Cat pregnancy - longer than 63 days?

[Melrihani]

Labour wasnt persisting, there was no contractions at all, no straining no pushing.

I felt her this morning and there was no kitten in there, I must have been feeling some of her insides lol.

But were having a favoritsm problem! Shes getting out 1-3 kittens out of the box and leaving the others in there by themselves!!! She carried the other three under the bed and fed them!!

How can i fix this when im not here to look after her?

[Traci]

You have to keep her and the kittens together, keep them all in an area where she cannot take kittens to hide, they MUST be kept together because they all need the queen's vital collostrum during the first few days of life, they ALL need to be kept warm by the queen, and they ALL need to be sufficiently nursed.

[Melrihani]

So do you think that putting her in a laundry or bathroom would be a good idea instead of my bedroom?

She seems to nurse perfectly with me in the room, but maybe it might force her to nurse them all as she cant hide them anywhere?

[Traci]

It needs to be a quiet and private area, the bathroom would probably be too hot, or too much moisture, neither is good for the newborns.

Block off access to under the bed, under furniture, behind furniture, make sure her nesting box is comfortable, kept clean. Keep her food and water dishes on the opposite side of the room, she will have to get up to eat/drink, use the litterbox occasionally.

The point is, the kittens CANNOT be seperated, and YOU must make sure that each kitten is nursing enough, getting enough milk, not getting overcrowded by the others, that each is gaining weight each day, thriving, kept warm, etc.

If there are any problems, like a kitten not thriving, or getting enough milk, or the queen is neglecting them, take her AND all the newborns together to your vet for exams immediately.