Hi,
I trapped a 4 month old feral and took her to the vet to get her checked out and to do a prespay checkup. She's pregnant and due in 2-3 weeks. When I picked her up (a little less then a week ago), she was skin and bones, but she's filling out now. Behaviourally, she growls and hisses a lot until you actually start scratching her. Then she purrs and head butts my hands looking for more attention.
My question is this - How likely is it that she's going to have issues with giving birth due to her very small size? And how do I get her socialized enough in 2 weeks to let me help her if she needs it? This is my first feral, so any advice would be much appreciated.
I trapped a 4 month old feral and took her to the vet to get her checked out and to do a prespay checkup. She's pregnant and due in 2-3 weeks. When I picked her up (a little less then a week ago), she was skin and bones, but she's filling out now. Behaviourally, she growls and hisses a lot until you actually start scratching her. Then she purrs and head butts my hands looking for more attention.
My question is this - How likely is it that she's going to have issues with giving birth due to her very small size? And how do I get her socialized enough in 2 weeks to let me help her if she needs it? This is my first feral, so any advice would be much appreciated.