My girl finally started labour a couple of hours ago. Things looked far from right, she was straining very hard and no kitten, so we went into the vet. Whilst at the vet she produced the first kitten - decomposing, followed by a lot of pus.

We opted to bring her home just in case we can get the others out without having to open her up, but the vet warned that the chances of a live kitten are low and the chances of her getting pregnant again in the future are very low. If she doesn't produce the next one by 5.30 then we have to go back and she will have to have a caesarean. The vet is really implying that we ought to spay her but we wanted these kittens so much, if there is any chance of having another litter then we want to take it.

The cat is in labour again but is subdued - understandably perhaps. Up to and including this morning she was behaving perfectly normally, I had no idea anything was wrong.

We did not know when mating took place, that was the problem. She had been living with the stud cat, at her previous owner's. We have had her for nearly six weeks and she was visibly pregnant when we got her - but only just.

Liz

Awww hun i'm sorry to hear your sad news it must be awful. I hope she is ok, even if she does end up with a c-section

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Anna xxxx

Oh LizSo sorry to hear this awful news-i do hope your girl pulls thru for her sake and yours

Sorry to hear that Liz. We've had quite bad luck with litters this year and a similar scenario to your cat with our little girl Flower.

She had two kittens, born via c-section, with only one alive - the other had died quite some time before. Unfortunately the live kitty died after only a couple of days. Flower has now been spayed and is living here as a pet.

It wasn't a great ending, so I hope it works out better for you. x

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Such sad news my heart goes out to you ((((Hugs))))
I do hope your queen will be OK

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We've had a second kitten now, also dead.

Liz

I'm so sorry, how awful. I hope your girl is ok.

Hi, hope your girl comes through it all alright, and with any luck have a live kitten. best of luck.

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Was it like the first one?

Good luck Liz. x

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Is it pyo? has the vet said. there are antiibiotic treatments that will allow the cat to be breed again if it is pyometria.