Pregnancy
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| Day 1 | At mating released "Luteinizing-hormone from the pituitary is necessary for pregnancy process. This requires, as a rule, several matings, but allowing them to mate for many days, will make it difficult to predict the delivery date. |
| Day 2 | Ovulation. It is the sexual act that provokes ovulation and normally it takes 24-26 hours after the mating. |
| Day 2-3 | Now, the sperm reached the Fallopian tubes. |
| Day 3-4 | Conception. |
| Day 4-6 | The fertilized eggs are now migrating down to the uterus and at the same time, they will begin to develop into embryos. |
| Day 12-14 | In the womb "planted" the fertilized eggs in the uterus wall. |
| Day 12-26 | It grows to the embryo. Over the next two weeks formed the major organs. |
| Day 15-22 | Now nipples become red and slightly enlarged and around the nipples becomes thinner coat. |
| Day 21-28 | Hormonal Changes and the enlargement of the uterus may cause a female cat be nausea and a bit apathetic this time. |
| Day 26-30 | Now, the embryos are walnut-sized and you can by gently squeezing the stomach to know them as a string. One can then (if you are experienced) to count how many kids there are. |
| Day 29 | The fetuses are now fully developed miniature cats and about 25 to 30 millimeters in size. Now is the DAX to start giving cat female kitten food or feed for queens. |
| Day 35 | Now the cat female belly become bigger. |
| Day 45-50 | It is now easy to feel kittens. She devotes more time to care for himself and the breasts are becoming more and more swollen. |
| Day 51-56 | Now you can see how the kittens are in the stomach and the female can now start looking for a suitable place for her and the kids. It can also be badly with appetite right now. |
| Day 57-64 | If the female waiting many kids she can have problems to take care of hygiene, which should help wash her with warm water. |
| Day 59-62 | Milky liquid can flow from the breasts. |
| Day 60 | You can start temp cat every morning. |
| Day 63 | Clear or bloody sputum (mucus
plug) may come from the vagina. 12-24 hours before delivery temperature drops from about 38.5 to 37.5 degrees Celsius. |
| Day 64 | Estimated birth date. Pregnancy can be between 59 to 70 days. Kittens born before 58th days survives as a rule do not. |
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