She's quite subdued this morning. Felt her ears--they seemed cold, but she was sitting by the window, so it's hard to say. When she gets little bursts of energy, they are incredibly short-lived. She's a pretty active kitten/cat, so I think she gets bored or something if she doesn't play, but she really doesn't have the gumption this morning. Maybe this will be the big day. It would be nice to have it during awake times, instead of 4am . But that's entirely up to her, isn't it? She's been nicer to the 2 other girls so far this morning--no more aggression--I think she's just trying to be cuddly. Last night she slept on my feet, which is unusual for her and before that she kept trying to get in my lap on the sofa---that's not really usual either. She's affectionate, but not quite a lap kitty yet.

We're watching her every little breath, so I'll definitely be back on with questions or updates.

She's some kind of restless tonight. Can't seem to get comfortable. More diarrhea in the box. Hardly ate any wet food, which she adores, and has nibbled a little at the dry. Licking herself a lot. No panting or searching for a spot yet or anything resembling contractions, but I think we're getting very close.

Now I'm nervous about the birthing process. Is there anything I should look out for? Anything that could go wrong with a kitten? we've got some scissors, terry cloth and paper towels, soft micro-fibre towels to dry the kittens if necessary, a flashlight in case she doesn't like the overhead on. Alcohol, cotton balls and the like a short step away from the birthing room. There's a heating pad in the closet outside, again if necessary.

Any advice at this point is ever so much welcome.

the thread at the top (as sticky) tells you all you need to know.

But basically, keep calm and she will be calm. Good luck and let us know how it goes and pics asap.

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If the cat was a stray, and was pregnant already when you took her in... How could you possibly know, she had mated on the 13th?

Mmmmmm, think we are not getting the correct story lol....

If at any point you get worried and cat seems in distress, or gets exhausted during delivery, call a vet!

Good luck!

I don't know, but I figured that would be the latest possible date. We took her in about 11am on the 14th. She hasn't been back out since. But obviously it's all speculation.

I definitely will. Nothing overnight. Stills lots and lots of licking. She's very energetic this morning (we are not, as we barely slept lol). Maybe the burst before the end? I don't know, but I'm trying to be calm.

Though it hard to stay calm in this situation! I do feel for you and the wee mummy kitty. I can guess this will be the first and last litter.... Spayed asap I bet!

Hope it all goes well for kitty and her kittens.

Well, by my estimated timeline, she's on day 72 today. After showing every possible sign yesterday that birth was approaching (off her food, diarrhea, lots of sleeping, chattier than usual), she's no closer today. She ate more, she was a wild kitten this morning flying around the house, no signs of wanting to nest or be alone or anything and she's happy as can be. Nipples still pink and enlarged, belly still sagging down, but harder than fat would be, I think there are still some lumps, but she's really sensitive about letting us touch it, so it's tough to say--finding the nips in her long hair takes most of the time she allows lol. No discharge whatsoever. Oh, and after a day and night of obsessively cleaning her lady bits, she's back to just the usual washing up all over.

I am trying not to delay her labor by being nervous and worried, but I'm afraid this has gone on too long. We're going to just try to take her to the vet tomorrow. I don't want to stress her, but I'm afraid to let it continue on.

Thanks for the good thoughts. You know, after this all being thrown on us and not expecting a 5th cat, much less her kittens, we're so excited to have them that if this doesn't turn out, we might try to find a nice tom to have a litter. Just one . At least I'd be all well-informed for a next one. But I do hope this all turns out and she has a couple of fuzzy healthy cuties.