So I'm probably just as nervous as my first time momma cat.

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Ok, so I am not sure when my kitty got preggers for sure, but I am guessing sometime in early march. It was a half planned thing, we decided two of our cats would have beautiful kittens, and found people who want kittens beforehand, but didn't think Daddy cat was quite old enough yet. Well, obviously he was!

She is pretty big and her belly is hard now, her nipples are pink but not all big yet and she has what looks like an udder between her back legs. About 2 weeks ago she had quite a bit of discharge with a little blood, but didn't have any contractions. I went to the vet and they said she was fine and to watch her, the kittens should be along soon.

Well, now the discharge has stopped completely and she is still acting totally normal (aside from being my shadow), eating a lot, using the box, playing. If you rub her tummy or nipples she licks your hands and rolls over belly up. Her temp has been normal, about 101 all week. She has made a few nests around the house, but would rather lay across my lap and cry in my ear or sprawl on the top of the tv than stay in any one nest.

The only weird things she has been doing is if you rub her belly when another cat is around, she runs over and starts grooming them! Or if she sees another of the cats in our laps she will come and lay right on top of them.

So is my cat going crazy or am I? I feel like she should have those babies already! Does she sound like she is ok and I am just impatient? I don't really want to take her to the vet again it stressed her out and I think that's why she is taking so long... Any opinions?
 

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I cannot help but say this first:

Please please spay your cat, neuter your male, and all kittens as soon as possible. There are too many homeless cats and kittens in this country, in this world. I am a rescuer and have seen many sad things; kittens suffering, cats with broken souls because they have been given up by the only people they know and trust as soon as they aren't cute little kittens any longer. I know you say you have homes, but those kittens take up homes for 12+ years that could have gone to a homeless kitty already in this world. There is nothing that can be done now, but please fix all animals before any more litters can happen.

That being said, waiting for mama to give birth is like waiting for a kettle to boil. It will drive you crazy! I am sure she will be ready any day now. For me, the signs 24-48 hours before labor (with the stray mama that I rescued) were loose stool, aggressiveness, ravenous appetite, and general obvious discomfort. She also looked like she actually lost weight, and that is because the kittens had dropped in her belly, and she no longer had those big round sides. You will also feel the babies wiggling like crazy.

Good luck, I hope everything goes smoothly.
 

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First of all I have to say that I agree with Mamakitty- please get her spayed- thousands of cats and kittens are euthanised every day because they don't have homes.

Apart from that, telling when they are going to come is VERY hard, and involves ALOT of patience
. My foster took 2 weeks to have hers, and I was certain it was going to be any day. Can you feel them moving?
 
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Ok. I almost didnt even post asking for help because I KNEW someone, probably the first person who read my post would flame me for making the decision to let my cat have kittens, INSTEAD of giving me helpful advice.

I wouldn't give my kittens to anyone I did not trust to care for them well, AND I want one of the kittens as well.

If I wanted to spay my cat I would. Like I said THIS WAS PLANNED, I wanted to breed my cat.

I didn't ask for anyone to guilt trip me. I asked for advise on my cat's health.
 

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Well, what's almost as bad as purposely breeding a nonbreed cat, is not researching anything about having a pregnant cat or cat birth beforehand.

I'm pretty sure NOONE was flaming you, and you got some advice. It's really terrible and ignorant to purposely bring more kittens in the world when there are so many homeless cats in shelters and living on their own already.
 

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Please don't be mad, we're not trying to be mean or rude, but both of us work as foster homes, and we see all these animals who die. In an ideal world we could breed our cats and not have bad things come of it, but that's not the reality of the situation. We all love cats here, and we just want to save lives. Unless you're a licenced breeder who breeds a certain breed of cat, it is still adding to the over-population.
And we did give you the best advice we could to anyone about your expecting mother cat. We won't keep bugging you, and in reality, it is your decision, we just hope you see our point.
I hope you won't stop coming here.
 
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Should have just lied and said I took in a rescue - then I could have gotten some help without being lectured first. I did do research. Done with this site, thanks for the help.
 

