i have a 10 month old cat she has a rock hard belly and she has nipples i never felt before they stick strait up and are pink how far along is she if she is pregnant and how many kittens might i have. is there a chance she may loose a few will she take care of them or will she ingore them
2007-05-23 22:46:23 · 4 answers · asked by Ryan 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Pregnancy in cats should be determined as early as possible following mating. Early diagnosis helps ensure proper care. Pregnancy diagnosis can be accomplished by the following methods:
abdominal palpation of the uterus, individual fetuses, and fetal membranes from 20 to 30 days
x-ray of the abdomen from about 40 days
ultrasonic Doppler detection of placenta 1 circulation and fetal heartbeat from about the 4th week
enlargement and pink color of the teats and mammary glands from about day 18
ultrasound from day 18
The pregnancy will normally last for sixty-five days and you will need to provide a nice warm place for your cat to have her kittens. It can be a box lined with old newspapers, you will need to use several layers so that dirty layers can be removed as necessary to enable each kitten, as it is born, to be kept dry and warm. Keep the box in a quiet place without too much light and away from the usual household noise. Your pregnant cat will need to feel secure, and should be introduced to her new environment so she can start to get ready to" nest" You may think that your chosen location for her kittens to be born is excellent, but cats are really good mothers, wanting the best for their kittens, and will often want to give birth else ware, so you may have to move the "birthing box" to a new location if that is what "mum" wants!
2007-05-24 01:16:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
id start by finding out if the cat has been on heat recently.....you can tell by it being really really annoying....not shutting up....at all.
but it sounds like it might be....litters vary in size...could be 1 or 2 kittens but normally i think around 5...
2007-05-24 05:56:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i WOULD SUGGEST GOING TO THE VET. IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE POSSIBLY IS BUT THEN AGAIN IT MIGHT NOT BE AND BE SOMETHING ELSE TEH ONLY WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE IS HAVE TEH VET FEEL FOR KITTENS,DO XRAYS OR A SONAGRAM TO SEE HOW MANY AND WHEN SHES' DUE.
tHERE IS NO WAY OF EVEN A VET TELLING YOU OVER THE PHONE THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THE CAT OUT.
gOOD lUCK
2007-05-24 06:20:41 · answer #3 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GET YOUR POOR CAT SPAYED!!!!!! WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN DONE ALREADY?!
2007-05-24 06:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by catloverme123 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