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Get Ready For Kittens - Your Cat's Treading on Her Bedding!

So your extremely round cat has been lying around the house for the past two weeks, eating enough food to keep a small donkey alive and generally looking very, very pregnant.

For a while now, you've been able to detect her kittens moving around inside her and you've worked out their expected delivery date as best you can.

Then, all of a sudden, your lovely cat heaves herself up from her favored sleeping place in the sun and begins to pace around. To you, she seems to be a little excitable or nervous - a definite change in her demeanor.

At first, you would be forgiven if you thought she was asking for more food, as she'll start calling to you. But when you place a dish of tasty morsels down for her, she'll show no interest.

Don't be puzzled by her apparantly unusual behavior. Bide your time and wait for just a short while longer until you see her seek out her chosen birthing place - her nesting box.

As as well-prepared owner, you will have sorted out a suitable nesting box by this time, won't you? If you leave the choice up to your cat, you may find that she chooses your lovely, comfortable bed as her birthing place! A roomy and strong cardboard box is all you need. Cut the top and one side away, leaving a lip at the bottom to stop any tiny kittens from tumbling out accidentally. Old newspapers make excellent lining material and you may like to shred some for her. Use an old towel to cover the top for warmth and privacy and you're all set.

But whatever the choice of nesting place, your cat will feel compelled to head straight there when she feels that her labor is starting. Here, she will begin to 'tread' on her bedding and once you see her doing this, you can be 100% sure that her kittens are on their way.

This behavior is difficult to miss. It will appear to be a mixture of digging in her litter box and the kneading action she does when happy and relaxed.

No definitive reason has been found as to why pregant cats display this treading behavior just as their labor starts. Maybe it is no more complicated than wanting to make her bed as comfortable as possible for the arduous task ahead.

After all, giving birth is hard work and your cat will probably want to make herself as comfortable as she can!

But for whatever reason, treading on her bedding is the one sign that can tell you that your cat's labor is about to begin. She's ready - are you?

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