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I know but it's so hard waiting. Im a very impatient person lol. I think she might be showing some sign's today but not sure.When she come's out of her room I go and check on her and she will go back to the door and meow at me like she want's me to come in there, so I go in there and sit down beside her box and she will start really wanting me to pet her and show her some attention, today she actually bit me when I stopped petting her(she just kinda nibbled on my hand, not hard though). Also I have a question...how do I feel for her mammary gland's? Cause her teet's are saggy but I dont feel any swelling of any kind like the internet has been telling me I will feel, not sure if im feeling in the right spot's.
 

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Oh, the wait
...it always seems like sooo long, but they'll come!
It should definatly be this week- I always find that 2 weeks after you can feel them moving they'll be born, so you don't have long to wait!
 
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Well if I've caught some of her symptom's in time then I estimate that she still has at least 6 days left. Tomorrow (which is saturday she should be 8 weeks). I still have her in one of our spare bedroom's and I feel bad for leaving her in there for another 6 day's, but I have the door cracked open enough to where she can come and go as she pleases. I cant wait till she has them and I get to post picture's, I have a feeling she's gonna have some beautiful babies. After she has them I'll be wanting them to hurry up and get bigger and start exploreing everywhere, and attacking your feet when you walk by them. Mary is'nt a playfull cat, she's so serious all the time, so im ready for some playfullness. I have a question...should I start calling my Vet now and setting up appointment's to have Mary and the kitten's spay/neutured or should I wait till she has them? I havent had kitten's since I was a little girl so I know nothing about how old they have to be and stuff. Thank's everyone for reading all my impatient post's
This will be my last one till she has them:p
 

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You'll probably want to know how many kittens there are before you go and make appointments for them! LOL. You could call your vet now to find out how old he wants the kittens to be before he'll fix them. Kittens CAN be done as soon as they weigh 2 pounds (usually 8 weeks), but not all vets are comfortable with that. If he wants to wait too long (past 4 months; females can get pregnant that young) and won't agree to do them younger for you, try another vet.

Also ask him how old the kittens have to be for the mama cat to be spayed (my vet says 9 weeks). Don't let her outside until that's done; she can get pregnant again right away.

Will you be keeping the babies or finding new homes for them?
 
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I want to keep at least 1 or 2 of them and then the rest I will adopt out, but I figured it would be easier to find good home's for them if I got all of them altered and had their shot's done. I've heard of spay/neuter clinic's that do it fairly cheap? Was wondering if they would be as good as a Vet or if it's the same thing? What would be my best option there? I just wanna do what's best for them and momma!! Thank's for the information. Even if I have to lock momma up she will NOT be getting outside untill she is fixed. I dont think me or her could go through this again!!
 

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Yes, it's definitely best to have the kittens spayed/neutered before adoption. Otherwise their new owners may not have it done in time and then there will be even more kittens to find homes for! Nobody needs that.

I have used a low-cost clinic before, and found them to be just as good, if not better (since they do hundreds of surgeries every week), than my vet. This of course might be different with the low-cost place where you live, so ask someone who's used them before for their experience. There don't seem to be a lot of them in Arkansas, though: http://www.lovethatcat.com/spayneuter.html
 
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Willowy thank you so much for that website. There is actually a clinic just 20 minutes from where I live. That is so great, thank you. I'm gonna ask around and see if I can find someone that has went to this clinic. I will be calling them Monday.
 

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Originally Posted by bobtaillover

I want to keep at least 1 or 2 of them and then the rest I will adopt out, but I figured it would be easier to find good home's for them if I got all of them altered and had their shot's done.
That adoption shouldnt be too difficult. There is some need for home raised, well socialized kittens. There are people who dont afford to pay for what it costs buying a pure bred cat, and not daring to adopt kittens of a semiferal or homeless mom, even is that kittens are socialized. This is prejudice, but so it is.

Good you are planning for doing the spaying and necessary shots.
You can of course charge the cost for it.
If they dont want to pay - you know they are not suitable owners.

Good luck!
 
