My cat just had kittens, but her placenta is stuck. What should I do?

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My cat just had kittens and she is having problems. This is NOT her 1st litter. What I believe is the last kitten was a difficult 1 for her as it was breech. She got the baby out, rested, when it came time to deliver placenta, she had a hard time. Flinging the kitten here and there as she tossed herself around. The kitten separated from the placenta due to the thrash g and now shes having a hard time deliver g the placenta. We dont habe any financial means for vet. Should I try to get it out? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 4 years and 4 months old | 10 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

Kittens can come out head or butt first, it shouldn't make any difference. I would not recommend pulling on the placenta because you can tear the uterus. I would simply give Dusty time to pass it. If there are any more kittens, the placenta may pass with the next kitten. If she exhibits signs of illness (lethargy, not nursing the kittens, not eating, etc) then she needs to see a vet about the possibly retained placenta.

My cat just had kittens, but her placenta is stuck. What should I do?

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