My cat is close to her due date i been told and i was wondering if it safe to travel?

Question

I am movin to another place and was wonderin will it affect her havin her babies.I think she has abouth a week or two left before havin' her kittens.
My other questions how long should i wait to get her declawed after havin her kittens.
N-e info on pregnant cat..is a very helpful.

I'm movin to dallas from atlanta texas...she will be in a pet carrier.
I am thinkin of declawin her after babies r weaned and spayed.
Just nervous the babies won't live...this is her first litter.

Look at my 360 on yahoo i got a pic of her

Answer 1

Travel depends a lot on how well she takes it! A lot of stress isn't good for a pregnant cat, but some cats really freak out on cars and others don't. Have you travelled with her before, and do you know how she acts in a car? If she's very stressed then I wouldn't risk it, if there's any place you can leave her until after she's had her kittens and they're a little bigger. If she's the kind who doesn't really care and will just sit there in the carrier perhaps moping a bit but not freaking out, then she'll probably be fine. I wouldn't medicate her, even with natural tranquilizers like Rescue Remedy. Those are said to be safe but in a late pregnancy I still wouldn't take the chance.

And on declawing, please don't do it... It's illegal where I live and in many other countries and that isn't just a frivolous law, it truly is cruel. The surgery itself & immediate recovery is very painful for all cats, and while many cats heal okay, you're putting her through a lot of pain.

Plus, you're taking a big risk of complications. Many cats have permanent problems after declawing. Often they stop using the litterbox, either because their feet remain sensitive to the harsh litter forever or because they had such a bad experience during the recovery period that they associate the litterbox with pain after the pain itself is gone. Often they turn into biters when their claws are gone. It may completely change their personality, she may turn into a scarity cat hiding out all day. She may seem to make a fine recovery but get re-growths a few years down the road, or have problems with arthritis-like symptoms at old age because it changes her entire posture and the way she walks.

And please don't base your decision on 'knowing several declawed cats that are fine' -yes those exist too... but it's still a big risk yours won't be, do you really want to gamble with her quality of life... and there's those last two problems that the cats that are fine now still may get.

If scratching furniture is the problem, please read the article in the source, it's a very detailled article on why cats scratch, how they pick their favorite places to scratch, and has a whole list of things to train them. Training works; declawing is illegal in almost all of Western & Northern Europe and yet people have loads of cats & our furniture isn't normally shredded to bits.

Answer 2

dear babygirl,
i have 9 cats and i think i can help you
first of all if your driving and she has kittens while your driving it won't be good trust me my cat had kittens on my sisters leg a couple years ago and she thought it was a mouse she had to wash all of her blankets cause they were all bloody so if it's a long drive to were you are moving and she is very close then it wouldnt be safe anyway you shoulnd'nt declaw her at all because sometimes if you leave her outside and forget to let her in she will need her claws to catch a bird to eat if she is an indoor cat declaw her after the kittens stop nursing and here is another tip get her fixed after her kittens stop nursing also because after they do they will try to again while they are older and she will like try to kill them and if she has more she will get meaner and meaner trust me on this one i made that mistake when my cat had kittens and she is still not fixed

Answer 3

as long as the move isnt across country over 50 miles i think she should be fine. you might find that she will be alot more nervous until the birth and will search around with renewed vigor for a new nesting spot. and waiting to get her declawed should probably wait until after the kittens are weaned, may i also make another suggestion, unless she is a purebred breeding animal, please get her spayed while you are at it.

Answer 4

cats are very resiliant. she should be okay. as long as she has sufficient water, and maybe some kind of homeopathic sedative, it will b ok for her and the kits.
but 2 things;
why did you let her have kittens?
and why would you want to have her declawed? thats an awfull thing to do! she wont be able to do the things cats love best. she wont be able to climb trees, knead you, or defend herself.
poor thing!!
and not too mention what an awfully painfull operation it will be.

Answer 5

i do no longer think of this is often recommended to fly the final 2 months, so i'd think of it would be a no no interior the final 2 weeks. you will desire to verify with your Dr., yet i'm quite valuable they are going to say no way. Sorry. My mom became in Germany while she had me, my mom and dad have been stationed there via the Air stress. My Grandmother nevertheless threw her a tub at homestead with each and each of the acquaintances and kin. they'd do a tub for you and deliver the presents to you. purely an concept. stable success and congrats!

Answer 6

first of all do not declaw her they cut the toes off at the knucles. can you wait for her to have the kittens to move. it will put stress on her and she may have the kittens early or run off and hide to have them. you cannot have anything done to her until the kittens are weaned.

Answer 7

well i would think to move could be abit of a prob new things new smells i would talk to your vet about how it or if it can do any thing to her baby's and on the other matter you will prob have to Waite till the kittens a gone cause what goes in her goes to her milk so they will get it to i would just ask a vet

Answer 8

I've traveled with a pregnant cat before, you'll be fine