Pregnant cat?

Hello! About 6 weeks ago while my cat was outside, she had a "visitor". She is not fixed, as she is a predominantly indoor cat, and when she does go outside, she usually stays within the backyard. My cat is pretty mean and unsociable, and she once had another cat come to our yard, but they just sat and stared at each other for hours at a time. I thought she was doing this with her new "friend" as well, but I'm beginning to suspect that she may have gotten pregnant. The last time she was out with this cat was approximately 6 weeks ago, give or take a few days. Since then her nipples have gotten pretty pink and her stomach may be slightly rounded, although it could be my imagination. Here's a photo I took of her nipples today:


Does she appear to be pregnant? And if so, do you think she's likely to have complications during birth, as she is much smaller than the male?
Thanks in advance!!

Quite a few females ARE petite, and sthill they manage excellently.  So with any luck, it should go OK.

I will send some links in a while, when Im at my extra computer.

Good luck!

The promised links:

We have a good collection of articles in the Cat Health section which you can access by scrolling up to the brown bar, clicking on Articles,and then choosing the Cat Health section and scrolling through the choices.  To make this super easy for you, I am copying the links regarding birth, delivery and newborns for you here.  After reading this information, let us know if you have any more questions.  And good luck with your approaching new arrivals.

Birth, Delivery and Newborns

How to Tell if My Cat is Pregnant?

Cat Pregnancy

How Do I Know When My Cat Will Give Birth?

Pregnant Cat? What to Prepare For the Birth

Help! My Cat is Having Kittens!

Premature Kittens

Post-Birth Complications in Cats

And also:

http://www.icatcare.org/advice/my-cat-having-kittens     ( This is a link to a group of articles on cat pregnancy, birth and kittens.   Read the ones on normal cat birth and on " when to wait and when to worry"  )  

Good luck!

Ps.

Please to consider spaying her when everything is done and the kittens weaned, at about 8 weeks.

If you have possibility to help the tom with neutering, it would be swell.

StefanZ said:

Quite a few females ARE petite, and sthill they manage excellently.  So with any luck, it should go OK.

I will send some links in a while, when Im at my extra computer.


Good luck!

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Thank you so much for all your help! I will definitely get her spayed as soon as possible after the birth.