Dischargees in expecting queen

Question
Dear Marcia

OK , this pedigree bio-color Persian queen of us is 16 months old now , and today is the 58th day of her first pregnancy . Everything was going on quite well and normal , till last night that I noticed that she was not eating the way she used to , plus she was looking quite plain . As someone who is breeding Persians for some years that made me have an eye on her . Today early morning I found her trying to make a nest . When I inspected on her I noticed that she had got a watery pinkish discharge from her vagina , something between blood and water . That made me sure she was about to have her babies . So , we got ready for delivery but weirdly she didn't show any other sings of delivery . In deed not only didn't she show any other sings of delivery , she's even started eating well now , and is not looking pale anymore . This has made me quit apprehensive really . What does it mean ?

Now my question is , can a expecting queen save her babies till the 65th day (which is the normal day for delivery) even after having discharges at 58th day ? Why isn't Melissa giving birth to her babies after a noticeable amount of discharge ? Her babies are still moving well and I can see that . She's back to her normal life and no discharges anymore . How come it's like this ? Isn't an expecting queen supposed to have her babies in few hours after having discharges ?

Please help ! Please answer me as soon as possible .

Soheil

Answer
Hi

It is possible for a queen to have a discharge sometimes up to two weeks before the due date and still carry her babies to full term.  Obviously there is risk of infection after this due to having opened slightly.  We are not entirely sure why this happens except that a kitten may have died and the womb is clearing itself, though this sort of discharge is normally of a creamy consistency.  

My advice would to be to keep a close eye on her and if possible ask your vet for some Synulox, Clavaseptin or Noroclav (depending on what your country calls it) which will help keep any infection at bay.  This needs to be given for the remainder of her pregnancy and possibly a few days after.  It will not affect the kittens.

Every day the kittens are not born before the due date is a bonus and I would say that if she goes to her 59/60th day the kittens will be fine. I find kittens born around 7 days before their due date have a poor survival rate.

I hope your girls goes a few more days for you and even better if she goes full term, but the fact the kittens are moving is comforting.  Keep an eye on her and if you have any worries about them not moving or her not acting normally then pop her off to the vet.

Good luck.

Marcia.