Pregnant mother

Is there a sign of when a mother cat will have her babies. I have one and she is as big as a house and her babies have been moving around a lot lately but her milk has not dropped. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you!
Dixie

well as mother bad hidding some where to make nesting for little famliy also you could gentility touch tummy and if kittens have move
closer to lower of your cat tummy then momma cat will soon have her kittens make sure she inside where safe and warm dark mother cats
love dark warm place for their babies btw what kind of cat do you
have hope this help good luck and let us know when she has them and
what they look like

Okay- Well do you know when she got mated?

Cats gestation period is 62-67 days -
Meaning she will have her kittens in between this time- it's counted from the day after she got mated

Where is the pregnant cat being kept?

What breed of cat is she or is she a stray or a Domestic pet?

I'm happy to help just need a bit more info

Cheers.
Sam

I am going to insert a pic of her last night and try to answer any of your questions....
To start let me say that I live in a national forest - very few houses out there. One day working in my garden this very skinny young cat walked up to me and was wanting attention. I was pretty shocked - I rarly see domestic animals.(this was about 3 months ago) well, I went inside and got her some dog food - it was all I had and she scarfed it down. She has been mine ever since, living under my house and comming in side every few days to be brushed and cuddled. To be honest I have no idea when she got pregnant - for a long time I just thought I was doing a great job at fatting her up.... I know now that the father is a black cat with white socks (one of the neighbors) I have called all my neighbors and they don't know who she belongs to so now she's mine... She has been inside for about a week now and is really fitting in great - I have 3 parrots and one small dog - she has, and never has had any interest in my birds - thankfully and my dog is a little scared of her.. Any way - she is kind of a tabby calico... her name is lily (because she was so frail) I think it will be anyday now she has her kittens she is having trouble getting around. But still this morning no milk.... here is a pic - I hope I answered all questions... Oh - she is an extramly loving cat - has been since day one - almost too loving. she is always rubbing her face against mine and evenrubs her face against my birds and they bite her and she doesn't care... wierd huh...
Dixie

Here is another picture of her calico colors the other pic looked more like a tabby...???>....- I can't figure out how to post more than one at a time.
Dixie

Can any one tell my what color she would be classified as?? Tabby? Calico? I have posted her pic under 'Pregnant Mother' post - it won't let me post it again... and I don't know how to put a link to it... Thank you very much...
Dixie

I think she is a torbie, like my new kitty in my siggie. She does look like she is getting very close, Maybe another few days. Snowwhite looked like that and then her nipples got big and pink. Three days latter she had the little ones.

Oh yeah, shes as big as a house!!! Hopefully she will deliver any day now.

Here is an EXCELLENT link that will help you out a lot.

http://cfainc.org/health/reproduction4.html

Good luck with mom and babies!!!!

Well - I have some good news, Lily had her kittens. Sat night she can in to my room and was all over me while I slept (she never gets in to my bed so I should've know something was up). Then that morning she kept following me around and meowing at me acting like she wanted me to follow so I did - then then went upstairs and jumped in to her box I made for her - well, then I knew it was time so I brought the box down stairs and but a plastic trashbag underneath it and put it on the couch. Right as I did that her water broke - she was in full labor. She would not let me leave her (to go the the bathroom or any thing )she kept following me. So I sat there with her petting her. About 2 hours later she had her first and then her last at about 4pm. All in All I have welcomed 5 more kittys to my home... 4 boys 1 girl - 2 oranges, 2 tabbys and one black... She is being such a good mother too - and good to me as well. I had my hands in the box the whole time petting her - petting the kittens and she didn't mind a bit. I have pics I will send tomorrow - I was too tired to download them off my camera yesterday.

Congrats Dixie!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to see the pix!

She looks like a brown patched spotted tabby and white to me. Once the kittens are weaned, please get her spayed. Spaying will reduce the risk of mammary and uturine cancer and will also prevent her from getting pyometria.

2days old...

Another picture

I have a question concerning how old should the kittens be before I give them away... I know that the state of SC used to be 6 weeks but a lot of other states are 8 weeks... Can you tell me if South Carolina is still 6weeks? Also, is there anyone in the Charleston, South Carolina area wanting a beautiful bundle of joy?...

I don't know the rule for SC, but I do know that they should stay with thier MoM until 12 weeks.

Are you going to have the mom spayed??

?? 12 Weeks? That is way too long... My mom used to breed persians and we always gave them away at 6to8 weeks... Yes, I'm going to get her spayed.... I hate to do that - it seems like I am taking away her right to be a mother but I'm going to do it anyway... Thanks for replying...
Dixie

12 weeks is much better for the kittens. They are fully socialized and you can be sure they have all their shots before they go. As they get their antibodies from their mothers milk this will insure they won't catch any illnesses. To give them away before they have their second shot could lead them to develope an illness before they have built up an immunity to it. The shots take a bit of time to take hold and build up immunity.

As they cannot get their shots until 8 weeks they should stay with mom until at least their second kitten shot.

I also breed Persians and would never let any kitten go before 12 weeks. I brought these babies into the world and it is my responcibility to make sure they have a good start in life. To send them before their 3rd shot would be wrong in my opinion.

What ever you decide, please don't offer them free. Many disreputible people have been known to get free kittens to "bait" pitbulls. The throw live kittens to the dogs to be torn appart. Some times the free kittens end up in labs to be experimented on and then killed.

Make sure mom and kittens are wormed. If she is a stray she could be loaded with them and will pass them to the babies. In order for her and the babies to thrive I would have her checked at the vet.

She has a Vet appointment today to get checked for worms Feline aids and lukemia... and what ever else she needs. I will worm the babies at 2 weeks.

Originally posted by Dixie
?? 12 Weeks? That is way too long... My mom used to breed persians and we always gave them away at 6to8 weeks... Yes, I'm going to get her spayed.... I hate to do that - it seems like I am taking away her right to be a mother but I'm going to do it anyway... Thanks for replying...
Dixie

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12 weeks is a minimum for me, 16 weeks is really best. The longer the babies are with their mom, the better socialized the kittens are. Six to eight weeks will result in behavioral problems, I cringe when I see people getting rid of kittens that young. If *you* allow her to get pregnant, *you* need to keep those kittens till a minimum of 12 weeks of age. Before then it is totally irresponsible.

Your mom may have given kittens away that young but it is not healthy for them. Any good breeder will not sell a kitten until it is atleast 12 weeks of age, many wait until 16 weeks. The Cat Fanciers Association states it against the rules to sell kittens under 4 months of age.

Spaying her is for her own good. It is not healthy for a cat to be bred, even to let them have their first heat cycle will skyrocket her chances of getting mammary cancer. That is why it is important to spay females before their first heat cycle. There are also chances of disease like pyometria, an infection of the uturus, which reqires an emergency spay, if it is not caught early enough it can lead to renal failure. A friend of mine who breeds orientals had a female get pyo on her first heat cycle, they spayed her asap and she still came down with renal failure. By the time the cat was 18 months old she was dead. It was very sad, the only thing that could have prevented it was to spay her, and the cat was a very good example of her breed. Breeders take this risk and know that they could end up loosing their cat and all her kittens. They know the ins and outs of pregnancy and delivery and know what could go wrong, if it does, they know what to do. They also are prepared to shell out 1,000's of dollars for their cats, even if the cat might not make it. They do that, they are ready for it when it happens. Thats the difference between responsible breeders and back yard breeders.