Is my cat pregnant

my cats last heat was the 22nd of April and she was let outside by a friend of mine while I was away even though she knows she an indoor cat and I was saving up to get her fixed.... She was last in heat April 22nd and haven't gone back into heat at all she also seems a little plumper and pink nipples any info you can give me would be great.

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spottedkittie89 said:

my cats last heat was the 22nd of April and she was let outside by a friend of mine while I was away even though she knows she an indoor cat and I was saving up to get her fixed.... She was last in heat April 22nd and haven't gone back into heat at all she also seems a little plumper and pink nipples any info you can give me

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If you wish to spay her, it can still be done, its as yet barely some extra trouble for the vet.   Not very pleasant, but medically no big deal.   You decide, we will support you whichever decision you go.

I dont see the pic properly on my so so monitor and in the glaring morning light, but I presume it shows her tits has being more rosey...   So yes, she is preg.

I will send our links.

Please come back with reports and further question - btw, which country do you live in?  Many advices depends on where you live as the possibilities does differ.

Good luck!

Many 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.thecatsite.com/a/kitten-development-stages-illustrated-guide

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"  )  

http://www.kitten-rescue.com/
http://www.kittenrescue.org/index.php/cat-care/kitten-care-handbook/
http://www.hdw-inc.com/glop.htm

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

A beauty!  Spotted for real, its not just broken mackerel...   What is her background, do you know it?

StefanZ said:

A beauty!  Spotted for real, its not just broken mackerel...   What is her background, do you know it?

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She is a pure bred Bengal cat

spottedkittie89 said:

She is a pure bred Bengal cat

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The kitten (if you dont choose to go on with spay/abort) will thus be spotted them too, because tabby is dominant, and she is doubled spotted tabby, being a purebred. But the father will be an unkonwn anybody, thus, them will not be true bengals.  And if the father is a tabby him too, we cant know which type of tabby comes out: moms spotted tabby, or dads - say, striped mackerel...

I got her from a Bengal breeder so she isn't a mix of tabby she is a Bengal

spottedkittie89 said:

I got her from a Bengal breeder so she isn't a mix of tabby she is a Bengal

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Yes, I know.  Sorry for being unclear, but as I understand it, even bengals has the tabby gene as the base for their beautiful and striking patterns, as these patterns are refined and carefully chosen tabby patterns.  Although purebred, in difference to a random tabby.

This is why I suppose the genetics will be the same.  And thus, her children with a random tom from the street, being no longer purebred bengals, will still be tabby-patterned - prob spotted, but tabby with all certainity.  Her genes will quarantee that.  Being purebred, she carries that essential gene doubled..

Re your friend who happened to let her out.  Im not sure it was "sheer stupidity".   Im quite sure she Spotted begged to get out.  Its not easy to stand fast when they beg intensively!   She may even sneaked out.   Cats in heat could learn even the great Houdini a trick or two!

Oh ok thank you so her nipples I just checked again are a light cream color with pink on the tips and they are all erect and hard

My female cat went out of heat April 22nd and has not went back into heat since then. Her nipples are a pale white pink color but not bright pink and also she isn't showing that much just when she lays down does she look pregnant she's a Bengal and usually very slim this pic is a down sky view of her laying flat in my bed

The general consensus here is that if she was in heat and has had the opportunity to be exposed to an intact Tom, then it is best to assume that she IS pregnant.

You will likely start noticing changes in the about 2 weeks (pink nipples, kittens moving...)

Are you a breeder? Are you prepared to care for kittens should she turn out to be pregnant?

I am prepared but am not a breeder and her is a couple more pics of here eating. She haven't been in heat since April 22nd

I am prepared but am not a breeder and her is another picture of her eating. She haven't been in heat since April 22nd


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She was last in heat April 22nd and has not been in heat since then. She was licking her stomach today her nipples look hard and a little pink but her belly doesn't look big maybe to you it does? Advice please she was outside when she was in heat friend let her out while I was gone before I could spay her

There is not much for one who is almost done, and she apparently hasnt dropped yet.   It may be a very small litter, though.  One- two kittens.    I was going to write, purebred tends to get smaller litter than an average moggie, but having mated with someone totally not related with her...

Wait, I had counted wrongly.  Its not almost 2 months, its barely one month...   Yes, her tummy shall not be bigger than this as yet, it has barely began to grow.

Her teats should get good and well pink rosy by now, but its not ironclad, some get barely more rosey.

can a pregnant cat miscarry or give still births from running around a lot jumping up a lot and slamming into things from being hyper she is newly pregnant and hyper sometimes just a worried mommy for her

spottedkittie89 said:

can a pregnant cat miscarry or give still births from running around a lot jumping up a lot and slamming into things from being hyper she is newly pregnant and hyper sometimes just a worried mommy for her

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Can and can.  But if healthy etc, nay. Not unless she gets some heavy beating or such.  Preg cats must remain mobile and able to defend and flee, so Mother Nature has provided them with quite a lot of sturdiness.  

Is this pinking?

The color is usually compared to strawberry, a quite intense rose red pink...    Although  not all get it that clearly.

Easiest to know in unsure cases, is if you know how she usually looks.   If it si visibly more pinky than before, so it is.

Anyway, an unspayed female, if she for example got out and met a tom, count on it.

And being unspayed, and coming into heat, they will do their outmost to get out, and all toms around will be highly interested.

OK, to summarize.  I think its pink enough, shall I congratulate or shall I  regret your problem?   

StefanZ said:

The color is usually compared to strawberry, a quite intense rose red pink...    Although  not all get it that clearly.

Easiest to know in unsure cases, is if you know how she usually looks.   If it si visibly more pinky than before, so it is.

Anyway, an unspayed female, if she for example got out and met a tom, count on it.
And being unspayed, and coming into heat, they will do their outmost to get out, and all toms around will be highly interested.

OK, to summarize.  I think its pink enough, shall I congratulate or shall I  regret your problem?   

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I am excited to be having kittens can't wait to see what they all look like