My beautiful pregnant stray - I'm confused!

Does she have a birthing box in there with her? She needs one, a nice deep box full of soft bedding in a dark, quiet place.

updates LOL??

Well I separated her and Stevie, put her in their room with food, water etc. and her nesting box. She cried and scratched at the door, pushing at it. In the end, I didn't want her distressed so I opened the futon that's in their room and I slept in there with her all night. As long as I was in there with her she was Ok. She started to nest again, everything from going underneath my duvet andeven pillows, but also she went back to her nesting box and vocalised and rustled about in there too. She's been vocalising on and off all night but no kittens yet. She seems fine though, no straining yet and she seems in no distress.

This morning, I woke up around 8.30 and left the room and she's been nice and quiet so far, no trying to get out like last night. My vet said to check on her about once an hour so I'm going to try to leave her too it now.

Hopefully today eh? That futon almost broke my back. She is worth it though, at least she wasn't upset all night.

Stevie can't understand why we've separated them and he is pining a little...bless him.

Updates, as they happen everyone. Online birthing...what fun!

Oh I know the feeling!!! I am so "anticapating" my kittys babies I cant fall asleep! LOL!!! Please updates on the hour every hour LOL!!!

Okay, ya'll are really making me want my kitties to come NOW. When I got home yesterday, Angel comes and jumps over the fence (before I could get to her) and I let her in and feel her tummy, boy did I feel alot of movement, just made me grin! I do take her today in about 45 minutes to vet so I will post when I get back and let ya'll know what the vet says.

By the way, how do you post pictures here? I do have a picture of Angel, she just isn't preggo in it. And it was taken last year. If you look close you can see she has one blue and one green eye.


I tried it.....did is show?

Cathy

Well, Misty is in her room now, she still cries and scratches at the door every so often and then I go in and cuddle her and rub her tummy and then sit with her for a while. I think maybe she wants me with her when she actually gives birth so she makes sure I'm always around when she calls, what do you think? Her belly has really dropped now and she's nesting more, so I'm hoping (once again) that it's gonna happen soon!

3kittys-

A pregnant cat would be so much better kept indoors. She is at risk still of getting mated with and that can cause some bad problems down the road if that happens. I would encourage you to keep Angel inside and safe until after the kittens arrive and after they are weaned. Then take her in and get her spayed, then let her be an indoor/outdoor kitty.

You mean she can still mate while she is PG? I didn't know that. Hum, sounds good to me then. I will have to fix that tonight when I get home. I have fixed her a place in my son's closet, a box with t-shirts in it but she will have nothing to do with it. I'm wondering if one of the other cats got in it while we were gone last weekend. I will change the bedding and see if that helps and keep my son's door closed so that none of the others can get in there.

Thanks,
Cathy

3kittys- OHH shes soo beautiful! I can JUST imagine her babies now


linka- oh I know I am "dying" lyterially! I want my grand-fur-babies to come..

Oh well... I have a few more days till I have a breakdown LOL!!!!

i have an all white kitty and she had three all white babies 9 weeks ago. She will be getting fixed shortly and be release back outside (she is kinda wild) Good luck with you kitty!!

Well everyone, I'm on my way to a full all out breakdown myself!

I slept with her in her room again (it is now, by the way 5am) she woke me up every few hours, going in her box crying, then coming out. Then getting terribly restless, then sleeping. Then again, going in her box, crying, then we had a bit of a "jack-in-the-box" situation where she was in and out every few seconds. Then she lay down on the floor again. Then about 20mins ago she had a litter box attack, where the whole of the litter ended up on the floor spread around the entire room, then she cried. Then she lay down again on the floor crying, then she slept...

Just came back to finish this because had to go calm her down because she was banging on the door for me again, and as soon as I got in there she was on her back, tummy asking to be rubbed. I'm beginning to think I'm imagining everything and she's never going to have these kittens!!!

Oh well, I can always sleep later!

I know the feeling!! but I am letting Princey walk around the house.. than I check on her frequently..at this point I am thinking this is all a dream and shes not preggo LOL!!!

