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Pregnant cat

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PurpleOne · 17/04/2009 18:55

Pic on my profile. She is definitely pregnant isn't she?

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Dreamaway · 17/04/2009 21:38

Yep I would say so, Her teats are quite prominent which is normally noticeable from approx 3 weeks in

juneybean · 17/04/2009 21:40

I'd say yes too! Look for the hair on her tummy thinning out :D

Congrats on becoming a granny ;)

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PurpleOne · 17/04/2009 22:18

I feel that she's further than 3 weeks.

Cat had been on heat for a week and safely locked away, until DD1 accidentally let her out on March 16th.
I estimated her dates to be May 18th ish.

Best find myself a nice box and blankets for her I suppose. Thanks for the heads up ladies.

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underpaidandoverworked · 18/04/2009 00:31

Looks like it. My cat had kittens in Jan and she had 6 very prominent teats from about 4weeks in. DH was in denial - couldn't believe his beloved pet had been 'deflowered' . Poppy was preggers for 9 1/2 weeks. I was told by vet to put the box somewhere quiet that she liked to be - as a cm that was bloody hard as house is never quiet .

If she has a favourite spot, then chances are that's where she'll have the kittens anyway - unfortunately for me it was in my bed - not on, but in - the first one popped out while I was in the bed too, thought she'd just crept under the covers for a cuddle . Once she starts giving birth don't move her, no matter where she is, otherwise she may reject the kittens. Hope you're not soft like me - I've ended up keeping both of my 'grandchildren'

underpaidandoverworked · 18/04/2009 00:33

BTW, once she gets to about 6 weeks, you can feel them moving around in her tummy - wierd

LastOrders · 18/04/2009 00:43

i would say leave it a week and do a test, digital if you can afford it

Sorry, couldn't resist!!

Make sure you have pics up of the kittens when they arrive

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PurpleOne · 18/04/2009 02:18

UPAOW - Did she manage the labour by herself ok?. Did she need any human intervention from you?
I've been told to get her a cardboard box and fill it with towels and blankets. And also to get some iodine spray in case she can't cut the cord herself.

I suppose the number of prominent teats aren't conducive to the number of kittens she's having?
All new to me now, my past cats were all strapping toms, not a slender female.

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 18/04/2009 02:40

I've had various cats give birth to, um, four litters in the house, plus another three or four feral cats birth round about my home (in the coal shed for example). None have needed human intervention, though one had her first kitten kind of stuck, (he was born tail first) and when she finally birthed it, she ignored it - her sister (who had birthed four a couple of days earlier) then adopted it. They all did the cord-cutting/eating thing themselves, and only the feral cat in the coal shed took advantage of the bed (an entire fleece!) I provided.

(I say "provided" - the sheep were well overdue a shear and their fleeces stank and were useless, so dumped in the coalshed. In my defence, I took over ownership of said sheep when it was too late in the season to shear them, and had them done at the first opportunity.)

The housecats just chose wherever - in the case of the cat who abandoned her first born, it was my good armchair.

sighs heavily

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 18/04/2009 02:42

I say "toilet", I mean "bathroom" - though one of the kittens did have to be fished out of the loo in the small hours after my lodger (female!) forgot to close the seat.

juneybean · 18/04/2009 11:14

My cat was a bit "mothered" by me, so she came to me when in labour, she didn't know what to do with the first, so my mum helped get the sac off, then she did the rest herself. She didn't reject any of them

underpaidandoverworked · 18/04/2009 19:50

I just thought she was being sick - seemed to retch and 'heave' a few times, then out it popped! Didn't have to do anything - mind it's disgusting when you watch them clean them up then start eating their poos etc - you won't let her 'kiss' you for a while . She didn't cry or wail either. She may move them around as well - I put them all into a box in my bedroom and woke up that night to find mummy and 4 kittens at top of bed next to me. She refused to budge for about 2 weeks - dh was relegated to sofa.

juneybean · 18/04/2009 20:01

Although after a while she took to carting all 5 of them downstairs behind the telly. I'd give up after the first, don't know how she wasn't knackered going up and down the stairs.

PaulaMummyKnowsBest · 19/04/2009 01:02

my cat came to me when she was in labour.

If i walked away, she jumped out of her box to follow me. In the end, she had 2 babies (Jet and Ebony) and they are so cute!

