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===[[Parturition Behaviour - Sow| Sow]] ===

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===[[Parturition Behaviour - Cat| Cat]] ===

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~~== Cat ==~~

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During the last week of pregnancy, the queen seeks a nesting area. This is usually a quiet, undisturbed spot but some house cats will demand more human contact.Mammary development becomes noticable in the last week of pregnancy, especially in maiden cats. Rectal temperature may fall a few days before parturition, but this is not a reliable indicator.

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~~=== Stage 1 ===~~

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* Restless

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* Frequently visits the site for kittening

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* Occasionally lies down and will strain unproductively.

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~~=== Stage 2 ===~~

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* Straining in lateral recumbency.

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* Rapid expulsion of kittens with a short interval between each birth.

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* Parturition usually complete within a few hours.

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* If the queen is alarmed, this may disrupt the pattern and she may move the kittens to a new area before parturition resumes.

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* Soon after birth the kittens begin to suckle.

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~~=== Stage 3 ===~~

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* Placentae usually expelled still attached to the foetus or shortly afterwards.

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* Consumed by the queen.

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* Breakdown of marginal haematoma releases biliverdin, giving the discharge a brownish colour.

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~~[[Category:Parturition]][[Category:Reproductive Behaviour]]~~

[[Category:Parturition]]

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