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Yeah I dont think it will be hard to adopt them out either. Im hoping they're all bobtailed like momma is, was told that would also make it easier to find someone to adopt them. Not sure they will all be bobtailed though, was thinking about doing it myself if not. Any opinion's on that? Would it be to cruel? I was thinking about applying a small rehoming fee for them since im gonna have them altered and shot's given. If I dont think someone is good enough to take one then I'm just gonna keep all of them (as long as she doesnt have 7-8) lol then I might have to adopt a couple of them out. Will definately be picky about who they go too that's for sure!!
 

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Tail docking is not acceptable in cats. It can cause some serious spinal damage and even stool incontinence--don't do it! Even the natural bobtail gene can be dangerous if both parent cats carry it (Manx syndrome). Although you probably don't know if your girl is a natural bobtail or if it was damage from a long time ago. . .if she is natural, some of the kittens will probably be bobtailed.
 

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Originally Posted by bobtaillover

Not sure they will all be bobtailed though, was thinking about doing it myself if not. Any opinion's on that? Would it be to cruel?
Im strongly against it. Even if I hope done properly it may succeed. After all, emergency amputations of tail usually goes OK, and these cats manage to live a fullworthy life afterwards too.
But of course, amputation of a leg usually goes also OK, they do manage to live active life with three legs, if they are healthy in rest...

In contemporary Sweden docking of DOGS tails is now forbidden, since perhaps 5 years. Those in charge though docking tails were not OK, even in breeds where the docking was the customary. (and spoking the thruth, these undocked tails often do looks ridiculous. But the dogs seems happy, so who am I to ridicule it??).
So. If not so good on dogs, so why on the whole Earth on healthy cats???

Nay, dont do that.
 
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I dont think I could do it anyway, I'd be affraid it would hurt them. I'm gonna say that momma is a natural bobtail, cause there is'nt any kind of stub or anything. My aunt rescued her from the shelter for my grandmother so we didnt know much about her. Well if my calculation's are right she is 8 week's today!!
So any day now I guess. She was going off yesterday and hiding under the bathroom sink, and was'nt sleeping as much. Seemed like she was more alert yesterday. I have another concern....she has only developed milk in 2 of her teet's is that normal?..will she get more milk when the kitten's come? Is there something I can give her to help the milk come in?
 

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Many cats won't get milk until the kittens are born, but she probably has since she's alread had litters. As long as she gets all her milk in when the kittens are born, you don't have to worry for now
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Good, Ive been a little worried about that. No sign's today, just sleeping mostly and grooming herself, she's removed just about all the hair around her nipple's. She really has'nt ate much that I have noticed, she's been to the food dish maybe 2 time's and she didnt eat very much both time's...she's drinking plenty though. I was thinking today that it would be cool if the kitten's were born on April fool's day...my birthday is in April too but I dont think she would go till the 24th. What kinda name's could you give kitten's that are born on April fool's day?
 

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Often towards the end of their pregnancys, their bellys get so full with the kittens that they have trouble eating alot- some end up throwing up their food sometimes because of it. As long as she's still eating a decent amount for now, you don't need to worry too much.
It also could be a sign of labour, but it's hard to tell
 
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Well I think she is messing with me, earlier she was laying on the floor under my coffee table and she went to stretch and then just stood up and started meowing, like a deep meow and then she came and got on my lap and meowed a little. I dont know if maybe when she stretched the babies started moving and it hurt her or what the deal was, so of course I start to get excited thinking "this is it, it's gonna start" but then she has'nt done nothing else. She is kinda restless. I dont know, she such a hard cat to read cause before she was'nt like a loveable cat, she was more independant and did her own thing. I guess Ill know when she's pushing the babies out.
 
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Sorry for all the post's today. I got a good temp on Mary a few minutes ago, it's 99.9 degree's. Not sure that's a real good sign cause I was only able to leave the thermometer in there for about a 1 minute. But just maybe
 
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Still no kitten's and she is'nt showing any sign's of having them. I really thought I got a good temp on her cause I was able to leave it in there for at least a minute, it stayed on 99.8 for a few seconds but then it went to 99.9. That was at 1:00am this morning so it's only been 12 hour's, but I figured she would of been showing some sign's by now. The babies are moving around and stuff so I guess that's good. BTW check out my new signature, Im just learning how to do it so Im trying to figure out how to use mary's picture instead of a wallpaper picture, but hey it's good for my first time doing it.
 
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