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how fast can a get get pregnant

post #1 of 13
6/20/10 at 12:27am
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a friends cat got out the house by mistake for a few hours could that mean shes alreayd pregnant?
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post #2 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:05am
Mating takes only seconds. Best your friend spays her cat ASAP, an entire cat out for several hours would very likely be pregnant.
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post #3 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:09am
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well she says she doesnt wanna abort the kittens but we do know that the cat that got her pregnant has aids its been a few weeks now she says
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post #4 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:18am
I don't like to abort either but when it comes down to it theres not enough homes for the healthy kittens let alone ones coming into this world known to be mated to cat with aids. One question if she had it tested then WHY was it let back out unfixed at least to control the spread of aids or rehomes/euthanized....

I have 24 cats and 3 2 week old kittens I took in 3 females all pregnant. 2 got aborted. one was possible positive for ringworm(turned out she wasnt) If nothing else place them in good homes or take them to a shelter if she can't be responsible to screen homes to make sure they all get fixed. and get mom spayed asap after.
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post #5 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:20am
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her cat actually jumped out the window but ill run this by her later its her cat in the end its up to her what she wants to do but ill give her the info anyway


last time the cat got pregnant my friend told me that the cat got huge and big and then just got UN pregnant by herself again without having any kittens? something i never heard of
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post #6 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:50am
Um...ya thats a new one. False pregnancies do happen but I never seen that. I have heard that if that happens they gain weight from hormonal changes that make them look pregnant.
If she gets any financial assistance/is on disability...there might be a low cost option or free. If not maybe look into programs in the area. Best of luck
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post #7 of 13
6/20/10 at 11:34am
Even if the cat was mated, she's not "pregnant" yet....it takes a couple weeks for the embryos to implant. If she has it done this week it's basically not really an abortion. If that makes her feel any better.

And, no, cats don't get "un-pregnant" without having kittens. She probably had them somewhere and they died. Or were stillborn. The only other option is that she had pyometra, but that would have killed her.

Really, this poor cat needs to be spayed ASAP.
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post #8 of 13
6/20/10 at 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by chausiefan View Post
well she says she doesnt wanna abort the kittens but we do know that the cat that got her pregnant has aids its been a few weeks now she says
And after this, your friend still doesn't see the need to spay her cat? Well, now she has probably been infected with FIV as well, while had she been spayed that would not have happened. I am not sure what the protocol is for breastfeeding of FIV kittens, but this cat needs to be tested and taken to the vet.
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post #9 of 13
6/20/10 at 12:31pm
I didn't see that about the father cat. Does he have FIV or FeLV? I've heard both referred to as "feline AIDS". And how does she know if the father cat is sick if she doesn't even know if the female was mated or not, or which male mated her?

Regardless, kittens born with FIV or FeLV don't live long. It would be far kinder to have them aborted now rather than to allow them to suffer later. And much easier on the mother cat, particularly if she now has FIV or FeLV.
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post #10 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:41pm
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Regardless, kittens born with FIV or FeLV don't live long.
Humm..... Cats with FIV can live healthy and long lives actually... They will need special attention to keep their immune system strong, and whenever they get sick it can be more complicated, but they can have a close to normal lifespam if kept inside, stress free, and have healthy diets and good care during sick times.

I am also not sure how it is passed from mom to kittens...

What I am sure about it is that there is a BIG stigma on the disease, and this person will have a very hard time adopting the kittens out, and if they are ever taken to the shealter, they will be put to sleep on the spot.

If momma has FIV, she might need special care during birth as well... I am not sure, as I am not a vet, but she is probably more succesptible to infections....

With all that said, yes, in this case I do believe it is better for all to have an abortion spay if that is still possible - it will reduce the reisks for mamma and the kits...

This cat also needs to be spayed for the future, as if she has been infected, she will probably spread the disease during mating.

Tell your friend she will be perfectly fine to have around other cats, AS LONG AS SHE IS SPAYED. Aside from mating, transmition of the disease will only occurr with deep wound bites, blood transfusions, and will not be transmitted casually.
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post #11 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:42pm
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Originally Posted by Willowy View Post
I didn't see that about the father cat. Does he have FIV or FeLV? I've heard both referred to as "feline AIDS".
FIV = Feline Aids, FeLV = Feline Leukemia; both are transmitted by matting, leukemia is also transmitted by grooming, and can be a much more serious disease.
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post #12 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:48pm
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FIV = Feline Aids, FeLV = Feline Leukemia; both are transmitted by matting, leukemia is also transmitted by grooming, and can be a much more serious disease.
I know....but I have heard both referred to as "feline AIDS". And, in fact, FeLV does manifest more like human AIDS than FIV does. AIDS was originally thought to be a form of leukemia....but I digress .

I know that cats with FIV can live long lives, but I was under the impression that kittens born with it don't live long. Similar to human babies born with HIV, who will not live long without strong anti-virals, while adults who contact HIV later in life may not show symptoms for many years.

Anyway---the cat should be spayed ASAP. This is a disaster waiting to happen.
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post #13 of 13
6/20/10 at 1:59pm
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Originally Posted by Willowy View Post
I know that cats with FIV can live long lives, but I was under the impression that kittens born with it don't live long. Similar to human babies born with HIV, who will not live long without strong anti-virals, while adults who contact HIV later in life may not show symptoms for many years.
Yeah, that I am not sure...
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