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Gestation period is defined as the length of time from mating to birth. What IS the average gestation period for a feline — and how accurate is this time period for determining the anticipated date of delivery?
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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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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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Learn how to palpate your queen to confirm pregnancy and count kittens. This is a useful skill for the modern cat breeder to develop.
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In rare instances, a pregnant cat will come into season, be bred, and conceive a second litter while still carrying the first. Learn more about this unusual phenomenon called superfetation.
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This article discusses what happens to a cat's body when she is pregnant. Included is a chart showing the progress of the pregnancy from the first day of breeding until the date the queen gives birth to her kittens.
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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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Follow the medical history of a pregnant Bengal queen that gives birth prematurely to a litter of kittens with septicemia.
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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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