Pregnant Cat Goes Into Labor! | VLOG of our first foster ever
Last winter, we took in a VERY pregnant, very young stray cat so she can give birth to her babies (& raise them) in our home! It was an incredible experience that I will forever cherish, as it sprung my into the wonderful world of kitten fostering 😊
This video follows the last 3 days of Lady's pregnancy, her long labor, and the beginning of the birth.
Hope you enjoyed this video! Let me know your guesses below on how many kittens she had :)
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Three days until birth
2:35 Two days until birth
3:57 Maternity pics
4:56 Day of birth!
5:28 House Hunters
6:39 Labor
8:05 Pushing begins
10:00 It's happening!
Disclaimer:
Lady was a pregnant stray whom we took in to foster. She and her kittens were all eventually spayed/neutered before going to their forever homes. Please don't breed your cats-- there are already SO may homeless cats in the world ❤️
A tongue sticking out when the cat sleeps is also a sign of complete relaxation.
She happened to catch the very elusive 'blep' on video!:p
Thank you, did not know that
@@llamapajama7840 my cats mostly do it when they're resting. It can also be a sensory response. Cats get so caught up in a moment they literally forget to put their tongues back in.
Snoring can be a sign too
My cat's don't do that they sleep on their backs sometimes belly up.
It’s heartbreaking to realize just how many poor cats and dogs give birth like this out in the pouring rain, or the freezing cold winters with nobody but themselves
So true 💔
that almost happened with the cat my mom rescued, she was waiting for 4 kittens and probably was abandoned after it's last owners realised she was pregnant. Luckily she found our street and we took good care of her. 2 kittens got adopted by people we trust and know, and the other 2 stayed with us :)
Heartbreaking indeed. The mama cats at breeders too. Multiple pregnancies every year 😖
@@cocoto7046true I'm about to have three litter of kitten this year from my cat tigress
That's why they deserve love ❤
“Yup, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.” That was the perfect audio for her facial expression. 🤣
🤣🤣
Cat: Hey ppl, I’m preggos
Omg I laughed so hard 😂
@@abbyg3404You're you're welcomes?
LOL😂😂😂😂😂
You know what she was doing, right? This is a VERY pregnant Mama...she was making sure she felt comfortable and safe with you before she gave birth. The fact that she looks completely relaxed in your company is a very good thing, considering it said she was a stray who was very pregnant.
I'm so happy she was able to feel safe here ❤
@@AnnaFosters How are Lady and her kittens now? Doing well, I hope?
They're in their forever homes now! Sadly we don't get many updates after they're adopted. I do know Petra was renamed to Sushi lol 🍣
@@AnnaFostersperfect name for her 😍
Just about 14 years ago, my parents and I got the same kind of call, but it was in the middle of winter. The stray mama, Charlotte, was a beautiful tortie. She had 7 kittens, two of whom were stillborn. She had an upper respiratory infection, so she never cleaned off the kittens or cut their cords-we did all of that. We took Charlotte and all the kittens to the vet the next day because we were afraid for their collective safety/health. Thankfully she survived and so did four kittens (one died from heart complications a week later). We raised the kittens in our house and kept two: Caraway, a tortie just like her mommy, and Pekoe, a buff tabby who’s not as smart as his sister was but still the sweetest, lovingest boy. Anyway. Shameless self-plug of my own pregnant foster cat story aside, Lady is just the prettiest, sweetest baby. You guys did a great job taking care of her and being gentle with her. Good on you for providing a variety of nests as well (though they were a little overpriced imo but that’s the industry)!
Thank you for fostering and for sharing your story-- I'm sorry you had to experience those sad bits 💔 But it's incredible what you all did! Cleaning up kittens post-birth and cutting their cords.. I couldn't imagine having known what to do in that situation! I'm so glad that mama found her way to you all
Why do you reply a lot? Like super A LOT
Cats are very expressive with their eyes. A cat closing their eyes in your presence is a sign of a calm, happy kitty. Kitty’s brain is producing a bunch of oxytocin during labor, which help with her contractions (and bonding with the kittens)
So fascinating. Their eyes really are so expressive ❤
What a lovely kitty. She’s so cuddly, you should keep her because she’s has such a lovable personality.
I agree!
The House Hunter bit was so hilarious, I laughed so hard I went to show my wife that bit and laughed again! Well done video and thanks for doing a great job with the kitty.
This made me so happy to read 😂 Thank you!!
I LAUGHED SO MUCH AHHH IT WAS BAAHAHAHA
I'm laughing because it's the husband showing the wife and not the wife showing the husband, loooool🤗 He's a KEEPER !!!
