Saturday 19th february 2011
Emunah had seven kittens on Sunday 20th February 2011. She was due on the Thursday and started to show signs of labour on the Friday night. Although it was an anxious, sleepless night for me, Emunah slept through and showed no signs of progressing. She was checked by a vet in the morning who said everything was going normally. The Saturday evening she showefd some more signs of labour but I was becoming concerned and took her to the emergency vet for another check. The vet was happy to keep her going a little longer but had her booked in for a caesarean in the morning if things hadn't progressed.
I took her home and things started to progress rapidly however after half an hour of pushing with no kitten arriving it was another midnight dash to the emergency vet. The kitten was stuck as a true breech so thankfully the vet was able to pull him out with out the need for a caesarean or any harm to mum or kitten. A birthing box was made up for Emunah on the surgery floor and we sat down to wait. The next four kittens were born within an hour and Emunah did a super job of caring for them. She was beginning to get tired with two kittens still inside her and she needed an injection of oxytocin to help her. We were preparing for a caesarean when Emunah eventually was able to push her last kitten out by herself. I took mum and seven big healthy babies home at 3am.
Birth Weights
Apricot Oriental boy- 100g
Apricot Oriental boy- 98g
Red Oriental boy- 98g
Lilac Tortie Oriental girl- 84g
Siamese girl- 87g
Siamese girl- 103g
Siamese boy- 89g
I took her home and things started to progress rapidly however after half an hour of pushing with no kitten arriving it was another midnight dash to the emergency vet. The kitten was stuck as a true breech so thankfully the vet was able to pull him out with out the need for a caesarean or any harm to mum or kitten. A birthing box was made up for Emunah on the surgery floor and we sat down to wait. The next four kittens were born within an hour and Emunah did a super job of caring for them. She was beginning to get tired with two kittens still inside her and she needed an injection of oxytocin to help her. We were preparing for a caesarean when Emunah eventually was able to push her last kitten out by herself. I took mum and seven big healthy babies home at 3am.
Birth Weights
Apricot Oriental boy- 100g
Apricot Oriental boy- 98g
Red Oriental boy- 98g
Lilac Tortie Oriental girl- 84g
Siamese girl- 87g
Siamese girl- 103g
Siamese boy- 89g
Emunah's Pregnancy Diary
To find out about Emunah's pregnacy please click on the photo on the left to go to her pregnancy diary.
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