Second guessing my pregnant cat.

Well, I am pretty sure my Lily is pregnant, but her nipples aren't bright pink, and according my calculations, she'll be due in 2.5 weeks (May 2nd).

Do these pictures reveal anything I'm missing? She has always been really petite, and when we saw her bloat after our trip, we were sure she got pregnant. She has not been in heat since we returned from Jamaica March 7th and just finished a heat like Feb 28. We left on the 29th.

Her tummy protrudes slightly to the sides, but her tummy isn't too far from the floor now. Looks like a drop has occurred.

Any comments are greatly appreciated.

This one shows her nipples.




This one is of her sitting. It may look somewhat normal to some, but her hind legs are quite spread apart and she is usually quite trim.




Thanks for looking!

Susan

She looks preggers to me. On a non pregnant cat the nipples wouldn't be noticable at all. Olive absolutely ballooned the last 2 weeks and Sophie never got that big. Good luck with her.

Thanks so much, Lindsay! It's like each day, I say out loud to hubby I'm pretty sure she's pregnant LOL. We ask her all the time too, like she can answer, but you know how it is. At least I am getting an objective opinion from someone here

I was going to take her to the vet to get it confirmed, but since she hasn't been in heat, and she was more "regular" than me LOL, I was pretty sure, but doubtful at the same time, ya know? I just haven't really seen a growth spurt persay, but if the last 2 weeks you say are noticeable, then we'll see She won't let me palpatate her stomach at all, but I have been giving her extra love and attention so she knows who to go to when it's time. I even bought her a nesting bed I have caught her under the bed at night twice this week, so I think it's time to get out the birthing box. No babies birthed under my king size bed!!

Susan

Here was Olive as far along as your kitty you could barely tell she was pregnant


and here was Olive 58 days pregnant


Then 3 days before she delivered

HOLY SMOKES!! If she gets that big, wow...., I'm speechless! I just showed hubby and he was shocked as well. This not my first feline pregnancy, but it has been 10 years since I went through this at home.

Wow, your kitty was as small as Lily in the top picture. I better ensure I take pictures of her every couple days from now on so I can track this.

Thanks for the pictures, it really helps to see where she is at approximately.

Susan

Your cat may not get as big as her. Olive had 5 kittens. I was really suprised though she was so tiny and then one day I looked down and she had a huge belly.

As long as the babies are healthy, it doesn't matter how many arrive. I just hope she doesn't do it under the bed. The crummy part of putting out the birthing box is that we're selling our house, and every day for the last 9 days, we've shown our house like 3 times a day. I am going to make the birthing box for her and then hide it when potential buyers come looking. I have to lock them up in my sewing room while ppl are here....

BTW, thought I would congratulate you on your gorgeous litter-kins. I thought I had posted there, but I just went back and I hadn't. Give them some snuggles for me I've already prewarned hubby that I won't be in the bed with him, i'll be on the floor in the walk in closet with babies

Susan

Yeah she defiantly looks preggers!!

My last mamma cat NEVER got as big as Olive and she had 7 healthy kittens! I don't know where she stored them all haha

My 1 1/2 weeks new preggers cat is slightly pooching, she was REALLY skinny, the vet blood tested her to confirm though, she's due June 10th (ish)

She looks Preg to me. My Meeko never showed but I could tell she was Preg. Her Nipples got Red. Coco was huge and you would see her get kicked hard. This is almost 6 years ago now.

Thanks everyone! I am pretty sure she is pregnant too, but you know how you second guess yourself sometimes? I am more confident now, thanks to everyone who's posted. It's like one day she's showing, the next not so much, etc.

I can't wait for babies, I just adore them. I know when my devon rex gets pregnant there will be no room for guessing there; she is like a tube. I'll post a picture to show in a bit. You'll see what I mean

You guys are awesome, thanks again for your help

Susan

Are you a breeder? You may be able to get some good advice on our Breeder's forum.

I am planning on breeding, yes. My Bonnie is almost 10 months old as well as Bob. This is day 2 after getting Bonnie, was love at first sight





Bob has acquired some of his wavy coat and it's somewhat patchy (it is supposed to take 18 months to get a full coat from what I read), but Bonnie still has extremely short and soft hair. Her longest hair is less than eyebrow hair. She is so beautiful, words can't describe her and her personality

I'm gonna disagree and say she is NOT pregnant. I've had females that only had 1-2 kittens and still had pink nipples full of milk.

If you think she is due in 2 1/2 weeks, keep watch on the back two nipples (closest to her tail) - they will fill with milk and be the biggest first. If it doesn't happen in another week, I'm saying she is NOT pregnant.

Olive's nipples were a light pink color until delivery. Well you can see that throughout the pictures I posted.

GoldenKitty,

Lily's got a couple nipples that seem full, almost like how a fat cat feels in that lower abdomen part. We just thought she could be fattening up down there, but maybe not? See, this is how confusing this is to me, one day I think she is and then it's doubtful again LOL. You'd think that this was my first time, and it's not. I don't think with any other litter of kittens I've had that I even paid attention to the boobies.

I guess only time will tell....sigh.

Susan

Err on the safe side and keep her confined with a kitten box. Let us know in another week how she's doing. I'm still saying no

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

Err on the safe side and keep her confined with a kitten box. Let us know in another week how she's doing. I'm still saying no

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Your saying no with those bright pink nipples and swollen belly?

I've been trying all day to get a picture of her in different positions, but she's not workin' with me! I'm gonna try again right away, and then post.

It's funny because I know how petite she was before and then you see the sides bulge out, it just can't be fat. She hasn't been in heat either, and like I said before, she was regular with her heats.

Will post more pics shortly

Susan

does she have milk?

She looks like my Meeko did and even the Vet wassnt sure with her. She just had Yoshi the Cat I lost last year at age 5. I did feel him kicking a wek before he was born. Meeko is fatter now then when she was Preg. she never even showed. My Vet wasnt even sure if she was Preg. Only sign was her Nipples.