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labour

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Question
i was wondering how to tell if you cat is in labou

my cat is in her last few days of labour and i hope that im here for it and if i am then how do i tell???

this is her first litter and im scared...
she is about 2 and she is considerably fat!!!!!

Answer
Hi Kassadee
You should know the date she mated then her delivery date will be about 65 days after that. So if she is approaching this time then she will behave differently from now on. She will try to find a warm dry place to have her kittens. I suggest you buy a kittening box and confine her to it as much as possible.
Then you can control where she has her kittens. When she has them is really up to her, you will have to be patient and watch her all the time from now on
Good luck