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I love the way you did this video. Anybody can just film the birth but you included a personality for this beautiful cat. I fell in love with her.
Thank you so much! 🥹
How can you not she's a pretty kitty about have some pretty kittens.
I have two cat queens but both of them are fixed and both of them used to be strays.
And the Russian Blue queen cat dubbed the name Silvia because of her silver hairs amongst her grey fur coat, and the second one is Autumn I named her that because she looked like the autumn leafs in fall.
Silvia used to be pregnant when she was a stray, and then when I saw her again, she was slim again. I don't think none of her kittens survived which happens sometimes when your a stray cat.
Omg this was so good to watch! The editing was amazing and mama cat is so adorable 🥺
Thank you so much!! She really is too adorable lol
She reminds me of one of my babies I was blessed to have for 17 years I miss her so much just a cat full of love
Wow! So happy you had her for so long 🥹 Though it's never long enough
Came for the pregnant cat story, stayed for the edits.😂
Cat: Holy whiskers, I’m having kittens! I’m a mom! *proud mama kitty*
Aw she's so sweet affectionate and gentle I couldn't give her up I'd keep her she really loves you a lot 🥰 The black outline around her eyes makes her even more gorgeous, poor thing was like "I wish these kids would come out," 😂
She really was the sweetest!! ❤
@@AnnaFosters 🥰
If you happen to foster another pregnant pet in the future, they prefer dark, quiet places, where they can feel safe. So, next time, it would be a better idea to prepare closed boxes with only an entry space cut, so she can also see you. My previous female cat, who is now in cat heaven for a very long time, always woke me up in the middle of the night to give birth while I was sitting in front of her closed box's entry 🥹
Thank you for the tip!! I didn't know that they preferred dark spaces at the time of hosting this little miss, but I will definitely keep that in mind if I get to foster another one 💕😊
@@AnnaFostersAlso, I was told to keep a bowl of fresh water outside the birthing box and offer the mother sips throughout the process. For this being your first time, you both did a good job. ❤
Imas a mom with 5 kids 😂 I thought the same like one if they were having a conversation while I’m contracting 😂 and too wide open and almost touched her while birth Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love the whole video 10/10 😅but as a mom I felt her every labor pain lol
When my cat got pregnant I literally gave her a maternity photo shoot
I'm sure she rocked it 😍
This is one of the most ridiculous things that I've ever read. I love it. 😂
That's a very, very well crafted video. Enjoyable, funny, and sweet. I've subscribed in eager anticipation of baby kittens!
Thank you so much for the nice comment!
Please keep her and the kittens in your house forever!! ❤
I wish I could!! But I need to have space to keep fostering kittens, and if I kept all my fosters, I'd have 29 cats in my apartment right now 😂
@@AnnaFostersMeow. Meow meow. MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW.
@@AnnaFosters29 catarpillows
What a sweet girl, as well as her precious babies! Thank you for rescuing her. ❤❤
What a beautiful mama. Lady's a perfect name for her! Praying that she lives a long and happy life.
you all did so great, thank you for taking care of her
Thank you so much for watching!
@@AnnaFostersThank you for taking care of her Also, which editing app do you use?
Thank you! I use Final Cut Pro (MacBook app). It’s expensive though, so I recommend starting on something like iMovie or CapCut (phone apps). That’s what I did :)
I love how loving pregnant mamas are ❤❤❤❤
Love the "house hunting" 😂
Haha my fav part!!
Hilarious production 10/10 😂 loved the house hunters segment omgggg 💀
That seems to be everyone's favorite!! Happy you enjoyed it 😄
she is so smart, choosing to having birth in amazon box instead a plain one, knowing her future life could be sponsored by amazon
The only thing I would suggest is maybe a slightly more enclosed box for the birthing, with a “roof”. I think that’s why she tried going under the sofa.
