Archive for February, 2010
Preparation When Cats Are Going to Give Birth
When the time of birth is imminent, female cats will lay down them selves, and regulate his breathing and began to push. Amniotic fluid coming out accompanied by a little blood and was followed by the birth of the baby which coincided with the placenta. After the baby cats out, we must consider whether the mother to her child care. Care means the mother will clean her child, cut the umbilical cord, and want to feed him. If not, we as owners must step in to help. How, after the baby cat out, but the parent does not want to open the membranes, then we should open the membrane with a scissors on the sidelines of an arm or leg, then cut the umbilical cord 3-5 cm long.
After that, we take the baby cat and wipe with a soft towel. The position holds a baby kitten has to be very careful. The position of the head should be below and in their tummies. After a bit dry, the baby cat is brought near to its parent to its parent so the parent can feed and clean. This delivery process usually lasts for three hours, even more, and then we as owners must be patient to wait for our pet cats. The birth distance time among cats baby are different; 15 minutes, 30 minutes, there is even one hour.
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