How long does it take for a Cat to give birth
gestation period is only 60 72 days and the length of time to give birth depends on how many puppies she has and how fast they come asking how long it takes a female dog to give birth is as ludicrous as asking how long does it take a human to give birth about 18 20 hours at the most most dogs are pregnant for between 58 days and 64 days the due date varies slightly depending on the breed and size of dog as well as the size of the litter she is carrying but vast majority of dogs will give birth on the 63rd day a cat s pregnancy typically lasts 65 days though it can take as few as 63 or as many as 71 days in some cases according to webmd during her pregnancy your little girl becomes more docile than usual and she won t go into heat gestation or the length of pregnancy of a cat averages 64 days it is generally between 62 and 67 days or about 9 10 weeks you might notice subtle indications of pregnancy after the first 3 weeks the cat s nipples will begin to swell and their color will change from white to a rosy pink gestation period is only 60 72 days and the length of time to give birth depends on how many puppies she has and how fast they come a cat s pregnancy typically lasts 65 days though it can take as few as 63 or as many as 71 days in some cases according to webmd asking how long it takes a female dog to give birth is as ludicrous as asking how long does it take a human to give birth about 18 20 hours at the most usually about two days before giving birth your cat s mammary glands will increase in size and she will begin producing milk stage 1 the onset of labour is often around 12 hours before the appearance of the first kitten it can take up to an hour for the first kitten to be born after she enters the second stage of labor once the nose and paws of the kitten appear the kitten should be born within 15 minutes call your vet if the birth of the kitten is past 15 minutes or if the nose and feet appear then disappear during her pushing pregnancy feline gestation lasts about two months if you purposely bred kitty you ll have a pretty good idea of when she is due if kitty s pregnancy was an accident or she showed up heavy with kittens on your doorstep take her to the vet for an estimate of how far along she is
64 days