come out all at once? Or is it a process over a length of time, like over a few hours?
- What is the timeline I should be looking at here for kittens?
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
I got a picture, but it looks like she groomed there recently. Attaching anyways just in case. If you zoom in, you can still see some residue stuck in her fur.