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My 8 month old cat Chloe was at my fiance's mom's for an entire month with another male and was outside a lot, so she could've gotten pregnant any time from december 1st to january 1st. When she came back home, she was a little bit heavier,with a round, hard belly but not bigger around. on january 10th, i felt lumps on her belly, which turned out to be her milk ducts (which i was originally thought was cancer, so this was a relief), she was now even heavier, even harder belly, pink nipples and eating A LOT. I was finally able to bring her to her appointment on January 23rd and they confirmed pregnancy. She weighed 6.5 lbs. They told me at least halfway but thats it. They never did an ultrasound. On the 7th, we brought her to have an xray, because her being so young, we wanted a kitten count to know when labor would be done and know that a kitten wasn't lodged. Its a good thing we did too. We were expecting, due to age and first litter, that she would have 2-3. NOPE. She has 5-6. They did one medium xray, to lessen risks of radiation exposure to the kittens.
[color= rgb(51, 51, 51)]Chloe hasn't been showing any signs of impending labor, so i guess she has another week or so. Nobody, not even the vet has been able to say within a week how far along she is. just a broad generalization. at the xray appointment, they said a one to few weeks left, but they arent very sure because it was a medium xray and they couldnt see full calcification of the bones. only light skulls and spines. she is very large in the belly and bony everywhere else. She eats about 6 times a day i would guess. Her 6 month, pre pregnancy weight was 4lbs and a few oz. now she is about 7.5 lbs and enjoys (and almost demands) her belly rubs, but only from me. She has a few nesting spots she has shown interest in, but i am thinking of setting up a really nice one in our spare bedroom.[/color]
[color= rgb(51, 51, 51)]Chloe hasn't been showing any signs of impending labor, so i guess she has another week or so. Nobody, not even the vet has been able to say within a week how far along she is. just a broad generalization. at the xray appointment, they said a one to few weeks left, but they arent very sure because it was a medium xray and they couldnt see full calcification of the bones. only light skulls and spines. she is very large in the belly and bony everywhere else. She eats about 6 times a day i would guess. Her 6 month, pre pregnancy weight was 4lbs and a few oz. now she is about 7.5 lbs and enjoys (and almost demands) her belly rubs, but only from me. She has a few nesting spots she has shown interest in, but i am thinking of setting up a really nice one in our spare bedroom.[/color]