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My lovely ginger tabby is about to give birth any day now. Is her first litter and my first experience with kittens being born. Just wondered if anyone had any advice, I love her to bits and am actually getting anxious about it.

Some years ago when my cat had kittens.. I made her a lovely comfy bed up about a week before)..

When she started to give birth.. she got out.. and scrurried about in the kitchen popping them out all over the place!!

I was running about behind her trying to pick them up.. one by the fridge.. one by the back door... one under the table.. etc.

When she had finished.. (with six of them).. I popped them back in the bed I had made.. she got in and it was all fine.




Hello Vonney!... hope you had good hols!

(that was my cats first time too)

oh lord..
Have made up two beds so she has a choice, will prob have them on my bed lol That is where she sleeps after all.




Had a brill hol hun

Not daft your cat!!! She was saving the lovely comfy CLEAN bed for after the birth!!! For her kittens and herself!!! She wasn't to know you would have cleaned it up for them!

Hope you better

hahah I never thought of that!.. (yep I am on the mend phew!)

Just found this Vonney..

You could skip down to the 'Queening' part..


You are gonna be a Midwife Vonney

Oh!.. helps if I add the thing doesn't it.. haha

http://www.animalhealthchannel.com/felinepregnancy/index.shtml

When my cat Blackie had her kittens, I put her in a bed too but she would not stay there unless I stayed there with her. When I left she would follow me. She ended up having them on the floor, then I did the same as Claire and put them in the bed after where she stayed too. The second time she gave birth in the closet.

It is strange as she did not like me except when she was in labor and then wanted to be with me. After the kittens were born she would bring them down and give one to each of us then go and meow at the door, she even left them with Sandy our male cat once, then when she came back in went and put each one back upstairs again.

There is one thing that one must learn about cats...
they know what to do.


Watch her & you will know when it is time. As it grows closer, she will begin to get vocal, circling & adjusting herself. Labor can last all day... try to keep her in an area that limits where she can hide. You don't want kitty goo in your shoe closet.


Once the kittens start to come, be ready. She may reject them, even though it's usually for a good reason if she does... (eg, low milk production, something wrong with kittens, something wrong with mommy)
Having kitten milk on hand just in case is a good idea. Supplement mommy's food with plenty of aminos before birth, it helps. Linatone is a good brand to use. You just squirt a little on food.
Keep mommy from going outside. I know it sounds like a "duhhh" comment, especially if she's an indoor kitty, but some cats will make a run for the door. It's nature acting up in them, that's all.

Be patient, have a good vet's number on hand in case you have any serious questions & just let the Cat do her thing. It's best not to get involved with the birthing too much, it may actually cause her to reject the kittens at first. Try t wait to handle any kittens until she's had all of them. Removing them too early may trigger rejection.

Don't worry, she'll do what needs to be done.
Things will be fine.

Sorry no pet cats but my dog gave birth to ten puppies a few years back and the only thing I did was be close to her. Believe me they know exactly what to do.. Good luck

remember
they know better than you waht to do
nature toild themn excacly how to do things

as well as humens we were told ho to do things, untill the medical heald industry told us we need health insurance to have babies, we need health care to have babies, and no, unles we ask for a permit we are not aloud to have babies

looks like it lol

will check that out thanks am a feking nervous wreck

This happens a lot. More often, cats will look for comfort. When you're squeezing out kittens, comfort is in short supply.


If you can contain her in a bathroom or empty room, the dropping of passengers wont be too dramatic.
*lol...

Chances are, all will be fine.
(until the kittens begin running free- then you're on your own)

hahaha!

Hellooo Gorgeous lady

Wow

Thanks everyone for the great advice I knew I could count on you

Hi Hunny!



Vonny,

Don't worry, you got the easy part.

can't help ya too much..............last cats i had that weren't fixed i was still living at home with mom and dad



both cats decided the kittens had to be born in my room.............one in my bed(scary to wake up with fuzzy things rubbin on your legs in the middle of the nite when you went to bed by yourself!)
the other decided to give birth in my dresser.........all over the new shorts and tops my mom had just bought me for the summer it was grrrrrrrrooooooooooooossssssssss


wishing you and the babies lots of luck!

she on my bed beside me know pushing my hands off keys for a cuddle lol

Just let your cat do her thing and she will take care of her babies. If she discards one of the kittens that means there is something wrong with the kitten and she can't take care of it anymore. Just do what you nomally do and your cat will do the rest. I hope that helped