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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsLIVE link to feral mama cat giving birth at TinyKittens who has type B blood
Real and uncensored. Read the description below the link for blood type information and why it matters. Very informative
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LIVE link to feral mama cat giving birth at TinyKittens who has type B blood (Original Post)
IcyPeas
Sep 2021
OP
this is what it says under the video: (you have to go to the actual Youtube page)
IcyPeas
Sep 2021
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Ocelot II
(115,280 posts)1. I didn't know cats had blood types.
But I'm too squeamish to watch any kind of childbirth, even kittens. Even eggs hatching.
tblue37
(64,982 posts)2. Where are the link & description you reference?
IcyPeas
(21,747 posts)3. this is what it says under the video: (you have to go to the actual Youtube page)
only 1.7 percent of cats have type B blood it is very rare.
SEP 14, 2021: We trapped feral catermelons Mora and Shiner from our River cats colony so they can give birth for the last time in our care. The two have an incredibly close bond. Both cats have type B blood, which puts their kittens at risk of a fatal blood type mismatch, called neonatal isoerythrolysis (the same as Pomelo). In the wild, kittens with different blood types would not survive. Thankfully, we will be able to provide intensive intervention during delivery and for the first 24 hours afterward that will save their lives. Meet the River cats: http://tinykittens.com/river
Please keep in mind Mora and Shiner are feral cats, which means they have not interacted with humans until this point. While we do everything possible to reduce stress, we know we can't completely eliminate it. They are definitely scared. Because we will have to blood type each kitten as it is born, we will need to push a bit harder than normal to try to build their confidence with humans as much as possible prior to the onset of labor. It's going to be stressful for all of us, but everything we are doing has a reason and is in the best interest of the cat.
Please keep in mind Mora and Shiner are feral cats, which means they have not interacted with humans until this point. While we do everything possible to reduce stress, we know we can't completely eliminate it. They are definitely scared. Because we will have to blood type each kitten as it is born, we will need to push a bit harder than normal to try to build their confidence with humans as much as possible prior to the onset of labor. It's going to be stressful for all of us, but everything we are doing has a reason and is in the best interest of the cat.
tblue37
(64,982 posts)4. Thanks. There is no link or explanation on the YouTube page when I go there on my
7" tablet.
IcyPeas
(21,747 posts)5. On my tablet... when you are looking at the video...
If you are seeing the chat click on the "x" to close the chat window, then you will see a little down Arrow symbol click there to open the description. I hope yours is the same as mine.