I don't know if my cat is pregnant. Can you help?

This just makes me feel bad all over. :/ but like I said all I can do is try. Thanks for your help though. I don't have a job and my parent make enough for us to pay the bills and get what we need. But thanks for your alls help.

Call around to every cat rescue place in the phone book and listed for your area on petfinder. . .many areas have low-cost spay/neuter clinics. I suppose it's too late to abort this litter but at least you can stop the cycle. They may know of other low-cost provisions as well. If there are no programs, try contacting vets---one of them may be super helpful and let you do some work around the place in exchange for vet care. Or you could maybe get a paper route? Also, it was recently pointed out that some people post notices on craigslist, asking for info on low-cost spay/neuter, and sometimes nice people will pay for it to be done. You would want your parents to do that, though; it's probably not safe for kids to post online ads.

There's always a way to get things done! I hope you can find a way to help your precious kitty!

Ok hun, I hear you. So you get a big box maybe 3 foot long, 2 feet wide, two feet deep. Put in a toddler size blanket flees is best and washes easily. Cut a hole in the side that is just big enough for mom to get in but not much wider. Leave a lip on the bottom so blind babies can't just wonder out. If you put some cat nip in the box it might help. Depends on if she likes cat nip. If you have an outlet on your porch or extension cord. Put a heating pad under the box. Fold close the top of the box so you still have access. Put another blanket over the box to keep heat in. Do what you can to keep other cats away from her box. Watch YouTube videos under kitten birth and how to tell if a cats in labor. Basically educate yourself so if your there you can recognized what is going on and can help keep her warm an safe during delivery. Now if you can get a kitchen scale that has grams. Check their weight every day to make sure they are growing right. If you notice someone isn't gaining anything or less then 5 grams for two days get a kitten bottle. They are pretty cheap or ask the pharmacy for a medicine dropper. Kitten formula is expensive so if you can't afford it you can get raw goat milk with food stamps. Also go to pintrest and search home made kitten formula and see what pops up. I hope this helps. P.S. check around and see if there are any local vets or shelters willing to help you with vouchers or sliding scale spays for her!

Okay thank you all so much. (:

i think the best thing you could do for your cat and kittens is to give her to someone who can afford to keep her and let her live in a home like any animal deserves. Try rescues, advertising her, cus like someone mentioned before what about if she needs c section or emergancy op afterwards? this can cost around 1000-2000 here in UK, and if you dont have that money she will be put to sleep from sufferring. Not just that after pregnancy what would you do if she was hit by a car? could you afford bills then? I know its hard and ur trying ur best and u obv love her but i think if u love her you should try find someone who can be responsible for her welfare x x

sarahjo1995 said:

I let her in the apartment almost everyday. I risk getting in trouble everyday for her. I care for this cat a lot. All I can do is try.

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If you do risk just for letting her visit your flat, you can as well take her, making sure of little hysch-hysch.

Nobody will know for sure if you dont talk loudly about it.

As the proverb says: if you are already risking to be hanged for the lamb, you can as well risk to be hanged for the whole sheep. The riskt isnt greater, but the win is much bigger.

OR do it in some other way, as you already been tipped on.

This solution you do have at this moment, is really no solution.  It could perhaps work if you had your own house with own garden. So yes, people do have their outside kitty on the porch.

But if the porch is common porch for the whole house with a number of flats, it is no real help nor protection for her to be on this porch. Especielly as you dont want the landlord nor neighbours know too much...  Believe me, cats have been killed for less.

Good luck!

How do you know if she's in labor? (So ill know when it happens)

sarahjo1995 said:

How do you know if she's in labor? (So ill know when it happens)

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Its different for every queen, but universal signs are increased breathing/panting, a rolling/rippling along her stomach, passing of a slimy green glob of nasty (mucous plug), chuffing or chirping, high pitched harsh meows, constant turning in circles, digging in random cushy places, her stomach will drop and be extremely hard to the touch. 

I can understand that she is your cat and you love her, but quite honestly the best thing for her, and her kittens, is to find a home with someone that can take care of them, and has the money. Just the first checkups for the little ones can be extremely expensive, not to mention shots, alteration, etc. And like it was mentioned, if there is a problem, an emergency, an injury, and you didn't have the money to take them to the vet, what would happen? It would be cruel to let her or them suffer. call your local shelters, they may know of someone who would be willing to foster mom and queen, and once the babies have been adopted, you could get your girl back and have her spayed immediately. It honestly sounds to me like you just aren't in a position to own an animal right now. Living in an apartment can be great for cats, but not when they are outside. They run the risk of being seriously injured, by a car, another animal, a stray dog. not to mention some crazy animal hater who may get enjoyment out of playing kick the kitty. (Horrific and cruel but people DO do things like that.) You need to sit down with your father and have a serious talk about the cost of the animals, the risk to their safety, the time that you(and your parents) have to invest in this. It can be expensive to feed one cat. Imagine if she has 6-13 babies? What will you do with them when they are eating solid food, into EVERYTHING, using the litter five or six times a day, and in the windows? If you can't find homes will they be put back outside with mama? Without their shots and being altered? 

So my cat had kittens and they're three weeks old today and I was wondering when I needed to start to feed them wet cat food?

You can start offering it now, just to get them used to the smell, but they probably won't actually eat it for another week or two. Let them watch their mama eat, they'll get the idea soon enough.

Once they start on solids is also the time to start litterbox training as Mom will no longer eliminate them. Getting several high sided baking sheets or the cardboard boxes that canned kitten food comes in work really well. As for litter, make sure you are using a non clumping formula. The babies will eat some of the litter and clumping litter can cause a life threatening blockage. Keep in mind they will have accidents while they are learning so try to confine them to an area (like a bathroom) for easier cleanup. And, if they do have an accident, pick it up and put it in the box so they start to associate to it. 

Hopefully Mom has access to as much dry kitten food as she wants and is also eating wet. The babies will see her eat and begin to mimic her, although once they start I put out separate bowls for them to prevent overcrowding at the feeding station. 

Now is also the time to start handling them regularly so they are properly socialized. So get in there and play with those kittens, and make sure they have toys and other enrichment items so that they have something to chew and can practice their hunting skills. 

Keep looking through old threads- you can find tons of information on raising kittens this age!