The babies are 4 weeks old now and are living in the bottom of my hubbys wardrobe. If we move them, Tilly outs them back there and if they come out to play, she eventually calls them back in there

Tilly is quite little and her first baby (Jet) came hind legs first and got stuck. I gently helped her when she had her next contraction and then out he came. Tilly is looking after them both really well.

juneybean · 19/04/2009 12:21

Awrr I miss having kittens, my Juney's first born Bob is a huge 6 years old now, feels like it was yesterday.

We found homes for 3 of them but I know that one has died unfortunately. We kept the two boys but at about 7 months the 2nd boy decided to move on to bigger and better things lol

But we know he's well so that's what matters!

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PurpleOne · 19/04/2009 14:55

Oh, lovely stories. I can't wait now!

Costing me a fortune in cat food though - eating like a horse she is!

She has been sick a few times wich has stopped now, although last night, I found her asleep in the dirtbox

The DD's want me to keep them all too. Depends on how many she has. Any more than 2, and they will have to be sold. I think I could cope with 3 cats. Not sure how my landlord would feel about it though!

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Juxal · 19/04/2009 15:10

One of my childhood cats had 3 litters a year for years on end. She didn't really need any help, but she liked to have someone around, usually my mum, but once she chose me - I was so proud.

She just needed stroking and soothing noises, really, though once my mum had to help her get the sack off and pushed the kitten to her (the cat's) face, and then everything was OK.

My first (as an adult) cat got pg while I was on hol and she was being looked after by a friend. She had her kittens while I was at work.

hayley79 · 19/04/2009 15:25

my cat years ago didnt have any help at all and found her own place to have them

FelineFine · 21/04/2009 13:19

Oh we had kittens at 4.00am yesterday.

OMG she just popped them out like...erm well very quickly, I was in shock all day yesterday.

I will link them for you. They are Ragdolls so all come out white, colours develop in the next week.

s578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/mellowma/

TrillianAstra · 21/04/2009 13:23

Oh I love kitten stories. I was about 10 when my cat had kittens, she did it all by herself. It's when she'll be nursing lots of quite-big kittens that your food bills really go up!

FelineFine · 21/04/2009 13:32

Oh I forgot my kitten birth story.

I had Misty in her box and checked on her every 2/3 hours. At 2.00am she was frantic and was ripping her nesting box apart.

I took her {in box} through to living room, grabbed a duvet and just let her lie in her box, me on couch.

I woke 2 hours later to high pitched squealing .

Looked in the box and she had one coming out. After she had finished cleaning this kitten another one came and she moved over and I realised she was actually lying on another kitten. (she must have had this before I woke), he/she died it was very sad. Cleared his/her airways, gave mouth to mouth but he/she was gone.

Anyway, by this time another one was coming and she had already ate 4 placentas [ewk] and must have been feeling full so I had to help out with the 5th and 6th cords. (pushing blood to placenta and cutting cord with fingers and squeezing firmly - then dab with iodine).

5 kittens, all happy with their mum.

Enjoy it and please check under your cat, if she is in labour.

I wish I had.

FelineFine · 21/04/2009 18:21

Wow I just re-read that back and it sounds like a horror story. Sorry!

juneybean · 21/04/2009 19:23

awwrrr congrats to the new kittymummy! They are beautiful and make me broody for a kitten!!

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PurpleOne · 23/04/2009 12:54

I only posted this a week ago, and cannot believe how much more 'rounded' kitty has got already!!!
Can feel 3 little bumps inside and we saw movement yesterday!

Drinking gallons of cat milk (mog, not me lol)
Getting quite excited now

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sazm · 23/04/2009 21:09

our cat is due soon too i think,she is very fat lol and has been eating like a horse for the last 4 or 5 days,i have no idea when she is due,but it must be soon!!!!

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PurpleOne · 24/04/2009 01:43

Are her teats very prominent sazm?

If they are, you have less that 4 weeks.

Post a pic saz and let us judge / guess!

Our cat is nicely rounded now and sleeping loads and I reckon she's coming up to 6 weeks now.

I made her a box up in the airing cupboard today, and she has taken a huge liking to my £40 sleeping bag! Oh well, it can be washed.
Only have to go near her and she purrs so much, she dribbles.
Not going out much either. She will go out, but will just snooze on the wall in the sunshine, then she gets too hot and comes inside.

Currently being 'looooong' mog and stretched right out on my bloody bedsheets again. Worried about her giving birth on my bed, as it's a big bunk thing with a desk underneath. If she does, I guess I'll be banished to the front room couch for a while!

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