My cat had a stillborn kitten and won't eat. Is she sick or mourning?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | British Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 12 years and 11 months old
Hi my cat wiskers gave birth to a dead kitten yesterday around 5pm . She has not had any more. Could she ? She is still very affectionate and very vocal , she does not want to eat ! Is she just morning the loss of her kitten? Many thanks
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Published on June 19th, 2017
The only way to be sure there are no kittens left is for your veterinarian to do an exam and likely an x-ray of her belly to make sure there's no kittens still present. It maybe she only had one kitten. But it is also possible she's not wanting to eat because she could be having complications of labor. I recommend having your veterinarian do an exam to make sure there are no further issues.
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It would be best to have Whiskers checked by the vet. If the kittens are dead they can be very hard to pass, so there could be more stuck inside. The dead kitten could also have given her an infection in her womb. Sometimes it takes a while for them to show signs of being sick even if a dead kitten is stuck.
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Published on April 16th, 2017
I am so sorry that your cat has lost her kittens. Best leave her alone and give her time to clean herself up. Remove the dead kittens and make sure, no other animal can find them and eat them. Feed her her normal food and give her water. Replace her bedding with fresh bedding. Watch her over the next few days, for fever, lethargy, not eating and/or drinking, vomiting, diarrhea. If any of these occur and if her vaginal discharge appears to look like pus or has a bad smell, then you need to take her to your veterinarian right away, as she may have a uterine infection.
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Published on April 27th, 2018
She may have had her kittens, so you should let her go out if she want to, Leave food out for her and she will be back. If you put a box out next to the door (box closed with an entrance, and a towel inside) she may bring the kittens home. Get some kitten food for her to build her condition up. You may need to take her to a vet if she does not get better. Check her teats whether she is lactating.
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Published on June 3rd, 2017
If she seems fine and acting normally, eating normally she doesn't need any special treatment at the moment, but you need to monitor her in case a uterine infection has caused this unfortunate situation. i would recommend having her spayed as well once you are sure she is in good health.
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