Momma had 4 kittens 10 weeks ago. I was sure she was pregnant again as we'd seen her out with a suspicious male when babies were about 2 weeks old, and she appeared to be getting "bulbous" again. Babies were still nursing when 9 weeks old, but had been eating solid food since 6 weeks old, as well as nursing. I made arrangements to get Momma fixed, and am keeping her away from babies for 10 days per recommendation from vet.My question, her teets are still slightly engorged, although not hot, and seem to be shrinking now after 7 days. After the 10 days, can she be reunited with her beloved babies, which she misses terribly. If they try to nurse, will her milk come back in, and will it hurt the incision?
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Nursing Cat-Gave all kittens away-Hardened nipples
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Personally, I would let her back. If she is ready to wean them, she will push them away. And the incision should be fine - keep a watch on it every day that it is not getting red or swollen.
Hi...i read your concern and completely empathise with you. I too 've a similar situation. My kittens were 8 weeks old and i gave them (4 of them) all away yesterday. The mum has developed similar problem likes yours. I was concerned, and contacted my vet and he asked my to bring her to the clinic. So I think the best thing to do, is to take her to a vet immediately.
You can then think of bringing the kitten/s, as many as you can, back to the mum. Hope this puts your mind at rest.
You can then think of bringing the kitten/s, as many as you can, back to the mum. Hope this puts your mind at rest.
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the reason they are criticizing you is because they are fraustrated with what you did,I just did the same thing Fluffy moans lays around and doesnt really want to be alone, looks like you will have to use your own judgement,Im a lab tech I m using mine Im not vet or animal professional, but I know my FLUFFY.
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Your answer for the person who gave away 6-week old kittens was extremely helpful to me. Our three kittens are 9 weeks old, and mamma is still nursing. I was thinking I had a bunch of kittens with reverse Oedipal complexes. You have relieved my worried soul. Thank you for your compassionate, comprehensive reply.
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I feel bad for you and I understand cause I just had to let go of 4 kitty's within 24 hours as well it was too much with a baby in the house. Did you resolve your issue and if so how did you cause my poor momma kitty is def in discomfort I feel bad.
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I am so glad that you spoke up about people criticizing you about your cat.
the reason I found this site is because I had the same problem.
I thought for sure, anyone would want to help me help my cat,
especially from people who supposedly loved cats.
now I have no desire to hear another harsh word of knowledge from the people who are "perfect" cat lovers!
I feel bad for you because you were so rudely treated!
As for me and my cat, "Miss kitty" was a rescue cat.
I didn't know she was pregnant.
all i knew was, she was found by the people who gave her to me, in the woods behind their home. she was pretty wild,
I was still willing to take her. I have never owned a cat before.
I have one small chiuaha (15 yrs old)
"Miss Kitty had 8 kittens, (one died) I am a 76 year old widow on a fixed income.
I could not afford to have 8 cats spayed, not to mention the care involved.
I suppose the people on this site think it would have been more humane to leave her in the woods,
to have her babies, get pregnant again, have more babies.. on and on the cycle goes. plus the same thing would happen with her female babies.
when the kittens were 6 weeks old I had the chance to give them all to other people. so I did!
I took her to the vet, but before that, I had to put her in a carrier, at which time she was so frightened, she scratched my hands and arms very bad.
The vet spayed her that day. at a cost of $105.00 (a lot for me personally)
but now, she, like your kitty,
also has hard breasts and nipples. I feel so sorry for her,
I thought someone might actually suggest something I could do to help her, not criticize the person trying to help her.
the reason I found this site is because I had the same problem.
I thought for sure, anyone would want to help me help my cat,
especially from people who supposedly loved cats.
now I have no desire to hear another harsh word of knowledge from the people who are "perfect" cat lovers!
I feel bad for you because you were so rudely treated!
As for me and my cat, "Miss kitty" was a rescue cat.
I didn't know she was pregnant.
all i knew was, she was found by the people who gave her to me, in the woods behind their home. she was pretty wild,
I was still willing to take her. I have never owned a cat before.
I have one small chiuaha (15 yrs old)
"Miss Kitty had 8 kittens, (one died) I am a 76 year old widow on a fixed income.
I could not afford to have 8 cats spayed, not to mention the care involved.
