I am new & I think my cat is pregnant.

danielleintulsa

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I recently (in the last 4 or 5 weeks) rescued a stray cat in my apartment complex who was pretty emaciated... She ate food like crazy the first week or two we had her, and had to monitor her eating. At first I thought she may just be gaining a lot of weight and/or bloated, but now I am almost positive she is pregnant... Her nipples have started to show. They are pink in color and the hair is moving away from them. She is also starting to bulge at the sides.

I took her to get her shots 2 or 3 weeks ago and they didn't think she was pregnant then.... But now its obvious. Vaccinations don't hurt a pregnant cat or the kittens do they?

I took some photos so that you could maybe help tell me how far along she is, or when I can expect some little furry friends.. seeing as how I dont know much about Cats and Kittens. I raise dogs!

Here are some photos of Kiki...













(I think she MAY be a russian blue mix of some sort? what do you think??? i dont know much about kitty breeds....)
 

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I'm fairly new too, but from all the research I've done a cat's nipples usually turn pink in the third week of pregnancy and they start noticably showing around the fifth week of pregnancy. So based off that information I'd say she's about 3-5 weeks pregnant, but you said you got her about 4-5 weeks ago. Was she out around other cats at all? If not then just assume that if she's pregnant she got pregnant right around the time you adopted her.
 

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Vaccinations are not good for a pregnant cat.....they may even be harmful. I strongly suggest you call your vet for advice. They can spay a cat that is pregnant. I know that might not be what you want to hear, but there are soooo many unwanted cats & kittens out there.
 
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we were planning to get her spayed because we're moving to a house this friday but then we found out she is pregnant. up to how far along can you get them spayed???
 

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Really, I do believe she can be spayed at any point, but the earlier in the pregnancy, the better. Sure does look preggo to me...what a lovely girl.

I used to have a Maine Coon kitty girl named Kiki...
 
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