The Visual Guide to
Feline Reproduction
Pregnancy: Gravid Uterus
Gravid Uterus
Uterus of a 25-30 day pregnancy with 5 fetuses. The gravid uterus is well segmented at this stage and is often easily palpable by abdominal palpation.
Johnson AK (2021)
Gravid Uterus
Corpora Lutea (CL) on the ovary of a gravid uterus. The CLs are prominent at this stage of pregnancy.
Johnson AK (2021)
A gravid uterus approximately 50 days gestation.
A gravid uterus approximately 50 days gestation. The uterus is fully distended and the individual fetoplacental units cannot be distinguished. Ovaries located at the tips of the horns are inactive and do not contain corpora lutea.
Johnson AK (2021)
Serosal and endometrial views of a 50 day pregnant uterus showing the zonary area of placental attachment.
Serosal (left image) and endometrial (right image) views of a 50 day pregnant uterus showing the zonary area of placental attachment. It can be seen as a distinct "band."" The margins are marked in the right image.
Johnson AK (2021)