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  2. Pseudopregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Pseudopregnancy occurs when a female cat ovulates but is not fertilised due to breeding with an infertile male, spontaneous ovulation or due to the owner stimulating ovulation. The corpus luteum is present after ovulation and persists for around 37 days. The length of pseudopregnancy varies greatly with the mean duration being 41 days.

  3. Kitten - Wikipedia

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    A kitten is a juvenile cat. After being born, kittens display primary altriciality and are fully dependent on their mothers for survival. They normally do not open their eyes for seven to ten days. After about two weeks, kittens develop quickly and begin to explore the world outside their nest.

  4. Superfetation - Wikipedia

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    Superfetation. Superfetation (also spelled superfoetation – see fetus) is the simultaneous occurrence of more than one stage of developing offspring in the same animal. [1][2][3] In mammals, it manifests as the formation of an embryo from a subsequent menstrual cycle, while another embryo or fetus is already present in the uterus.

  5. Pregnancy (mammals) - Wikipedia

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    Pregnancy (mammals) A pregnant lioness. In mammals, pregnancy is the period of reproduction during which a female carries one or more live offspring from implantation in the uterus through gestation. It begins when a fertilized zygote implants in the female's uterus, and ends once it leaves the uterus.

  6. False pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    False pregnancy. False pregnancy (or pseudocyesis, from the Greek pseudes "false" and kyesis "pregnancy") [1] is the appearance of clinical or subclinical signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy although the individual is not physically carrying a fetus. [2] The mistaken impression that one is pregnant includes signs and symptoms such as ...

  7. Toxoplasmosis - Wikipedia

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    Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an apicomplexan. [3] Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions. [8] Occasionally, people may have a few weeks or months of mild, flu-like illness such as muscle aches and tender lymph nodes. [1]

  8. Superfecundation - Wikipedia

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    Superfecundation is the fertilization of two or more ova from the same cycle by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twin babies from two separate biological fathers. [1][2] The term superfecundation is derived from fecund, meaning able to produce offspring. Homopaternal superfecundation is fertilization of two ...

  9. Induced ovulation (animals) - Wikipedia

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    Induced ovulation occurs in some animal species that do not ovulate cyclically or spontaneously. [1][2] Ovulation can be induced by externally-derived stimuli during or before mating, such as sperm, pheromones, or mechanical stimulation during copulation. Ovulation occurs at the ovary surface and is described as the process in which an oocyte ...