Wed, May 12th 2010, 16:23 GMT

Regarding false labor: yes. This site may give you some useful information: http://www.hdw-inc.com/fertilityfemale.htm Other birth problems include reabsorption of fetuses, along with abortion/miscarriage. Cats are incredible baby-makers (one reason for the cat overpopulation problem), but at the same time, prenatal/neonatal fatalities are not that uncommon. Leila gave birth to seven healthy kittens who lived to adulthood, but her sister Chibi lost three of her seven during the birth process, which took three days to complete. Mind you, these are cattery cats who were mated with a stud, were in good health, the birth went according to schedule, and I was in contact with my vets during the whole process. If a cat is too tired to continue labor when there are still (live or dead) kittens remaining inside, it can necessitate a Caesarian or cause death. Contact an ER vet now. Purrs and good luck.

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