My cat is being really weird!shes pregnant and due anyday now! Im gettin really impatient! ever time I feed her she leaves and i can't find her she stays gone for about an hour i don't know what shes doin! Also she spends most of her time in one spot is that were shes nesting? HELP ME PLEASE!
2007-03-08 06:38:46 · 16 answers · asked by kimmyj 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Is this the pregnant cat that you refused to spay because "it's cruel" and refuse to bring inside?
Either bring her inside or catch her and give her to a no-kill rescue group.
Your family isn't responsible enough to own a cat, much less deal with kittens. By leaving the cat outside, you comdemn the kittens to be eaten by predators (coyotes, raccoons, dogs, possums, hawks, etc), possibly freeze to death, or to even starve to death (if the mom is killed or maimed). Why would you do this to the kittens and their mom?
If your family refuses to care for her properly, then please, give her to someone who can.
2007-03-08 06:44:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Getting real impatient at WHAT?? If you can't deal with a little pregnant cat, I sincerely hope that you do NOT have any children! Yes, she is "nesting"--in a place where she feels safe to deliver her litter. If this place is outside, just wait until she comes into the house next time then, do NOT let her out again. If you would supply a box or large basket with some soft blankets at the very back of a closet (one that is the least used), she just may choose to have her babies there, providing that she is left alone and it's quiet, and she feels safe. Now, if her hiding/nesting place happens to be INSIDE the house---what's the problem? Now, after she has had her babies, and is done nursing, PLEASE have her spayed.
2007-03-08 16:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by sharon w 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I cannot, for the life of me, see how you can justify your impatience. Impatience at what? That she's pregnant and going through tremendous physical change and stress? Impatient that she is trying to find a quiet nest where she feels safe enough to bring her babies into the world? Impatient because you don't know what she's doing? Listen up!!! She is preparing to give birth. She isn't a doll that you can play with and put on a shelf when you're tired of it. She is a creature with feelings. You could help her by providing her a box with soft fabric in it, in a protected and private place. Then wait and see if she wants to give birth there. But, just because you provide it, she is under no obligation to you to decide it is the best place. Please consider not having any children. Your lack of empathy for another creature is frightening.
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2007-03-08 14:46:48 · answer #3 · answered by Caper 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Cats are already very independent animals, coupled with the fact that she's due any day now should be totally understandable that she wants to be left alone sometimes. And the poor thing, I'll bet she can feel your frustrations. How would YOU feel if your family got impatient with you a few days before you're about to pop? Please think about finding a new owner for your cat and her kittens after they are born. Impatient people should not have pets (OR children).
2007-03-09 19:23:29 · answer #4 · answered by Tink 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know where she is but she leaves for an hour but she spends most of her time in one place, you should know where she is for the most part, right? She might not like the one spot for giving birth so maybe she's "nesting" at another.
Also, she's probably moody...you would be too if you were expecting multiple births.
2007-03-08 14:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by rangerbaldwin 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She is looking for safe places to have the babies and is also checking out potential places to move the babies in case she fears they are ever in danger after birth. What I normally do with my cat is try to follow her around as much as possible with out letting her see me...this way I find all of her hiding spots.
2007-03-08 14:42:53 · answer #6 · answered by Hoagland 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that when they are getting close to giving birth they find a spot to "nest" and stay there a lot.
2007-03-08 14:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by southernbelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The place she's spending most of her time is where she will have her babies. If you go near her to much while she's in her "spot" she will go find another place, so you should probably let her be so that you know where she's going to be.
2007-03-08 14:44:21 · answer #8 · answered by ♥For3v3r♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the cat is going to pop real soon. She is trying to find a place to have her babies "nesting". Good luck. I love cats.
2007-03-08 14:42:58 · answer #9 · answered by kenneth S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stay calm. This is very normal I would recommed you calling up your cat's vet or just doing some basic reasearch on cat pregnancies.
Sorry i can't help more.
Have a great day!
2007-03-08 14:41:49 · answer #10 · answered by madina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