Thanks for the tip! I will definitely do that if I ever foster another pregnant cat
I run a managed feral cat colony. Brought one kitten in to be our house kitty. Planned her neuter. She got out around four months old. Thought nothing of it, started planning her neuter. Realized she was pregnant, and learned the hard way that females can start cycle at four months not six. Prepared for her birth. So much of this lady, reminded me of same. She decided to get on the bed and freak out there. I pu a garbage bag and an old towel under her and between 8 pm and 12:30 am, to deliver five breech kittens. The first one she was having no clue. I helped each one come out, get cleaned, and counted/ removed placenta as they delivered. She got breaks in between rounds of labor. She was presiding over her first three and the contractions started again. The look she gave me was “No-way Not AGAIN” she was just so done with it all. She had a beautiful five. Farmer with a heated farm workshop wanted a mother with kittens, so she went there with 3 kittens at age and we kept two. Thank you for this video to remind me of her… the two we kept and neutered are 4 1/2, she is doing well as queen of the barn…
Oh my-- so young!! Sweet of you to help her as much as you could, bless you! That "no way, NOT AGAIN" look is exactly the look Lady got on her face too 🤣 I'm so happy to hear the family got to stay mostly together. Farms and barns.. sounds like the perfect life for cats ❤
@@AnnaFosters the family sort of did stay together. Mama and three sons, and brother and sister with us. He likes to try to sneak outside and pretend he is a big bad Tom (haha he has no clue and no parts) and his sister is so bro- centric that she starts calling for him and kitty cries within 30 minutes of him sneaking or doing a warp-cat bolt. So she finks on him. When he had to go for neutering (undescended testicles, his Persian heritage) she had to go with because we couldn’t stand her being a furry nutcase over being separated from him. Both had to wear a cone of shame while he healed. Love them both!
Your first foster is extremely sweet!!!!
Great video. As a realtor, I loved the House Hunters edition. That was hilarious.
Hahah I love hearing that!
What a proud mama🥹🥳
Dang, they never let her relax by herself lol
Right....Didnt give the cat a break to relax. Little irritating
The humor, the anime, the maternity shoot and several real estate options for Lady.... Oh yeah, they're gonna be incredible fosters.
The nest tour part with the edited audio over the clips was so funny omg
I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😁
What a cute baby cat 💕💕
She is such a cute mama! 🥰 Thank you for taking her in!
Very high quality video Anna I wouldn't have watched but the presentation on the initial video heading was excellent and then watching it was entertaining without being boring congratulations on creating such first class work Re Haley
What a nice comment!! Thank you so much Haley, you made my day :)
Off to part 2! Can't wait! ❤
I just posted it! ❤
Good Lord. I feel so tense from the waiting. Reminded me of when I was in maternity hospital waiting for my wife. 😅
Hahaha! I imagine our part (waiting) was the easier part 😂
the house hunters ref got me cackling omg 😂😂bootiful little babies and mama too!!
"It looks like LA here" was my favorite part 😂
She's just a baby herself! She is a gorgeous cat.
Momma has a beautiful personality and loud purrr❤❤
What a sweet and gentle mama! I hope her forever home is a good one and treats her like the Lady she is 💕
This was the most entertaining and sweet cat birthing video I've seen. My husband and I were adopted by a male and female in November and we're going to be grandparents in mid-February! Yes, they adopted us in our alley. We know nothing about helping her so YT is being quite the course to learn quickly. Thank you for your effort and time on making then editing this. So cute, gentle and funny (at times).
How do we end up with a cat? Well they are cute adorable and they freaking hypnotize us with their meows and meews and purrs. How do you say no to that face? They have big round faces with bubbly eyes and they are derpy oddballs booping everything on their journey through our lives. They make our lives comfortable and stable. They are perfect emotional support animals. ❤ How do we end up with a pregnant cat? You rescue a stray and she surprises you with a bag full of unborn babies booping inside her cute chunky belly and you say awwww! We love you baby and your future generations. Can't wait to meet the grandkids. We are purring for their birthday. 😊❤ 🎉
Beautifully said! ❤
Your kitty pregnancy journal is precious and hilarious. Mama is a natural beauty, and the babies adorable. Parting from any of them will be difficult. Please find a good home for them and mama. ❤❤❤😊
That's surely a really pretty mama right there, hope her kittens and her are doing well now! ❤
I was told that you don’t disturb them too much and just stay close by for the just in case and gentle pets every so often.
Yeah same, I thought I was the only one. Maybe she would've preferred a more enclosed space and less people, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they can have complications, if stressed out by people and loud noises
When she was giving birth it was beautiful girl I saw brave and strong❤❤❤
She was so brave!
Wasn't going to watch... but you pulled me in and loved it!! Baby Mommy is so stinkin sweet! 🥰
That really means a lot, thank you! She really is the sweetest cat I've ever met
She's such a pretty cat and I love that y'all gave her options for her little house
She seems like a sweetheart and i bet she will be a good mom!!❤️
what a sweet girl and her precious kittens good job mama 😢❤
That's so good she's making biscuits(that's a sign cats do when they trust you or when it's a kitten is that they think ur their mom!)
