Has anyone with pets experienced unusual clingy behavior just before going into labor?
I'll be 40 wks tomorrow, and our two cats (a boy and girl, both spayed/neutered) have been crazy obsessed with me since I came home from a shopping trip that resulted in some lower back and hips pains and some light brown spotting. I lost my mucus plug around 3 days ago and experienced tons of irregular contractions, some diarrhea and even threw up, but then the broken pattern finally came to a halt yesterday and I haven't felt anything since. But my cats are acting unusually clingy and affectionate - I mean they're already pretty affectionate, but it's on a whole new level when you can't even walk around the house without them competing with each other for my attention, howling and running after me, grabbing my hands and actually making me pet them. Not to mention the female literally hugs my belly and the male is particularly interested in sniffing my yoni. I've read that women who are about to go into labor/give birth have a smell. Are they smelling something new and getting excited? I'd love to think so.
Re: Clingy pets before labor???
I have heard a lot of stories about pets sensing labor, though. It will be interesting to see if your kitties are giving you a heads up or not
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My dogs have been acting different, but my cat is the clingy one! He sits on my belly and purrs, then tries to curl up with my belly to purr at night. I'm going to have to keep on eye on him when the baby's here. 10 days out from my c section
What traders!
As a vet tech, I can tell you that animals are very intuned with what's going on with your ever changing belly and hormones. There are even documented cases of dogs and cats becoming aware of a miscarriage or complication before the mother or doctors are aware. It's amazing what animals are able to comprehend, and sometimes we don't give them that credit.