Cats are the most popular pets. Owners keep in some families even on some representatives of this family even if are not engaged in their cultivation. Planned or unplanned pregnancy of the house favourite are a subject of concern and nervousness for all family, this state at cats and representatives of a fine half of mankind are very similar.
As there takes place pregnancy at catsOn average pregnancy at cats lasts 9 weeks and that how soon the cat will give rise, depends on quantity of the kittens born by it. What them will be more, rather childbirth will take place. Usually this state all cats, even rare breeds, transfer absolutely normally and special veterinary observation is not required to them. The stomach at them becomes noticeable in 3-4 weeks, especially if a cat gladkoshersty.
In 2-3 weeks prior to childbirth you can feel how at it in a stomach kittens began to move. At first to understand that in a stomach there is a movement, it is possible only having put to it a palm. The first stirs rare – a hand should be held densely pressed several minutes before you feel them. In a week the stomach already moves constantly and if wool short, this stir it is possible to see even without laying a hand to a stomach of a cat – it and shakes.
Such activity speaks simply. First, kittens at a cat, as a rule, a little if one sleeps, the second can turn in the fetal bubble. Secondly, kittens, though are born blind people, in comparison with the child, are much more adapted for life – they begin to creep at once. Therefore before childbirth ready to get out to white light kittens move quite strongly.
Strongly massing uterus walls, kittens stimulate allocation from a hypophysis of hormone of oxytocin which starts the biological mechanism of childbirth.
As cats give birthIn 1-2 days prior to childbirth the behavior of a cat changes – feeling their approach, she begins to look for the dark, secluded and closed town where strangers will not be able to disturb either her, or kittens. During this period under the influence of hormones of a bone of a basin become more mobile, muscles of a stomach relax and it changes a form from round for pear-shaped.
Sign of close childbirth is the colostrum which is emitted when squeezing nipples.
The pregnant cat usually often and eats with pleasure, but before childbirth she can refuse absolutely food, at it vomiting and a frequent chair can begin. But most often everything passes without such complications and about the coming concerning moment it will be possible to learn only that body temperature at it went down. Body temperature at cats is equal in the normal state 38.5 wasps, just before childbirth it goes down to 37.5-37.8os. The majority of cats quite cope with the birth of kittens independently even if they give birth for the first time. In this case you can only sit nearby to secure the woman in labor. But it is just in case better to read literature to help if something goes not according to the plan.