Retained Placenta in Cats
 
A retained placenta, or retained afterbirth, occurs when the placenta (the sac surrounding an unborn kitten) is not expelled from the mother’s uterus along with the kitten at the time of birth or shortly after.
 
Symptoms and Types
 

Green discharge from vulva that continues
Fever (in some cases)
Systemic disease (in some cases)

 
Causes
 
The placenta is retained in the uterus rather than being expelled with or shortly after the birth of the kitten.
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