If you can bare with me to read through all of this and offer me advice I will be forever grateful.
So Pixie is over a week late coming into heat which was the start of my paranoia.
Although me and my boyfriend have been very careful about keeping Pixie away from my housemates tom cat my housemate thinks kittens are a wonderful idea, at the end of last month, last time Pixie was in heat me and my boyfriend went out of town over night and left my girls in the care of my housemate. Now Pixie is not going back into heat and the one tie she has let me look her nipples are quite pink. My housemate says she didn't let them get at each other but she has said many times how great kittens would be.
I have never had to check her nipples before so I have no idea how they usually look but the other day when she let me check them they were rosie. To try back up my theory I checked my other cats nipples (they are from the same mum but different litters) and hers are the same as the skin surrounding them.
Pixie has always been affectionate especially towards me but for the last few days she has been demanding more attention. She has always loved playing fetch with my boyfriend, we flick a bobble for her that she goes and gets and brings back for us, I don't manage to flick it as far as my boyfriend does so she generally has always taken it to him. For the last few days tough she has brought it to me instead and then will only chase it two or three times before she stops bringing it back and just comes for cuddles. She is a lot less playful in the last few days and has been grooming my other cat, Trixie, more than she used to. She has also been eating more and hovering when I put their food out, something she hasn't done fr a while, she generally just wanders over once both bowls are n the floor.
She has also become very indifferent to the tom cat when she sees him through the door. When she was in heat she tried to get to him or present at him, when she wasn't in heat she would hiss and growl at him. Last night he tried to get through the door and she just sat calmly on the stairs watching him completely indifferent. (we live in the attic room, the cats take it in turn to roam the house, especially since Pixie was still coming into heat, we hadn't even started introductions yet, that was going to wait until after Pixie and Manson were fixed. but they do occasionally spot each other as doors open.
Trixie has also been more vocal lately, whenever I go to stroke Pixie, Trixie will whine from the other end of the room.
My many questions are these.
With Pixie not coming into heat yet (she normally has 12 days between cycles and its been 22) and her nipples looking pink would you say that there is a pretty good chance she is pregnant?
If Pixie is pregnant would Trixie be able to tell or is it just that she has picked up on the fact that Pixie is demanding more attention. (When I first brought Trixie home she was quite clingy but she grew out of it and by the time we brought home Pixie the only time Trixie demanded my attention was dinner time and if I went to the bathroom. She is pretty independent now and generally wanders off if I try to give her attention she hasn't asked for and is generally indifferent when Pixie is getting attention. Until the other day, now she watches and whines if I get too close too Pixie.
Trixie is spayed but would she be likely to attack any kittens Pixie has? (She has never attacked Pixie or Manson, my housemates tom, just hisses and growls at him through the door.)
I know they will need to be separated by the time Pixie goes into labour but how long before Pixie's due date to they need to be separated, and for how long after?
I'm assuming that introducing Trixie to the new kittens should be done the same way we introduced Trixie and Pixie when we brought her home but how old should the kittens be before introducing them or should they be kept separate until after the kittens are homed in which case would Trixie and Pixie need re introducing?
Also Manson is a, Bengal cross and is very big for his age, he is about 8 months old but is bigger than the average fully grown cat twice the size of Pixie who is 9 months old. With Pixie being so small and Manson being so big would that mean that her kittens could be too big for her to be able to carry them?
As you can probably tell this is my first time with a pregnant cat and I although I am probably getting ahead of myself I would rather start now and be thoroughly prepared with a game plan.
If you have read all my paranoid crazy ramblings then thank you for sparing the time, If you can help answer any of my questions then thank you even more.
So Pixie is over a week late coming into heat which was the start of my paranoia.
Although me and my boyfriend have been very careful about keeping Pixie away from my housemates tom cat my housemate thinks kittens are a wonderful idea, at the end of last month, last time Pixie was in heat me and my boyfriend went out of town over night and left my girls in the care of my housemate. Now Pixie is not going back into heat and the one tie she has let me look her nipples are quite pink. My housemate says she didn't let them get at each other but she has said many times how great kittens would be.
I have never had to check her nipples before so I have no idea how they usually look but the other day when she let me check them they were rosie. To try back up my theory I checked my other cats nipples (they are from the same mum but different litters) and hers are the same as the skin surrounding them.
Pixie has always been affectionate especially towards me but for the last few days she has been demanding more attention. She has always loved playing fetch with my boyfriend, we flick a bobble for her that she goes and gets and brings back for us, I don't manage to flick it as far as my boyfriend does so she generally has always taken it to him. For the last few days tough she has brought it to me instead and then will only chase it two or three times before she stops bringing it back and just comes for cuddles. She is a lot less playful in the last few days and has been grooming my other cat, Trixie, more than she used to. She has also been eating more and hovering when I put their food out, something she hasn't done fr a while, she generally just wanders over once both bowls are n the floor.
She has also become very indifferent to the tom cat when she sees him through the door. When she was in heat she tried to get to him or present at him, when she wasn't in heat she would hiss and growl at him. Last night he tried to get through the door and she just sat calmly on the stairs watching him completely indifferent. (we live in the attic room, the cats take it in turn to roam the house, especially since Pixie was still coming into heat, we hadn't even started introductions yet, that was going to wait until after Pixie and Manson were fixed. but they do occasionally spot each other as doors open.
Trixie has also been more vocal lately, whenever I go to stroke Pixie, Trixie will whine from the other end of the room.
My many questions are these.
With Pixie not coming into heat yet (she normally has 12 days between cycles and its been 22) and her nipples looking pink would you say that there is a pretty good chance she is pregnant?
If Pixie is pregnant would Trixie be able to tell or is it just that she has picked up on the fact that Pixie is demanding more attention. (When I first brought Trixie home she was quite clingy but she grew out of it and by the time we brought home Pixie the only time Trixie demanded my attention was dinner time and if I went to the bathroom. She is pretty independent now and generally wanders off if I try to give her attention she hasn't asked for and is generally indifferent when Pixie is getting attention. Until the other day, now she watches and whines if I get too close too Pixie.
Trixie is spayed but would she be likely to attack any kittens Pixie has? (She has never attacked Pixie or Manson, my housemates tom, just hisses and growls at him through the door.)
I know they will need to be separated by the time Pixie goes into labour but how long before Pixie's due date to they need to be separated, and for how long after?
I'm assuming that introducing Trixie to the new kittens should be done the same way we introduced Trixie and Pixie when we brought her home but how old should the kittens be before introducing them or should they be kept separate until after the kittens are homed in which case would Trixie and Pixie need re introducing?
Also Manson is a, Bengal cross and is very big for his age, he is about 8 months old but is bigger than the average fully grown cat twice the size of Pixie who is 9 months old. With Pixie being so small and Manson being so big would that mean that her kittens could be too big for her to be able to carry them?
As you can probably tell this is my first time with a pregnant cat and I although I am probably getting ahead of myself I would rather start now and be thoroughly prepared with a game plan.
If you have read all my paranoid crazy ramblings then thank you for sparing the time, If you can help answer any of my questions then thank you even more.
