We recently took a female stray into our home. She appears to be about a year old. For the first week she was very sweet - always purring, rubbing against our legs, sleeping on our laps, etc.
But lately she's been acting strange. Her belly has gotten rounder and she's ALWAYS eating - and when she's not eating she's starving. She cries all the time and when she's not eating or crying, she's fast asleep in strange places (I found her on the stove once!). She's not as sweet anymore; she still rubs against our legs, but snaps at us if we try to pick her up or pet her.
All these signs point to pregnancy to me (we've had pregnant cats before) but because we've only had her for a few weeks we don't know if her heat cycle is broken or not. Also, the first sign of cat pregnancy is usually swollen nipples - but hers are normal. What is going on?
~JSH
But lately she's been acting strange. Her belly has gotten rounder and she's ALWAYS eating - and when she's not eating she's starving. She cries all the time and when she's not eating or crying, she's fast asleep in strange places (I found her on the stove once!). She's not as sweet anymore; she still rubs against our legs, but snaps at us if we try to pick her up or pet her.
All these signs point to pregnancy to me (we've had pregnant cats before) but because we've only had her for a few weeks we don't know if her heat cycle is broken or not. Also, the first sign of cat pregnancy is usually swollen nipples - but hers are normal. What is going on?
~JSH