TASC: For Breeders: Gestation, Parturition, Kittens

• El Sham's Gestation Calendar
, enter breeding date and receive information sheet on your queen's expected progress though her pregnancy
• Gestation Chart - 65 Day Cycle
, by Karen Smith, Pypurz Somalis- table of breeding/due dates

• Parturition and its problems
, The Feline Advisory Bureau Information Sheet
• Reproductive failure in cats
, The Feline Advisory Bureau Information Sheet

• Birthing Kittens
, from Mousekateers Cattery, written for Persians but applies to all cats

• What to do if your cat produces a deformed kitten
, The Feline Advisory Bureau Information Sheet
• Cats that Kill Kittens
, by Sarah Hartwell. Why does the queen sometimes kill her kittens?
• The Runt - What causes one kitten to be so much smaller?
, Interview with Dr. Paula Mack

• Sexing a Cat or Kittens
, description and drawings, from VetInfo.com

• Blood Type Incompatibility and Kitten Mortality
, by Dr. Urs Giger, from the Winn Feline Foundation. Summary of presentation at the 13th Annual Winn Feline Foundation Symposium on Feline Health June 20, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Blood type confliction; A success story
, chronicled by Erin and Gordon Vosburgh, Atocha British Shorthairs
• Blood Type Mismatch in Breeding is Leading Cause of 'Fading Kitten Syndrome'
, University of Florida Veterinarians summary
• The Fading Kitten Syndrome and Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
, comprehensive report by Drs. Urs Giger, Margret L. Casal, Andrea Niggemeier
• RapidVet-H
, information on the first immediate (1-2 minutes) blood typing kit for cats. (from the manufacturer)

• El Sham's Kitten Calendar
, enter birthdate and receive calendar of development for your kittens
• Kitten Growth
, chart for Persians, but also applies to Somalis

• Hand-rearing kittens
, The Feline Advisory Bureau Information Sheet
• Tube Feeding
, by Janice Reichle, from the CFA website
• Orphan Puppy and Kitten Care
, from Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
• Hand Raising and Tube Feeding of Orphaned or Rescue Kittens
, excellent information from By HDW Enterprises & Foothill Felines Bengals
• Kitten Fostering Handbook
, written for rescuers, but applies to all kittens, from kittenrescue.org
• Raising Orphan Kittens
, from feralcat.com, applies to all kittens
• Feeding Orphan Kittens
, from the Animal Medical Center in New York
• Care of Newborn Puppies and Kittens
, from the Animal Medical Center in New York
• Raising Tiny Newborns
, by Jeri Dopp, from safehavenforcats.com
• Caring for the Orphan Kitten
, from the rescue group, Friends of Campus Cats
• Feeding Little Kittens
, from KittenCare.com, question and answer format

• Kitten Glop Recipe
, from Karen Smith's website- recipe for this high fat and calorie kitten meal

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This page was last updated on March 31, 2001.