The house hunters moment was so cute :D ❤
This video was such a treat. You have a beautiful heart to take in a pregnant stray on a foster basis. How lovely it would be if others could so lovingly oblige as well. I seriously think you are a Cat person. You never choose a Cat, they choose you! Can't wait to see other videos on your channel. About the tap water - Cats never drink water placed near their food. This is a feral instinct. In the wild, they would never drink water from a place next to a kill they've captured (for fear of water contamination). They associate the water placed next to the food as contaminated. Hence they will always want to drink from some other source. We keep water for our Cat in a another room away from her meal plate. ❤
Thank you so much for your kind words. And wow-- that's good to know about the water bowl placement!!
I love this dearly. I'm so glad that she is okay.
Awh very very cute cat! Im going to watch part 2 now, and if you are reading this, hope you have an amazing day/night!
I love your editing! It's so funny and I'm sure it takes a lot of work!
Thank you so much!! It really does!
This video made me cry from all of the cuteness😢❤ love the editing❤
I would not have been able to part with such a sweetheart. Gorgeous girl!
You have no idea how much this has helped me! And sooo funny that my first-time mid-wife experience doesn't seem so scary! 😂 Heading over to watch part 2! Thank you!!
The house hunting part had me laughing so hard xD Loved this whole video but that was my favorite part
I love hearing that it makes people laugh! Thank you for watching 😊
Y’all are a great team ❤
I was awoken in the middle of the night to a sad sound of nature from wildlife near-by, I don't want to say too much about it bc I don't want others to be made saddened, but this was great to find as KZhead Actually suggested it and me and my kitties are all with our faces up to my phone watching going for part 2. Thank you. It's amazing how she bonded with Ya'll so quick. I wouldn't be surprised if Ya'll ended up being foster fails for Lady ...& etc🍼
watching in prep of my first foster giving birth 😖 this video was so cute! subscribed 🩷
Can't wait for the next part!!
Just posted it!!
I absolutely love this. I *almost* skipped it but she is so gorgeous I had to check out.
I love hearing that!! Thank you so much for watching ❤
Such a cute MAMA ❤
Amazing! I bet you guys are so proud ❤
If you don’t know making biscuits is a sign of love and relaxation in the house, be proud of that! Adopt her!!
This is one of the best videos I've ever seen. Thank you for bringing joy to all of us❤❤❤
Wow thank you so much for your kind words! ❤
Already loving this channel at 1:19 mins in!! Thank god that you helped and fostered Lady!
Thank you so much! ☺️
What a beautiful mama cat! Her face is just adorable, I wouldn't be able to let her go! I loved the editing in the video, the House Hunters part had me in stitches! 🤣
Thank you so much! I love hearing that it made people laugh 😊
What a great video!! Touching moments with a few giggles. Nice.
5:40 Budget: illimited biscuits 😹😹😹
She is such a beautiful cat
Kinda want both of them there when I go into labor lol; they were so gentle and attentive 🥺😍💙💙
🥹 You got this!! 💪💙
From what I have heard and seen, when they do that with their tongue it is called a “blep,” or “blip.”
What a chill sweet mama cat.
This video made me so happy! Love the editing and the vibes!
Hearing that makes me happy! Thank you!
What a blessing 🙌🏿
I love how you put your video together, so awesome, amazing, perfect! I smiled big time and chuckled!! I love it, love it!!
Thank you so much! So happy to hear it brought smiles to people's faces
She’s so beautiful! I love animals but cats are my absolute favorite! I’m a proud cat daddy!
Aaaaugh the editing on this is so choice I love! Kitties!
Thank you!! It took me forever so I'm happy you appreciate it! 😄
The house hunting got me dying 😂
The photos!! My cat is currently pregnant so seeing the stages of the video is very helpful for what my cat might do!!😍😍
This is so cute and heartwarming
The tongue is whats called a " blep" . Thehy do that thats where the word comes from lol . I love a cat with a good loud purr btw . She s something
I love it!
Thank you for fostering her.
Thank you for taking the time to watch her journey!
The meme of the "EVERYBODY STAY F***ING CALM!!!!!"
Omg your cat is so sweet😊
Oh, you caught her bleping, enjoy it dear it's adorable!
That walk was wow!!❤ she’s so cute btw!!!!!!❤❤
This is the best thing I’ve seen in my life.
Cute sweet kitty
CONGRATULATIONS!!
She's adorable I love her
I love the intro and the nice victorian ballroom music🤗
My cat does the tongue thing sometimes when he sleeps and it's hilarious😂