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Care of a Pregnant Cat

Online Course - Lesson 5: Helping During Delivery

By Franny Syufy, About.com

The big day has arrived when your pregnant cat is ready to give birth to her kittens. This process is technically called "queening."

Kitten Time!


Helping with the Birth Process
Chances are that you will not need to do anything to help with the birth process except to be with your cat to encourage her. You may even wake one morning to discover that your pregnant cat has given birth during the night, and is comfortably nursing her kittens.

However, you should know how to spot potential problems and what action to take, should she need assistance with the birth process.

If you have found this page through a search, you may want to go back and start the course from the beginning.

Care of a Pregnant Cat Course Navigation


  1. What to Expect From This Course
  2. Mating in Cats
  3. Is She Pregnant?
  4. Care During Pregnancy
  5. You are Here: Delivery Day
  6. Postnatal Care of the Queen and her Kittens
  7. Placing the Kittens
Next > Lesson 6: Postnatal Care of the Queen and her Kittens

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