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Look, we only wanted to help, alright? We can't stop you from doing anything, and we are happy to help, but why are you mad at us for trying to save lives?if you love your cat, and all cats you'll understand why we're saying this.
 

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Rule #2 of TCS:

2. Please make sure to spay and neuter your cats. Unless you are a professional breeder and your cat is part of a professional breeding program, please educate yourself to the importance of spaying and neutering by the time your cat is 4-6 months old. If you take care of a feral colony, please make sure to do so responsibly by practicing TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) protocols within the colony. By spaying and neutering, you enhance a cat's quality of life and improve their longterm health. You are also proving your love for cats because in acting as a responsible pet owner/caregiver you are minimizing the problem of cat overpopulation.
Please understand that the people who wanted kittens could have gone to a shelter. After killing hundreds of cats in the past 5 years of volunteering at the shelter, it's hard not to get upset when someone like you posts, intentionally breeding even more moggies, when thousands are killed in shelters every year.

That said - what's done is done. Please do spay/neuter momma & the daddy, as well as ensure all the kittens are fixed.
 

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Wow, how rude. I gave you very helpful advice, and was not lecturing at all. Because I clean up the messes all of the time of irresponsible people who purposely or negligently breed their cats, I am compelled to say something when I hear someone is purposely bringing more kittens into this world. I would suggest you spend one day at your local shelter, watching cats and kittens be euthanized one by one, and still be so passionate about your "planned pregnancy". The thing about advice is that you don't always get just what you want to hear, especially if people are being honest and heartfelt with you. And sometimes the advice you didn't want or expect to hear is the advice that ends up being the most helpful or important to you in the long run.
 

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“You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”

This is something we all need to keep in mind when posting.

Just a reminder to all about the rules of the Pregnant Cats and Kittens forum
Originally Posted by gayef

About This Forum and Guidelines

As a general rule, TCS is primarily concerned with cat welfare. Because of our strong committment to responsible cat care and treatment, we do promote and strongly encourage a pro-spay/neuter policy here. Unless you are an experienced, responsible, ethical breeder of pedigreed cats, we do not advocate breeding.

If you find yourself caring for a pregnant cat, please know that the option of spaying while still early in the term is available to you. Many people might be uncomfortable with this, however, know that cats do not share our human values when it comes to these things. Abortion is not against their personal belief systems as it may be to some of us. Please consider consulting with your vet to see if he/she will spay in the early term of the pregnancy.

In the interest of reality and to promote our primary mission of cat welfare, the focus of this forum is to assist those who may find themselves having to care for a pregnant cat NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCE UNDER WHICH THE CAT CAME TO BE PREGNANT or to hand-raise kittens.

Keeping this focus in mind, the rule is that NO ONE should be judgmental of anyone posting a request for assistance - please do not automatically cite all the good reasons why a cat should be spayed or neutered. This only serves to alienate those who might otherwise be helped here and perhaps forever turn them off from seeking our help - how can we reach people who won't come to our Forums for fear of being jumped on? Again, the FOCUS of this Forum is to assist those who, for WHATEVER reason, may find themselves the primary caregiver to a pregnant cat or orphaned kittens. It is NOT to focus of this Forum to judge anyone requesting assistance. In order to reach as many people as we can with the message of responsible cat care, we must always always always remember to treat everyone here with kindness, consideration and respect. We want to make this a safe, comfortable place for everyone, regardless of their circumstances, to ask questions and seek assistance.
Can be found here:

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74659


As white cat lover pointed out above, this site advocates spay and neuter. Lecturing people will not get them to listen. It will drive them away. We need to be helpful and give them advice to get the Mother cat and kittens through a safe delivery. After delivery, it is also our job to gently educate the importance of spaying and neutering for both the mother cat and the kittens.

On the same token meganmeow, you did come across a bit rude yourself. You registered for this site after agreeing to the site rules which clearly state we are pro spay and neuter. While I agree the message could have been delivered a bit better, you were made aware of these rules when joining. Many of the posters did give you good advice about birth and delivery.

I will now close this thread. Meganmeow, if you would like to give this another try and would like this reopened, please send me a private message and I will do so, or you can start another thread..
 
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