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Do you understand the difference between an inheritable mutation and a developmental accident? Learn the answer to this question and much more.
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If a pregnant cat has a vaginal discharge, it is a cause for concern, not panic. It does not necessarily mean that the female will lose her kittens.
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Are your queens having smaller litters? Or having premature births? Perhaps your cats are failing to get pregnant at all. Are you losing newborns to Fading Kitten Syndrome? These are all symptoms of a G Strep infection in your cattery. Learn how to stop the losses and maintain a healthy breeding program unaffected by G Strep.
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If fetal death occurs after calcification of the bones has started around 40 days, the mother cat's body may abort the fetus. If however, the amniotic fluids are resorbed, the fetal tissues dehydrate, and the dead fetus becomes mummified.
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Follow the story of a Persian cat that delivered a litter of four heathy kittens, plus two mummified fetuses, both clearly at different stages of development.
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Premature and full-term kittens can occur in the same litter. This article explains why this happens, and shows you ways to avoid the possibility when breeding your queen.
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Discover the cause of premature births, the signs that a kitten is premature, and the prognosis of survival for various degrees of premature birth in kittens.
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If a cat pinks up at three weeks, has her pregnancy confirmed by palpation or x-ray, arrives at her due date but has no babies inside her, it is likely that she has reabsorbed her kittens.
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It is important to be able to differentiate between a premature kitten and a small, but full-term kitten because the preemie will require special care if it is to survive. This article includes photos of premature kittens.
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Vaginal discharge is the quintessential symptom of a uterine infection. A severe or untreated uterine infection can mean not only the end of a cat's breeding career, it can be life-threatening.
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