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Is my cat up the duff?

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OrmRenewed · 02/04/2010 17:56

Not my well-cared for pampered puss who has had all her jabs and boosters, been flea-treated and wormed and spayed, but the Other One. The one we sort of acquired because we felt sorry for her out in all the cold weather during the winter.

She's quite fat anyway (hence the name 'Fat Cat') but recently she has gained a sort of white saggy bit at the front of her belly and when you touch it there is definitely something in there.... I don't know if it's her or some interlopers

DD says that she reckons her nipples have gone red, which is A SIGN, but DD reckons lots of things that aren't neccessarily true.

So cat experts, advice please?

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Miggsie · 02/04/2010 18:03

Is she going into corners, or trying to make "nests"? That's a real sign of imminent kittens...she will be trying to get inot small safe spaces. It is prime "kitten time" right about now so very possible!!!

If she has not been spayed then she will, undoubtedly be pregnant at some point even if not now.

However, it is also possible for a cat to have phantom pregnacies.

Any chance of getting her down the vet?

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OrmRenewed · 02/04/2010 18:05

Thanks miggsie, yes we will take her next week. I seem to be living there atm But I just wondered what signs to look for.

She isn't nesting as yet. ANd I don't even know if she has been spayed - we think she was a pet at sometime as she is so friendly.

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Samvet · 02/04/2010 18:06

Hi there,
I am a vet and you need to take your cat straight down ASAP. It sounds like she may be but there are other things that causes abdominal distension etc.
There are likley to be millions of kittens this year so re-homing them will be hard. If she is only early pregnant she can still be spayed and this may be the best thing I am afraid. Cute tho they are finding good homes can be difficult. Spaying her now will also be cheaper than leaving it until problems later. Take her to the vet ASAP. Clinics sat am in most practices.

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OrmRenewed · 02/04/2010 18:09

OK! Thanks.

Poor little things

I know that rehoming might be a problem.

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Joolyjoolyjoo · 02/04/2010 18:13

It's worth a check, but you might find she has already been spayed- many cats are done at 6mths, and if she was someone's pet that has wandered she may well have been done beforehand. The only other thing that makes me think this is that you say she was "fat already" which is more common in neutered cats. So don't worry too much just yet

I had a (male) cat who lived with us in the surgery and was a food thief, and he had a lovely saggy belly- lots of people used to comment on whether he might be pregnant or have a tumour!! But it's definitely worth letting your vet have a feel

Samvet · 02/04/2010 18:14

true - she might just be a fatty! Worth checking sooner rather than later though! Also ask them to scan her for a microchip as she might be someones lost pet.

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OrmRenewed · 02/04/2010 19:45

OK. Will do. I need to check all these things. Thanks

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izzybiz · 02/04/2010 19:51

When our cat was pregnant she used to sort of just flop all the time like she couldn't be bothered to move, she constantly meowed too.

Monty100 · 27/07/2010 22:55

Orm - I think mine is pg too. She's only young.

Why is there going to be millions of kittens this year?

CountryGirl2007 · 27/07/2010 23:02

There are millions of kittens every year because a lot of people don't bother to do the responsible thing and spay their cats.

Monty100 · 27/07/2010 23:03

It was dp's department, but I won't go into that one atm!

midori1999 · 28/07/2010 08:13

CountryGirl2007 tell me about it...

We took a kitten (rehomed to us for free) from someone I know who lives down the road. They simply hadn't bothered to keep her in or get her spayed. They had let the Mum back out right after the kittens were born and needless to say she got pregnant again right away. Our 'kitten' is now just over a year old and Mum has had at least another two litter since her. Yesterday my son found a very young kitten outside the 'Mum cats' house and it is a girl kitten they are keeping but have let out already, she could only have been 8 weeks old! He said he had knocked on the door as he thought she must be out by accident. She wasn't so needless to say she is likely to suffer the same fate as her Mum and be allowed ot repeatedly have kittens.

I wish people would be more responsible with their cats.

CountryGirl2007 · 28/07/2010 15:26

I think in that case, if funds allowed, I might make the cats disappear for a few days to the vets, after all, how were you to know they weren't strays? :p

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