{"id":52845,"date":"2022-04-16T10:43:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T10:43:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:43:52","slug":"why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Why would a whole litter of kittens die?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/#Why_would_a_whole_litter_of_kittens_die\" title=\"Why would a whole litter of kittens die?\">Why would a whole litter of kittens die?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/#Is_it_normal_for_a_cats_first_litter_to_die\" title=\"Is it normal for a cat&#8217;s first litter to die?\">Is it normal for a cat&#8217;s first litter to die?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/#Do_cats_feel_sad_when_their_kittens_die\" title=\"Do cats feel sad when their kittens die?\">Do cats feel sad when their kittens die?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/#Is_it_normal_for_kittens_to_die_after_birth\" title=\"Is it normal for kittens to die after birth?\">Is it normal for kittens to die after birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/#Why_would_an_entire_litter_of_kittens_die\" title=\"Why would an entire litter of kittens die?\">Why would an entire litter of kittens die?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/#Does_the_first_litter_of_kittens_die\" title=\"Does the first litter of kittens die?\">Does the first litter of kittens die?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/#How_many_kittens_usually_die_in_first_litter\" title=\"How many kittens usually die in first litter?\">How many kittens usually die in first litter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-would-a-whole-litter-of-kittens-die\/#What_percentage_of_kittens_survive\" title=\"What percentage of kittens survive?\">What percentage of kittens survive?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_would_a_whole_litter_of_kittens_die\"><\/span>Why would a whole litter of kittens die?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Hypoxia (lack of oxygen), trauma, hypothermia  kittens born after difficult birthing (dystocia) have a higher risk of death and this may be the most significant cause of early deaths. This results from lack of oxygen (hypoxia) and\/or trauma.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_normal_for_a_cats_first_litter_to_die\"><\/span>Is it normal for a cat&#8217;s first litter to die?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, <b>it is inevitable that some kittens in a litter may perish as cats are extremely fragile in that beginning stage of life. Many kittens that succumb within the first few weeks of life between birth and weaning are often said to have been afflicted with &#8216;fading kitten syndrome.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_cats_feel_sad_when_their_kittens_die\"><\/span>Do cats feel sad when their kittens die?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When a cat loses a companion, whether animal or human, she most certainly grieves and reacts to the changes in her life. Cats alter their behavior when they mourn much like people do: <b>They may become depressed and listless.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_normal_for_kittens_to_die_after_birth\"><\/span>Is it normal for kittens to die after birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Birth defects: Severe birth defects often result in the birth of a stillborn kitten. However, <b>some birth defects allow a kitten to survive while in the womb. Such a kitten may look healthy at birth, only to deteriorate within a few hours or days and die.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_would_an_entire_litter_of_kittens_die\"><\/span>Why would an entire litter of kittens die?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Hypoxia (lack of oxygen), trauma, hypothermia  kittens born after difficult birthing (dystocia) have a higher risk of death and this may be the most significant cause of early deaths. This results from lack of oxygen (hypoxia) and\/or trauma.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_the_first_litter_of_kittens_die\"><\/span>Does the first litter of kittens die?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These kittens <b>usually die within the first week of life or, due to failing to ingest sufficient colostrum, have an increased risk of infectious disease. Kitten mortality is usually highest in the first litter born to a particular queen and after her fifth litter.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_kittens_usually_die_in_first_litter\"><\/span>How many kittens usually die in first litter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The mortality rate, which is the ratio of kittens that die at or immediately after birth, is <b>between 15% and 30%. This means that, in an average litter, it is likely that one kitten won&#8217;t make it. It is also possible that all kittens will be healthy.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percentage_of_kittens_survive\"><\/span>What percentage of kittens survive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When a cat loses a companion, whether animal or human, she most certainly grieves and reacts to the changes in her life. Cats alter their behavior when they mourn much like people do: <b>They may become depressed and listless.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why would a whole litter of kittens die?Is it normal for a cat&#8217;s first litter to die?Do cats feel sad when their kittens die?Is it normal for kittens to die after birth?Why would an entire litter of kittens die?Does the first litter of kittens die?How many kittens usually die in first litter?What&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52845\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}