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Puppy litter at 8 weeks old. A litter is the live birth of multiple offspring at one time in animals from the same mother and usually from one set of parents, particularly from three to eight offspring.
A Pleasant Labor. This cat began snuggling up to her breeder when eh time was at hand, and emitting high-pitched meows to indicate her transition into labor. There was obviously a lot going on ...
The word "kitten" derives from the Middle English word kitoun, which in turn came from the Old French chitoun or cheton. [1] Juvenile big cats are called "cubs" rather than kittens; either term (but usually more commonly "kitten") may be used for the young of smaller wild felids, such as ocelots, caracals, and lynxes.
Cats often purr when distressed or in pain, such as during the three stages of labor. In the first stage, the uterus begins to contract, the cervix relaxes, the water breaks and the cat begins to purr.
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The female gives birth to a litter of one to three kittens after a gestation period of two to three months. Dens are usually located in dense vegetation. A newborn kitten weighs 200–340 g (7.1–12.0 oz). [6] [36] The kitten is born with spots and stripes, though on a gray background; the color changes to golden as the ocelot grows older. [31]
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