I have a cat who is about 30 days pregnant. As hard as it is to believe, she is an indoor cat, but lets us know when she needs to use the bathroom and relieves herself outside. She runs around the yard and will sometimes go outside the fence, but does not stray far. We want to train the kittens to be housecats, so my question is...how do we make sure the mother has the kittens inside and in a safe place? I know she will nest and prefer to have them in her desired place, but is there any way we can make her a spot that is ready for her and that she feels safe in?
2007-12-28 10:31:07 · 5 answers · asked by anjlbeing 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
The cat is 10 months old. I took it in as a stray. I took it to the vet last week, and I was going to talk to them about getting her spayed (NOW that I can AFFORD it) and the vet said she's pregnant. We are getting her spayed after she has the kittens, and I already know people who will take the kittens.
2007-12-28 13:30:29 · update #1
Keep her inside for starters. No matter what. Make sure she has a litter box. Especially since she's pregnant you don't want her wandering around. Keep her indoors and either give her her own room (especially if there are other cats around) or area with a couple soft blankets folded up nicely. She might refold them to how she wants or might not use them at all. Just make sure they're available. You may want to put the blankets or at least one in a large box on its side so she can walk in & out with ease. Make sure she has fresh food & water daily. Actually giving her kitten food (canned & dry) is better for her because of all the nutrients. Giving her a little canned food daily near the area where her box is might help. Make sure her litter box is cleaned daily at least. She might totally trick you and hide under one of your tables or go behind a chair to have her babies. I wouldn't try to move them; I would bring her food & water & everything else sort of close to her so she doesn't have far to go because she will not want to leave her babies for long periods of time.
Good luck!
2007-12-28 10:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by Malia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry; she'll have them inside your house, but in the spot of her choosing; just give her a box. This Mama Cat was a neighborhood cat. I fed her, while she was pregnant, & she had 5 kittens in here. I found out, though, that once the kitties began to use the litter box, she didn't want to; so, I gave her one of her very own. After she's through training her kitties, then she will try to chase them off; the 2 kitties I kept, won't be chased off, though, so Mama will come in to eat, but basically lives outside. I had all 3 fixed, so at least I won't have 10 dozen cats running around. Oh, you can get kittens spayed & neutered by the SPCA when they're only around 5 months old; it's good to get it done, early, too, cause they can go into heat by 6 months of age.
2007-12-28 10:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by srbyn1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep the cat INDOORS where it's safe and buy it a litterbox. Allowing it outside is dangerous especially since she's carrying kittens and could end up having them outside where they'd be helpless. And please get this cat and all the kittens spayed/neutered - we have far too many cats and kittens at shelters and millions are euthanized every year because there's just not enough homes for them.
If you were going to allow your cat to go outside why didn't you get it spayed?
2007-12-28 11:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
start making her an indoor only kitty..
(did you know pregnant cats are highly sought after by discetion labs and for research facilies?)
keep her in a room to herself with CLAY litter in a box (not clumping at this time)...
she needs KITTEN food and water in that room also
no matter how bad she asks to go out - you must not let her out!!! (she can pick up disease and abort)...
you will want a litter box inside so she can train them, and keep her inside even after the kittens are born..
DO NOT let her out until she spayed...
remember over 8 million kittens are euthanized every year - yours might find homes.. but even if they do that means somebody elses kittens did not.. so your #1 goal should be getting her SPAYED as soon as you can AND not letting her out until she is spayed....
make fixing the kittens your next goal...
2007-12-28 10:58:27 · answer #4 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a nesting box for her now and let her get used to it. There is no guarantee that she will use it, but she might if she feels comfortable there.
2007-12-28 10:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