To Whom it may concern,

My Cat is 10 months old.

She is a tortoise shell.

She gave birth to 3 kittens on the 10/02/2004, Everything went fine and we had no problems. we think that she may not given birth to 1 kitten. We watched her the whole of yesterday, last night she started panting and breathing fast, and she had dialated slightly. We were expecting her to give birth to the last kitten, but she didn't. Last night and today she has been leaving spots of blood in her bed. Its not a lot of blood, just tiny amounts. She looks fine, she is eating well, and caring for her kittens.

Is the bleeding normal?
Should she have had the kitten by now, it has been +- 40 hours?
Is there any complications?

Thank you
Cas

Cas, thank you for your e-mail about your 10 month old cat having kittens. A few spots of blood are nothing to worry about, nor is a dark green discharge during anfdfor a few hours after kittening. If she has settled with the kittens, and is eating and drinking, she has probably finished. However, if you are in ANY DOUBT AT ALL get her to a vet ASAP for her to be examined, as if she still has a kitten inside after 40+ hours, she will need urgent attention. I suggest that you also make arrangements to get her neutered whilst you are there!