The Visual Guide to
Feline Reproduction
Pregnancy: Pregnancy
Corpora lutea during pregnancy
Corpora Lutea (CL) on the ovary of a pregnant uterus. The CLs are prominent at this stage of pregnancy.
Johnson AK (2021)
Corpora lutea during pregnancy
Uterus transected to visualize endometrial surface. The embryo has been removed from the placenta to allow visualization. The forming orbit can be seen as a dark ring in the cranial embryo.
Johnson AK (2021)
Gestational Sac
Two vesicles are opened to allow visualization into the gestational sac (amniotic vesicle surrounded by the allantoic membranes). On the left, the embryo was removed. On the right, the early fetus can be visualized inside the sac (the dorsum of the tiny fetus appears white inside the sac).
Johnson AK (2021)