Ms. Allen, a longtime client, calls your hospital asking for advice. She has several feral cats living under her porch.
Although she has worked with a local humane organization to have all of the cats trapped, neutered, and released, a new female (who she named Emily) showed up a few weeks ago.
Emily is tame enough that Ms. Allen was able to coax her into the garage and was even able to handle her a little bit. Emily seems very healthy but appears to be pregnant. Ms. Allen is calling today to make an appointment to bring her in for a checkup, pregnancy check, and any other care she might need, and would like some information concerning what to expect when the kittens are born (assuming Emily is pregnant, as Ms. Allen suspects).
1. Answer her question by describing the series of events that takes place during parturition in the queen, starting from stage I to birth of the kittens, as well as the likelihood of dystocia in the queen. (For the purposes of this exercise, you may use clinical terminology.)