Need HELP! Advise...anything to help stray 6 month old kitten that appears pregnant.
The other night my husband and I found a stray kitten on the side of the road. Our road boarders the interstate so I was worried the kitten would run into the heavy traffic. Since she basically came right to me I figured she was not feral at all.
We got her home here and put her in our spare bathroom. Just because it was late and did not want to introduce her to our other animals and stress her out any more then she was. (She did not like being put in the cat carrier)
Well when she came out she is very loving, craving attention. Purring etc. Well she appears pregnant. Now she herself can not be anymore then a few months old. So I am worried of the stress on her body giving birth and have heard that kittens having kittens will usually just abonden them or the newborns will not survive the birth.
I would take her to the vet to be examined but the next day before we left for work we let her out into the bedroom that is attached to the bathroom to streach some. That evening we let her out to meet the our animals.
We have 3 dogs and 2 cats. The dogs sniffed her, licked her, and she appeared to be loving it. She was rubbing all up against them and purring. She came onto the couch with me and one of my dogs and she rubbed up and laid under my dog for a few minutes. One of my other dogs came over and gave a sniff. He then turned around and was going to lay down and she went crazy...the boy dog was no where near her but she attacked him. Hissing, screaming, chasing him and scratching. We had to stop her. As soon as we did she calmed down and started purring again and rubbing up against me.
So we put her back in the room. Did not find any blood on the boy, he was just very shaken and scared as to what happened. He was abused by his prior owner so any form of attack and he cowards.
So after having her on lock down for about and hour we tried again. Same thing purring at the dogs etc and then out of no where she attacked one of my other dogs.
So I am not sure if she is hormonal with being pregnant or what I have never had a cat do this that she is running and attacking. I know cats will attack but they will do the running.
So since she was a stray and the behavior she showed we were worried she might have rabies. I doubt it but I would rather be safe then sorry and was told by animal services to quarantine her here at home. So she is back on lock down in the bathroom.
She has not gone after me or my husband like the dogs...but she does not like being told no. She will hiss at you if you tell her no. When I put her back in the bedroom and said no she tried to bite my foot and hiss that I was putting her back in there. Then once when I was petting her and I turned and walked away she got upset and swatted at me for trying to get up and leave.
In the bedroom and now bathroom she is pulling at the doors shaking them. It sounds like there is a 50 pound cat back there the way she is going...and all she wants is attention and to be rubbed.
So I need help on is this a pregnant kitty and this is how some of them get...or is she just crazy.
I have never been scared of a cat before but I am scared of this kitty. I don't want her to flip out on me or my family. That is also why we are quarantining her.
Sorry so long but any help would be great.
Thank you for reading and any help!
Below is the link to see a few photos of the kitten.
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=12d3850d.pbr
The other night my husband and I found a stray kitten on the side of the road. Our road boarders the interstate so I was worried the kitten would run into the heavy traffic. Since she basically came right to me I figured she was not feral at all.
We got her home here and put her in our spare bathroom. Just because it was late and did not want to introduce her to our other animals and stress her out any more then she was. (She did not like being put in the cat carrier)
Well when she came out she is very loving, craving attention. Purring etc. Well she appears pregnant. Now she herself can not be anymore then a few months old. So I am worried of the stress on her body giving birth and have heard that kittens having kittens will usually just abonden them or the newborns will not survive the birth.
I would take her to the vet to be examined but the next day before we left for work we let her out into the bedroom that is attached to the bathroom to streach some. That evening we let her out to meet the our animals.
We have 3 dogs and 2 cats. The dogs sniffed her, licked her, and she appeared to be loving it. She was rubbing all up against them and purring. She came onto the couch with me and one of my dogs and she rubbed up and laid under my dog for a few minutes. One of my other dogs came over and gave a sniff. He then turned around and was going to lay down and she went crazy...the boy dog was no where near her but she attacked him. Hissing, screaming, chasing him and scratching. We had to stop her. As soon as we did she calmed down and started purring again and rubbing up against me.
So we put her back in the room. Did not find any blood on the boy, he was just very shaken and scared as to what happened. He was abused by his prior owner so any form of attack and he cowards.
So after having her on lock down for about and hour we tried again. Same thing purring at the dogs etc and then out of no where she attacked one of my other dogs.
So I am not sure if she is hormonal with being pregnant or what I have never had a cat do this that she is running and attacking. I know cats will attack but they will do the running.
So since she was a stray and the behavior she showed we were worried she might have rabies. I doubt it but I would rather be safe then sorry and was told by animal services to quarantine her here at home. So she is back on lock down in the bathroom.
She has not gone after me or my husband like the dogs...but she does not like being told no. She will hiss at you if you tell her no. When I put her back in the bedroom and said no she tried to bite my foot and hiss that I was putting her back in there. Then once when I was petting her and I turned and walked away she got upset and swatted at me for trying to get up and leave.
In the bedroom and now bathroom she is pulling at the doors shaking them. It sounds like there is a 50 pound cat back there the way she is going...and all she wants is attention and to be rubbed.
So I need help on is this a pregnant kitty and this is how some of them get...or is she just crazy.
I have never been scared of a cat before but I am scared of this kitty. I don't want her to flip out on me or my family. That is also why we are quarantining her.
Sorry so long but any help would be great.
Thank you for reading and any help!
Below is the link to see a few photos of the kitten.
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=12d3850d.pbr