Cat gave birth, now bleeding with stomach lump. Another kitten inside?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 6 months old | 10 lbs
My cat gave birth to three kittens, first one dead, second born died yesterday morning, third born died last night. But she's bleeding again and there's a lump in her stomach. The kittens were born on the 17th, and they were born too early. Is there a chance that there's still another kitten and he/she might be alive?
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Published on May 20th, 2017
Hi there and I am very sorry to hear about Cotton's kittens. I presume an xray was not taken when she was pregnant to determine the official kitten count. Yes, there may still be another kitten in there, most likely not alive, or it may be that she has an infection of her uterus. I would highly recommend to have her examined by her veterinarian as soon as you can. They can do an examine to see if they feel a fetus, determine if she has a fever or is dehydrated and ill, and take an xray if needed to see if she has a kitten (or two) in there or if her uterus is infected. If this is left untreated she may get sick very quickly, so the sooner she can be seen the better. Once again, I am very sorry about the kittens.
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Published on April 30th, 2017
There is certainly a real possibility there are more kittens that were not delivered. Most of the time, cats do not give birth to just one cat, though I have seen it happen a handful of times. Usually the kittens are large in this case. You can try to palpate around Daisy's lower abdomen and see if you feel anything that feels like a skeleton or is the shape of a body. You can also see if Daisy begins to exhibit any signs of illness over the next day or so, though I wouldn't probably wait that long. The safest thing to do would be to have her examined by a vet, where they can snap an x-ray to check for any bony structures within her uterus or birth canal.
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