I suppose the people on this site think it would have been more humane to leave her in the woods,
to have her babies, get pregnant again, have more babies.. on and on the cycle goes. plus the same thing would happen with her female babies.
when the kittens were 6 weeks old I had the chance to give them all to other people. so I did!
I took her to the vet, but before that, I had to put her in a carrier, at which time she was so frightened, she scratched my hands and arms very bad.
The vet spayed her that day. at a cost of $105.00 (a lot for me personally)
but now, she, like your kitty,
also has hard breasts and nipples. I feel so sorry for her,
I thought someone might actually suggest something I could do to help her, not criticize the person trying to help her.
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Hello!
Thank you for taking in Miss Kitty and caring for her.
You absolutely did the right thing by helping her and I'm sure she appreciates your kindness.
She has hard breasts and nipples? How is she acting? Is she eating? Playing? Using the litter box? If she's acting normally aside from the soreness, you can try using a warm compress on them. If she just has excess milk in them, this could help with drainage which should ease her discomfort. If she is lethargic, not eating and/or has a fever, she could have mastitis which would require a vet visit for antibiotics.
None of us is perfect. No one here is judging you for anything. You helped a pregnant cat in need. The kittens didn't stay with mama for the "ideal" amount of time. OK. Life happens. The important thing is that the kittens are in homes now and being cared for. Their new human families can pick up where mama left off. I hope that their new families will spay and neuter them but you definitely stepped up and did everything you could for that little family.
I hope you decide to stick around. I think that you will find that we are definitely a community that genuinely loves ALL cats and we also care about the humans that serve them.
We would love to see a picture of Miss Kitty if you happen to have one and would like to share it.
I came upon this story by asking a question about my momma cat
I came across this story as I was asking the same question, I took got rid of my cats babies at 7 weeks and her breasts are swollen and she's crying and looking for them. For starters ppl shouldn't judge at least like myself she cared enough to reach out and ask if she could easy momma cats pain like myself. Nobody should be mean apparently she does care like I do but for reasons unknown before hand she had to get rid of them me too. Wish I had good advice but I came to this spot looking for sane advice and couldn't believe the negative comments. My advice is listen to the people who understand and have compassion the haters are just haters. Hope everything went well with your momma cat as I'm sure mine will be fine to just wants extra attention best luck to you
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What do you mean by "got rid of" your kittens? Do you plan to spay your cat?
My first post, all this complaining about being "critized" is just nonsense. You folks who haven't gotten your cat fixed or give away a litter of kittens a 6 weeks old have absolutely made a mistake. Own up to it. We all make mistakes and it sucks having people point out when your wrong but it's how you learn. Suck it up, and make sure you don't repeat the same mistakes.
As for the excuses for not getting your animals fixed, etc, it's exactly that, excuses. I help foster cats for a couple of rescue groups and more then one of them are willing to help people who can't financially afford fixing their animals. They often do it for 20$ or less. Even a normal vet usually only charges 100$ or so. That expense should honestly be planned for before you even get an animal but whatever.
I've probably raised 40+ kittens so far and lost 2 (which always sucks). I refuse to let them go before their at least 10-12 weeks and they can't go until their fixed. No way around it. To many people will promise to get them fixed and then never do it.
As for the excuses for not getting your animals fixed, etc, it's exactly that, excuses. I help foster cats for a couple of rescue groups and more then one of them are willing to help people who can't financially afford fixing their animals. They often do it for 20$ or less. Even a normal vet usually only charges 100$ or so. That expense should honestly be planned for before you even get an animal but whatever.
I've probably raised 40+ kittens so far and lost 2 (which always sucks). I refuse to let them go before their at least 10-12 weeks and they can't go until their fixed. No way around it. To many people will promise to get them fixed and then never do it.
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I have a cat which was feral and I tamed her.....somewhat. She had her first litter of 3 kittens. As they were starting to venture out at about 4 weeks old she grabbed them and took them outside behind the neighbors garage. Well that first night two German Shepherds got out and killed all of the kittens. The mother is very distraught and her milk bags are getting hard and swollen and she is meowing constantly and it is breaking my heart. I cannot afford a vet for a half feral cat who lets me pet her but that is about the extent of our relationship. So what advice do you have for my situation?
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Please try to help her if you can. Some towns have reduced rates for spaying and neutering ferals. Maybe an organization like that would help her.
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