and if she is, what week does she start looking for a place to give birth??
2007-09-01 18:28:04 · 12 answers · asked by Acacia C 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Her nipples have become swollen, does that mean she is in the 3rd week of the pregnancy?
2007-09-01 20:44:16 · update #1
YOUR CAT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE GOND OUT OF HEAT ABOUT A WEEK INTO IT !! YOUR CAT WILL START TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO HAVE THEM ABOUT 2-3 DAYS PRIOR ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE SOONER OR RIGHT BEFORE!! WATCH HER BUT LET HER HAVE HER SPACE OR ELSE SHE WILL NOT LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS HAPPENING OR WILL CONSTANTLY MOVE THEM!!!! YOU WILL SEE THAT SHE IS FREQUENTING A CERTAIN SPOT AND MORE THEN LIKELY THAT IS WHERE SHE WILL BE HAVING THEM!!!! IF YOU CANNOT FIND HER OR CANNOT GET HER TO COME OUT FOR FOOD OR WHATEVER SHE USUALLY IS ATTRACTED TOO THEN FIND HER!!!!
2007-09-01 18:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by anniebellpurple 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is your cat a pedigree with a registration that permits breeding? Did you take her to a registered breeding stud to be mated? Count 21 days from the date of mating and then start checking for 'pinking up'- i.e. the nipples becoming pinker and larger.
Pregnancy lasts for an average of 65 days (i.e. 9 weeks plus 2 days). In advance of this you will need to have supplied her with a few nest boxes to choose from.
Make sure you save up some money as rearing kittens is an expensive business. You must keep them until they have completed their vaccinations before they can be removed from mum, so at least 13 weeks of age.
If you have been irresponsible enough to let a cat get pregnant which is not a pedigree with a breeding registration then I can only assume you have let her out to play in the traffic and she has been mated. You could be facing some specific problems now. Hopefully she is fully physically and mentally mature and you will not be left hand feeding the kittens as they need to be fed every two hours night and day. If she has been mated by a random roaming tom then please get her tested now for feline AIDS and leukaemia virus as it spreads through feral and stray cats easily. If she tests positive then the consequences for the kittens could be grim.
2007-09-02 06:38:52 · answer #2 · answered by fordicus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pickles and ice cream, heehee! Seriously her nipples will pop out, her tummy will round and her pregnancy will only last about 12 weeks. Unlike humans, cats do not need prenatal care, don't worry about a vet until after she gives birth. Then, unless you're a breeder, please have her fixed?
2007-09-02 01:33:37 · answer #3 · answered by bigclaire 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't try to feel the foetus because you might causes damages. Only qualified vet can do it safely.
Is there weight gain and change in size of nipples?
Could be difficult to tell at an early stage so you might want ot wait and see.
2007-09-02 01:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by PoloTee 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can try to feel her belly to see if you feel any little lumps. If you can't tell by touch you have two options.
#1: Wait it out and see what happens
#2: Go to the vet and know for sure!
2007-09-02 01:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be feeding the mother cat some good food with calcium. that helps the kittens and the mother as she is being stripped of calcium by the growing kittens.
2007-09-02 01:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by redd headd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they tend to wonder off for periods of time,to make like a nest to give birth.10 wks maybe?
2007-09-02 01:34:16 · answer #7 · answered by LAMBERT'S LUNATIC'S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she'll gain weight, feel for kittens, eat lots more, be more lazy
2007-09-02 01:40:17 · answer #8 · answered by matrix15sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a vet!
2007-09-02 01:30:21 · answer #9 · answered by =] 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She'll want pickles and ice cream
2007-09-02 01:30:16 · answer #10 · answered by Affy 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