Currently in labor, and only 1 kitten 4 hrs in! NO contractions!
Hi. I'm worried. I have an 11 month old cat that went into labor at about 7:30am (which I already hear is unusual for a morning birth). She came into my room after rolling over on my b/f's food to show my him she was in labor. He screamed for me, that she was ready, and she ran right into my room, into the drawer I had ready for her. Didn't take too long to get the 1st kitten out, maybe 10 minutes, 5 w/contractions. That was at around 8am. It's now a little after 1:00pm and no more kittens. Just the one. He's doing good and is nursing and being loved on by mommy. She was panting and out of breath for a bit after giving birth to that kitten, but now has gone back to her normal "pregnant" self. Just cooing at kitten and laying with him and letting him nurse, and being lazy, but purring and looking happy. Is it normal to take so long between kittens? Is it possible she is scared to have people around while giving birth? She's usually a HUGE mommy's girl, so I'm having a hard time believing she won't let me around here. She even comes to my hand when I put it in to give her words on encouragement and love. I'm just worried because I called the local vet, and they said to rush her in that it isn't normal, but reading online, nothings uniform and all births can be different, MOST are easy, but not all. Is this a situation where I should rush her in? She's acting totally normal now and happy; eating and all! Please, someone let me know if I'm safe to just let nature take its course, or if I should seek out professional help for my boor baby! Thannk you in advance!