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My pregnant cat bled, now looks not pregnant. Did she eat kittens?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 4 months old

My cat was pregnant. I woke up to blood on my bed and drips of blood on my floor. I checked her and she seemed fine.. I went to work, but now she doesn't look pregnant and her belly isn't hard. I searched around the house and haven't found anything, and she isn't looking for them if she did have them. Did she eat them?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 3rd, 2018

There are several possibilities: She had a miscarriage and the kittens were dead and she cleaned up, ie ate them. Or she had them and hid them. You will know soon, when she disappears once in a while....you may need to follow her secretly to find the babies. third possibilities is that the babies had some defects and she ate them. She will have a discharge for about a week , which should be odorless. If she gets lethargic, stops eating or if the discharge gets smelly she will need to be examined by a vet.

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    Answered By Jenny, DVM

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    Published on July 29th, 2017

    If you think there is a kitten left then she needs to been seen by a vet to check as this can be toxic to her if untreated. If thrrr are no kittens left it may be a sign of a uterine infection or she may have not passed all the after birth from the last kitten. This will take antibiotics and possibly an injection to help her expel the remaining placenta. Either way it is safest to have her checked by a veterinarian

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