Josephine was in labor / delivery for nearly 3 hours, so needless to say she was one pooped out kitty! Her very first baby, she acted panicked and surprised like she didn't know what the heck to do. She kept moving all about and not tending to it ...luckily I was there to wash it for her and clear its little nose and mouth.
On the second delivery, Josephine didn't deliver all of the sack right away, and the baby was dangling from her by the umbilical cord. She kept standing up and dragging / dangling the baby all over the bed .... finally I decided to pull the rest of the afterbirth / sack out myself, and that worked fine. *sigh of relief*
For some reason I don't remember this detail from when Emma had her babies ... but several of Josephine's came out feet first! My question ..... for all you true experts ... is this 'normal' for cats, or was it a delicate matter for the babies? Again, thankfully they came out with several good pushes from Josephine ..... I would gently rub her tummy and she did the rest. more....
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