Alright I have a 9month old little boy and he was my first so paroozing forums for problemsolving is not lost on me by far, but I figured with this little kitty it was time I post something of my own and tell our story, considering how unique is has become for me. Will be quite long considering the history leading up to my question but base line is: I took in a stray who needed a home and found out she is very much pregnant. Going to need a bit of help here. So here goes 
My family (bf, baby, 4year old dog) and I just moved into a new complex roughly half a year ago and for the past 3 months or so the cat started back porch shopped for some attention. (Condo complex so she doesn't have to walk very far for each place) Eventually she started coming to mine more and more often cause I apparently showed her the most affection and let her inside. Soon enough I took her inside and gave her a bath so she could hang out a little less worry free because of my little one. Four days of actually bringing her inside and it became a routine (not the bath just coming inside for a stretch of time to eat and relax). They say you don't pick a cat the cat picks you. Which is the case here. She let me bathe her easily, been giving her all the food/water she can eat/drink, and she goes back outside after about 4 or 5 hours of hanging out and getting some lovin'. She comes back 2-3 times a day and is gone just as long as she stays and always goes off wherever and does her own thing at night. When she is inside she follows me all over the house and either sleeps in my lap, on a firm couch pillow beside me, or on our hardwood by my feet. And she purrs almost consistantly.
Before "taking her in" I thought she was just a fat outside cat that has multiple "families" like me outside of her actual home but soon after deciding I now share a cat with some stranger in the world I started noticing her actual frame. Her belly was the only thing big. Everywhere else was all bone.
So new theory, she was abandoned (which is common in apartment/condo complexes) and was house hopping cause she didn't have one, or is an outside cat to a family/person who doesn't much care. Also with my new theory came a new conclusion. This cat is very much pregnant. My guess is at LEAST 6 weeks or more cause I can feel and see the babies moving in her stomach. She adores me (which I know affection is a big pregnancy symptom) but she also trusts me a lot. So I want to care for her where no one else seems to be doing so. Which leads me to conclude with the following...
-Baby and only three days a week waitressing so no vet money. Don't know the first thing about her medical history. No collar but someone somewhere gave her a cheap flea collar that smells like vanilla (that and her light cream color is how she got her name, will post a picture or two).
-$300 dollar pet deposit if we're found with kittens (landlady doesn't like cats) so the not so happy boyfriend who doesn't mind Nilla but also doesn't really like cats is another slight problem. But it's too cold outside for the kittens to survive when they are born especially at night when she is outside the longest.
-Been giving her kitten food (and some milk here and there, which she seems to tollerate just fine) to put some meat on her bones and keep her healthy but she's still pretty skinny other than her belly. You can feel just about every bone down her back and can see the two bones above her tail, as well as a bone sticking out (to the touch, not visibly) of the middle of her chest. Not too sure if that one is normal. You can also tell her tail has been broken at some point in time but has been healed.
-She's not nested in my house yet and is still eating like a pig but I took her temperature today and it was 99.3 then an hour later 99.7 so not sure if I should try and keep her inside or not. Due to beong an outside cat I've never needed to get a litterbox.
-The fur around her nipples is gone but the area and her nipples are white, Ive never seen them pink. Also are crusty and dry.
-She also looks quite young so no idea how many babies she might have but we're hoping for a small litter so we can find homes for them all and get her spayed as soon as the babies are weaned and gone and keep her an outside cat to avpid another pet deposit. (Easy to stick her outside for a little while and say she's not ours if landlord decides to pay a surprise visit).
(So sorry about the length, almost done I promise)
In conclusion, I've never had a pregnant animal and have no experience with them and know next to nothing about this cat but we seem to have bonded since day one and no one else seems to be taking care of her properly but me. And I have no idea how far along she is. Any advice? Could really use it right about now lol. I want to make sure she stays well taken care of and all I know to do right now is keep her fed, love on her as long as she's here, and let her back outside when she's ready to go. Help?
My family (bf, baby, 4year old dog) and I just moved into a new complex roughly half a year ago and for the past 3 months or so the cat started back porch shopped for some attention. (Condo complex so she doesn't have to walk very far for each place) Eventually she started coming to mine more and more often cause I apparently showed her the most affection and let her inside. Soon enough I took her inside and gave her a bath so she could hang out a little less worry free because of my little one. Four days of actually bringing her inside and it became a routine (not the bath just coming inside for a stretch of time to eat and relax). They say you don't pick a cat the cat picks you. Which is the case here. She let me bathe her easily, been giving her all the food/water she can eat/drink, and she goes back outside after about 4 or 5 hours of hanging out and getting some lovin'. She comes back 2-3 times a day and is gone just as long as she stays and always goes off wherever and does her own thing at night. When she is inside she follows me all over the house and either sleeps in my lap, on a firm couch pillow beside me, or on our hardwood by my feet. And she purrs almost consistantly.
Before "taking her in" I thought she was just a fat outside cat that has multiple "families" like me outside of her actual home but soon after deciding I now share a cat with some stranger in the world I started noticing her actual frame. Her belly was the only thing big. Everywhere else was all bone.
So new theory, she was abandoned (which is common in apartment/condo complexes) and was house hopping cause she didn't have one, or is an outside cat to a family/person who doesn't much care. Also with my new theory came a new conclusion. This cat is very much pregnant. My guess is at LEAST 6 weeks or more cause I can feel and see the babies moving in her stomach. She adores me (which I know affection is a big pregnancy symptom) but she also trusts me a lot. So I want to care for her where no one else seems to be doing so. Which leads me to conclude with the following...
-Baby and only three days a week waitressing so no vet money. Don't know the first thing about her medical history. No collar but someone somewhere gave her a cheap flea collar that smells like vanilla (that and her light cream color is how she got her name, will post a picture or two).
-$300 dollar pet deposit if we're found with kittens (landlady doesn't like cats) so the not so happy boyfriend who doesn't mind Nilla but also doesn't really like cats is another slight problem. But it's too cold outside for the kittens to survive when they are born especially at night when she is outside the longest.
-Been giving her kitten food (and some milk here and there, which she seems to tollerate just fine) to put some meat on her bones and keep her healthy but she's still pretty skinny other than her belly. You can feel just about every bone down her back and can see the two bones above her tail, as well as a bone sticking out (to the touch, not visibly) of the middle of her chest. Not too sure if that one is normal. You can also tell her tail has been broken at some point in time but has been healed.
-She's not nested in my house yet and is still eating like a pig but I took her temperature today and it was 99.3 then an hour later 99.7 so not sure if I should try and keep her inside or not. Due to beong an outside cat I've never needed to get a litterbox.
-The fur around her nipples is gone but the area and her nipples are white, Ive never seen them pink. Also are crusty and dry.
-She also looks quite young so no idea how many babies she might have but we're hoping for a small litter so we can find homes for them all and get her spayed as soon as the babies are weaned and gone and keep her an outside cat to avpid another pet deposit. (Easy to stick her outside for a little while and say she's not ours if landlord decides to pay a surprise visit).
(So sorry about the length, almost done I promise)
In conclusion, I've never had a pregnant animal and have no experience with them and know next to nothing about this cat but we seem to have bonded since day one and no one else seems to be taking care of her properly but me. And I have no idea how far along she is. Any advice? Could really use it right about now lol. I want to make sure she stays well taken care of and all I know to do right now is keep her fed, love on her as long as she's here, and let her back outside when she's ready to go. Help?
