Hello! Few questions.

Hi Everyone,
I would like to introduce myself, my name is Kat. I have four personal kitty's, all rescues. I also have a pregnant foster kitty, named Tyra. I have never had a pregnant cat, but I have had pregnant dogs(rescues from puppy mills). I have also had bottle baby kittens and puppies.
I just wanted to stop in and introduce myself since I will probably have questions when Tyra gets close to her due day which comes to my first question. I got her maybe two weeks ago, and had her seen by a vet that day. He couldn't say how close she was, but he could palate them. He estimated about 4-5 weeks. She is pretty wide, but I can't feel any movement yet. I've read you can start feeling them around 2 weeks before she's due, it this true? Also how much food should I give her of each (wet and dry) daily(it is high quality kitten food)? Thank you and I will post some picture of her soon
Take Care,
Kat and Tyra

Welcome to TCS!

I too have fostered before, mostly bottle babies & adult cats. Then I got a pregnant kitty. The vet & I thought for sure she was due at a certain time. 2 weeks before we estimated her due date, I came home to kittens! So, I'm not much help there. There are many knowledgeable people here, check out the Pregnant Cats & Kittens Forum.

Yeah, I come running home daily and check for babies. She could surprise me Thanks for the welcome
Kat and Tyra

Originally Posted by animalnut510

I've read you can start feeling them around 2 weeks before she's due, it this true? Also how much food should I give her of each (wet and dry) daily(it is high quality kitten food)?

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Yes, you can start to feel them roughly two weeks before the due date.

I would personally feed her as much as she wants --- she's going to need the extra calories. I wouldn't necessarily treat the feeding guidelines on packages of cat food as gospel, but they can give you a rough idea of how much more food than normal is appropriate.

I fed my Queen as much as she wanted to eat. Which was all of the time.
Keep her comfortable and confine her to a safe smaller quiet area. Provide her with enough bedding(old towels etc)for her to nest.
That is all I would add right now.

Welcome.

Hi, welcome! I am also a forum kitten who came here when looking for info on my latest adopted pregnant stray (she had 6 healthy kittens outta an estimated 4-7).

My biggest advice is make up a birthing nest/box earlier rather than later so hopefully your queen will decide to give birth there rather than someplace else. We've had three pregnant strays in our house and with this one I had a couple boxes ready weeks in advance in places she found comfortable and were quiet and dim (bathroom and closet). I woke up at 2:30AM to see Smudge (mama) in her closet box (large plastic tub) pretty as you please, in labor. The other two weren't that neat about their labor (including one I had to prevent from going under the bed) and I feel if we had made them a place earlier they might have gone to their boxes.

Smudge was in a poor condition when I got her and I started her on kitten food much earlier than the two weeks (actually before she got some weight (kittens) on her I thought she was well under a year so hence the kitten food) but if your girl is in good condition already than the two weeks before due date to start kitten food is completely appropriate.

Good fostering!