Home Remedies for a Difficult Labor for a Pregnant Cat

Eighty million cats share 62 percent of U.S. homes, according to the American Pet Products Association National Pet Owners Survey. Home remedies for a difficult labor for a pregnant cat, such as flower remedies, are an American Medical Veterinary Association recognized form of alternative therapy. These medicines are used as single remedies or in combinations, without prescriptions or professional medical supervision.

  1. Remedies for Exhausted Cats

    • These flower remedies are gentle homeopathic medicines to aid cats that are tired out from a long labor and need strength to give birth to the last kitten. Wild rose flower remedy is effective for the kind of debilitation cats experience during a long labor. It's a particularly well indicated medicine for tired cats when the body feels cool or cold to your touch. Sweet chestnut is another flower remedy to increase a cat's perseverance during a difficult birth. Mix either of these with the olive flower remedy to boost her stamina.

    Remedies for Fearful Cats

    • Cats that are nervous by nature and fear loud noises, or being held, respond well to flower remedies. Pets showing signs of panic during labor benefit from treatment with agrimony and aspen in combination, or as single remedies. Agrimony restores a peaceful state, especially in cats that are panting hard or experiencing breathing difficulties or elevated pulses. Cats that try to hide the pain of birth also respond to agrimony. Aspen flower remedy is used to treat trembling cats who are fearful during labor. This remedy restores courage and reduces tension.

    Remedy for Loss of Kittens

    • Sometimes due to disease or injury, a mother cat has no live kittens to nurse after her tiring labor. To prevent depression or ease the discomfort of a birth of still-born kittens, give her gorse flower remedy to help her recover from her loss. During difficult births of dead kittens, gorse regulates contractions and stops cats over-straining themselves. If the mother is startled and begins to attack her kittens, immediately give her a dose of cherry plum. A few sips of the same flower remedies also relieve sadness felt by the cat's human family, since these remedies are effective for humans, as well as animals.

    Emergency Formula for Cats

    • The emergency formula is made up of a combination of five flower remedies. This mixed remedy is useful for situations where cats need transportation to the vet during an especially difficult labor. Cats that seem to collapse during difficult labors also benefit greatly from this flower remedy. Post-labor, this flower remedy helps cats recover strength and heal internally. Doses perk up any weak-looking kittens. Combine one drop each of rock rose, cherry plum, clematis, impatiens, star of Bethlehem and dilute in a glass of spring water. When cats are too tired to drink, moisten the fur around their lips with the diluted remedy to provoke the lick response.