Helpful Tips About Helping a Cat Through a Difficult Birth

Helpful Tips About Helping a Cat Through a Difficult Birth
By Shaun Bradley

We all know that difficulties during the birthing process are bound to happen no matter what the female giving birth is if a fish, bird, cat, dog or human woman. These things are going to happen, yet Mother Nature usually equips Her animal children with the natural, inborn instincts that really allow them to work their way through just about any problem that they are bound to encounter (humans that create the problems are another story altogether though). There are some pretty simple things that you can do to help your cat through a difficult delivery if you are right there when she goes into labor and runs into a problem.

Make sure that you do not "crowd" her. As tempting as it is to sit right next to (on top of in the cat's viewpoint) your cat as she is preparing to give birth and actually giving birth; you need to remember that your cat looks at and considers this as being right on top of her and will definitely take offense at this. While she knows logically that you are trying to be as close as possible should she need your help, it is her animalistic protective instincts that are going to take over right now. She might also start to see you as a threat to her brand-new kitten's safety and also to her own safety as she is giving birth.

Be ready to just sit back and watch patiently. Although you know that you have more tools at your disposal than your pregnant cat does (you think); you need to realize that Mother Nature has already equipped your cat and every single creature of Hers with the instincts that they need to survive just about any situation that they are going to face. Although your cat does not have a pair of scissors or a sharp knife as we humans have at hand, she does have extremely sharp teeth and claws to work with. You, as your cat's human companion or "person" need to sit back and relax and simply watch as your cat puts to use the skills, knowledge and instincts that she was born with.

Keep your help to a minimum if it is needed. It is a known fact that animal mothers generally do not like humans getting too close to their newborn babies. There are some exceptions to this "rule" though. IF it does turn out that your cat really does need your help due to a problem that comes up that she cannot handle on her own; you will need to keep that "help" to a minimum so that your cat does not see you as a threat to her kittens and herself. There might not be that much that you really need to do to help you cat through whatever trouble comes up; yet you need to be prepared to offer any type of help that she and the kittens need to see to it that all of them make it through the birth safely.

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