My pregnant cat has stopped her laboring progress and hasn't had a kitten in 21 hours. Is everything OK?

Question

The first kitten had a defect and only lived a few minutes. The second kitten was born 8 hours later after a visit to the vet and an injection of Oxytocin. The vet said the kittens should be born within 4-6 hours of the injection and she did not feel any obstructions in the birth canal to prevent normal delivery. She also told us to leave the cat alone in a secluded, dark room, but every time we leave, she follows us upstairs just a minute later - meowing loudly. She will only stay in her birthing nest if we are present. We can feel at least one other kitten in her abdomen, but she has not had one for the past 21 hours. She is nursing and taking care of her one normal, healthy kitten. It is normal for her to take this long without having the rest of her litter? I cannot afford C-section, so I need advice for something I can help her with on my own. She is not actively contracting, and seems to be feeling normal, even eating and purring loudly.

Answer 1

i have help many mom ma cats bring their babies in to this world

and it is ok to be with your cat if she don,t want to be a lone. if she don,t have the other kitten soon take her to a nother vet and see what they say don,t hurt to get a nother advice  .don,t wait to long ok

keep a close eye on her till you can take her to the vet  

Answer 2

You can't afford a c-section, but can you afford you cat getting septic shock from a dead kitten inside her?

This isn't something you can do at home, you MUST get this cat to a vet as soon as possible. I cannot stress this enough!

She can be come very sick very quickly and die if this kitten isn't removed. Then you would be left with a neonate kitten to try and raise yourself (which isn't easy, I have raised a few).

Please call your vet and speak with them. Perhaps they will allow you to make payments or offer you a reduced fee. If they won't call other vets and explain your situation.

All this could have been avoided so easily if you had spayed her in the first place. Not only would it have been cheaper, it would have saved you and your cat a lot of heartache.

Make sure they spay her when they do the surgery to remove the kitten she has retained. This will not effect her ability to nurse and care for the kitten that is healthy.

Please take her to the vet and bring her healthy kitten along with her.

Best of luck!

Answer 3

Not normal.  If you don't get that kitten out, it will die, and the mother's health will suffer greatly.  You need to get to a vet.  Be prepared - that kitten may already be dead.