If to show patience and to watch a pregnant cat carefully, it is possible to learn that childbirth comes nearer in a week or two till their beginning. It is important to notice in time that the favourite shortly is going to become a mother to prepare all necessary for kittens, to deliver, to do not pass possible complications.
Instruction
1. One one or two weeks prior to childbirth cat begins to worry, look for the secluded place therefore it is better for owner to take care of a nest for mother and cubs if he does not want the alumna to be poured in a case with linen or in a hard-to-reach spot, for example, under the bathroom. Also at this time she often licks a stomach, becomes irritable or, on the contrary, very tender, constantly requires attention. The loss of appetite and frequent urinations is possible. The stomach of a cat considerably droops down, but does not stick out from sides as earlier.
2. When before appearance of kittens on light there are only several days, future mother becomes nervous, often mews, scrapes paws a laying, refuses food. If the animal is not aggressive, it is possible to begin preparation for childbirth – to cut off wool around nipples and under a tail.
3. If the cat is attached to owners, she can constantly go behind them, demanding to go behind her to the place which chose for childbirth. Body temperature of a cat decreases by degree at this time - one and a half, and before the childbirth increases again. If to look narrowly at quietly lying alumna, it is possible to notice the movement of kittens in mother's stomach – future kids move in a uterus, preparing for the birth. From this point it is better for owner not to leave the favourite unguarded. Necessary for the help at childbirth is desirable to prepare all by this time and to write down phone of veterinary clinic there where it without effort can be found in case of need.
4. On the eve of childbirth the cat almost does not leave the shelter, nipples on her stomach bulk up and redden, from them colostrum begins to be emitted on a drop. Before the fights she begins to breathe more often, at survey it is possible to notice swelling of a vulva and transparent, yellowish or reddish allocations from her. Before the childbirth the mucous stopper having yellow or pinkish color departs. After an otkhozhdeniye of waters, is normal of yellowish, fights begin.
5. The young cats for the first time preparing for appearance of kittens on light often behave more nervously, than already giving birth. Also cases when all signs of the coming childbirth are expressed softly are frequent, or the animal constantly tries to disappear therefore the birth of kittens at the favourite becomes surprise for owners.