Children and adults: Home-canned foods with a low acid content, improperly canned commercial foods, home-canned or fermented fish, herb-infused oils, baked potatoes in aluminum foil, cheese sauce, bottled garlic, foods held warm for extended periods of time.
Quick Answer. It takes up to seven hours for a cat to give birth to a litter of kittens. Once active labor begins, the first kitten normally arrives within an hour, with about 15 minutes between the birth of each kitten. As each kitten is born, the mother cat stimulates it to breathe by licking it with her rough tongue.
Unless you breed cats, you may not know much about what to do and what to look for when your cat is ready to give birth. Most often cats will deliver their young without any intervention needed from their owners. Many owners do worry when they see a lengthy break in-between the delivery of one kitten to the next. It can take up to 24 hours for a mother cat to deliver her full litter of kittens. Kitties need special attention when they are ready to give birth.