The queen’s breathing rate will increase and early occasional contractions can be seen rippling through her underbelly. This phase can take anything between 4 and 8 hours.
As the kittens, which are enclosed in individual fluid-filled birth sacs, travel towards and into the birth canal, the contractions increase until they are only seconds apart before the kittens begin to be expelled. This phase lasts between 20 minutes and 1 hour, but should not take no longer than 90 minutes.
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Journalist and long-time cat lover Marc De Jong runs a popular website on cats and kitten care. For his easy-to-follow guidebook How To Take Care Of Your Pregnant Cat - he interviewed several award-winning breeders and specialized vets.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Jamie-lee // Feb 26, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Im pretty Sure My Cats Ready Too Give Birthh Thankkss To Your Info ! x
2 chantelle // Apr 23, 2010 at 11:17 am
hey there my cat is pregnant and ive felt her kittens move and noticed her belly movin downwards i dont know how far along she is. ive also noticed that she is moving around like she is uncomfortable her nipples are really big i was wondering if anyone can tell me some info thanks x
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