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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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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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Keeping detailed records of each queen's reproductive history is essential. If a female cat has repeated problems producing healthy litters of kittens, it may be necessary to consider removing her from the breeding program.
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Purchasing a proven cat is often a good way to jump start your breeding program, provided you know what questions to ask the seller about the cat's breeding history before you make your purchase.
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