pregant strays

tweetyadams

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Hello my husband found a cat outside in the cold and brought in our home and out of the cold, last weekend or the begining of this week we realized she is pregant. he brought her home january 28th and she just started showing signs of being pregant, this would be my first and have a million questions
 

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Thank you for rescuing this cat.
Ask away.
I would first take her to the vets to get assessed medically. She most likely has worms but you have to be careful about what meds to give a pregnant cat--hence, the vet. And make sure she is healthy enough to give birth. (I literally found an injured cat on the streets who turned out to be about four weeks pregnant. Unfortunately her injuries were so severe that she would not be able to carry the kittens to term.)
If she is reasonably friendly, you'll have no problems getting the kittens socialized and adopted out.
Good luck! Fun times.....
 
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Is she tame, or is she semiferal?

This you found her for a month ago, and now she shows preg, hints for me, she is a home girl who run out to find a tom - OR got dumped because she was shrieking in heat ...

Anyways, we will guide you in all your further questions, we will also read your reports.

For the time being, I add some of our usuall links.

Tx caring!

Good luck!

Most of these links have been readied by our forumist  Red Top Rescue:

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"  )  

Fleece or flannel good to use in the bedding for kittens.
 
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