How to calculate the term of childbirth at a cat

How to calculate the term of childbirth at a cat

Cats – the most numerous tribe of pets, it is possible to meet them in many families of citizens, and owners of country houses hold, at times, and on several fluffy favourites. Pregnancy those cats who live in apartments in most cases planned, but have also cases when the cat went on a spree without participation of the owner and it is necessary to determine the term of childbirth by indirect signs.

Whether your cat is pregnant

Even planned knitting can not come to the end with pregnancy therefore it is important to define whether fruitfully there took place the date and whether your cat is going to become a mom. Incubation term at cats – 9 weeks, but also as always in wildlife, norm is a deviation in several days. Cats it can have 5 days both in that, and in other party. At cats with short wool the pregnancy lasts less – 58-68 days, at long-haired - 62-72 days. Depends much on that how many kittens will be given birth by a cat. If it is 1-3 kittens, she will longer go than when kittens there are 5 and more. Conception usually comes in a day - two after a covering.

Special tests for pregnancy for pets do not exist yet therefore the only indicator in the first few weeks is the behavior toxicosis, as well as at the ordinary woman, several days can tear it, but this state at cats passes quickly.You can in two weeks or a bit later after alleged knitting visit the veterinary clinic equipped with the device ultrasonography and check a cat for pregnancy. Since the end of the 2nd week the embryos of kittens can be made out on the monitor screen.

When the cat gives rise

On the Internet there are many websites where calendars in which in one column the day of knitting is specified are provided, in the second – estimated day of childbirth. But you can also with a bigger accuracy to predict it, watching how pregnancy proceeds. Usually within 4-y-6-y weeks you will already know that the cat expects addition on her appearance. Nipples buy her a pink shade and can begin to be shelled, the stomach becomes noticeable and increases every day. At this time it is possible to visit the veterinarian that he, even by means of a palpation, defined approximate quantity of kittens. It is better not to rumple a cat once again not to damage her. After the 7th week, having put a hand on a stomach of a cat, you will be able to feel stir. At this time the animal sleeps much and often visits the tray, eats much and drinks. Before childbirth in 2-3 days the stomach "falls" - is displaced to hips and looks slightly loose-hanging, there are allocations, nipples bulk up and from them liquid of white color is emitted too. The cat begins to look for the secluded place, facilitate her a task, having equipped a box and having put in it soft warm rags.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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