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Calcium is an important and vital ingredient in the health of your breeding queen. Lack of calcium can actually lead to a nursing queen`s death. However, over-supplementing calcium can also cause serious problems. Understanding the role calcium plays is important in ensuring a queen's a successful pregnancy.
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Every breeder should be able to recognize the signs of eclampsia. Your queen's life may depend on it.
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Infertility is the inability to conceive or to carry a pregnancy to term. Failure of a female cat to produce kittens can arise at any stage of the reproductive process.
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Some cats experience an "interrupted labor" in which they deliver part of a litter before resting for a considerable time before delivering the next kitten. Learn what to do when a queen stops her labor with kittens still to come.
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This article contains a handy chart showing the various tests, units of measurement and normal ranges that appear in the report when your veterinarian runs a complete blood panel or urine test on your cat.
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Providing the best nutrition for your pregnant cat will ensure that her kittens get the best start in life possible.
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There are steps you can take before breeding your female cat that will help her answer the extra demands a pregnancy places on her physically and increase her chances of delivering a healthy litter.
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Uterine inertia is the failure of the muscles of the queen's uterus to deliver her kittens. Recognizing the problem quickly and providing knowledgeable care will give the queen the best chance of delivering live healthy babies.
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