I know what you mean, I keep thinking I must be hallucinating!!! I notice every change, it's madness!!! Her belly has dropped so much now and she seems all ready but they just aren't coming!!

Unfortunately, according to the vet, I have to keep her in her room because of Stevie, but they're like Romeo and Juliet, he's really pining for her! It is soooooo hard, my heart breaks, it really does.
Surely it has to be soon?

Please God!!

I feel your pain! LOL
Princeys tummy dropped a few weeks ago in the middle but still not as of yet near "that" area..
Shes eating like a horse.. and has No signs of labor... I hate this! LOL
This is so Nerve wrecking!!!

I hope your kitty has her babies soon!! mine too LOL!!! Wouldnt it be cute if they had them the same day?? LOL!!

How many are you expecting?

As Soon As my babies, babies are born I am heading to the dollar store and getting kitty collars Its Ok for now.. I dont have much money on me LOL..

When they get older I'll do the expensive stuff LOL

Whats your babies coloring? ( sorry if you've said it before my memory sucks ! LOL) Mines a Tortie.. as you can see in my siggy and Avatar LOL but that was her a year ago when she was a few months old

Do you have names picked out?

Lets converse it'll pass the time...

Well, the bit of her tummy at the back in THAT area ( I love that you used that term, I'm never really comfortable using words like vulva or whatever...sounds too technical I guess)is all saggy now and lumpy (getting really technical there eh? LOL) and her actual BITS have all bunched up furry skin on either side and at the bottom and she seems quite swollen there, so...what does that mean? Because she's been gradually gaining skin and swelling there for the last day and a half. It's funny but I have been going over and over the signs of labour and they all fit the first stage, (although she is still eating but I heard that some cats do anyway)which would mean she's been at this stage for at least a full day, although I think it's actually a bit longer, since not last night but the evening before. Oh, I don't know I feel really useless and unknowledgable, but what can I do? Just wait.

Misty is a slim little black, shorthaired, no pedigree but she does have a siamese-type slim face. Her colour is really beautiful, she has rings of chocolate brown threading through her black, which you can only see when she's in sunlight or strong indoor light.

I think she may be expecting around 4 little ones, but I'm only going by feeling them move in her tummy. When I spread my hand on her belly, I feel them move in about four separate places, sometimes at the same time. One of them feels really low down now, near THAT area (LOL).

What about you? How many for your darling? Do you know what the father looks like at all? Because, I think she mated with the cat I have, Stevie, I got them at the same time from the same place, a sanctuary type woman who found them together in a bag, so maybe they're brother and sister. He's black and white and much more fluffy than her - so the kittens should be absolutely beautiful!!

wow.. enjoying reading what linka and misty have been through in the past few days. hopefully today is THE DAY!..looking forward to the update.

Take some advice from some one who's furrbaby just had 5 of em. 1st off she obviously wants you to be around when she gives birth. My baby girl did the exact same thing. Second, wach for blood spotting around the house... when you see slight blood spotting, thats a sure sighn that it'll be under 5 days. About how far along is she? And what are you feeding her for cat food?

Hey Salem, come on over to our new "expectant moms" thread and help us out. There are several of us out there expecting and need to know what to watch for.

Cathy

Salem, She's had tiny amounts of blood on her vulva for quite a few days now and everything down there is enlarged, my vet seemed to think she came into stage 1 not last night but the night before, he said that if it doesn't happen tonight then to call him in the morning.

I've been feeding her kitten food for about 4-5 weeks now, bless her.
She's really restless today, as she was yesterday, and there's definate nesting going on, so let's be hopeful. She's had milk since Monday as well, and her abdomen's dropped, so apparently everything's ready.

I HSTE the wait though!

What about you? How many for your darling? Well Im thinking 5-6 kittens..Im hoping more..
Do you know what the father looks like at all? Well I saw her "boyfriend" next to her when we caught her well he was near the park and she was on the driveway... ( we live next to a park) but she was gone for three days so who knows LOL!!! and her "boyfriend" was seen running with her when we tried to catch her.. LOL
But to the point He was Orange And White.. So Theres Definately going to be Some Torties and calicos