Okay so to make a long story short we recently took in a cat for a friend who couldnt keep her anymore. She has had one litter already around 6 months ago. We've had her for around a month now and shes been showing some signs of pregnancy(enlarged nipples, tight round stomach, and today shes started acting as though she doesnt feel good and even threw up this morning). They were going to get her spayed but hadnt gotten to it yet and our vet said they couldnt tell for sure(they palpated and did an x-ray but said they wouldnt see anything if she was under 45 days along). Basically I'm just worried she might have something else.
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I Think My New Cat is Pregnant.
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Its sounds as though she is pregnant. Nipple pinking starts at pretty much right on 3 weeks . How long ago did her niples become pink
The cat is pregnant. You have a choice at this point to spay and terminate the pregnancy, or not. She is in the early stages, and would not know the difference. The kittens are not viable at this stage either, and won't be for some weeks yet. We are a pro-spay and neuter site, but not when a cat is close to birthing, which yours is not.
Unlike humans, cats do not have a moral objection to termination of pregnancy, and do not suffer grief unless the kittens are at term, which is not the case here. There are so many unwanted kittens in the world who go forth unspayed and un-neutered,
You are very kind to take her in. We are here for you whatever you decide.
Unlike humans, cats do not have a moral objection to termination of pregnancy, and do not suffer grief unless the kittens are at term, which is not the case here. There are so many unwanted kittens in the world who go forth unspayed and un-neutered,
You are very kind to take her in. We are here for you whatever you decide.
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They became noticeable about a week after we got her.
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Thank you. It kind of depends on whether or not the former owners will be able to spay her soon or not. We have two kittens already who have already been spayed and money is short from the holidays. If we come into the money before shes too far along we'll just pay for it ourselves, and if not then we'll most likely keep the kittens at least until theyre old enough to spay and maybe even permanently.
Raising kittens is FAR more expensive than a spay, so if it's purely a financial decision, it's wiser to scrape up the money for a spay ASAP. Even if you have to borrow the money, it'll still cost less than raising kittens. They eat like horses and use litter just as fast!
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Normally it wouldnt be but as I said the holidays have put a little stress in the budget with traveling and buying gifts. We'll figure something out either way though if the former owners dont reschedule their appointment soon.
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We've only taken her in, it isn't supposed to be a permanent thing unless they decide they dont want her. Right now they just aren't living in a place they can keep her so she'll be with us until they find a place of their own. As of right now they're supposed to be the ones paying for her upkeep aside from food and day to day things but as I said before if they tell us they aren't able to we will take over that too. All I wanted to know is if it was likely she was pregnant or if she could be sick and displaying the same kind of symptoms as pregnancy, not whether or not we should abort the pregnancy she may not even have.
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If she has been allowed outside or around an unneutered male she is almost definitely pregnant.
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I know that they had an intact male where she was and her kitten from her first litter was a male around 6-7 months old. I'm not sure if he could have fathered a litter at that age but they said they kept her away from the adult male. However accidents do happen so who knows how much contact they had. With us she is indoors only though and our two kittens are spayed females so she wouldve had to have been pregnant when we got her if she is.
She is clearly pregnant. That is what her symptoms exhibit.
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Cats can reach sexual maturity as early as four months. She is definitely pregnant, so I think you can start your planning from that fact. I do agree that if cost is a concern spaying her makes the most financial sense, though you'll need to act quickly. You seem like responsible cat owners and I wish you luck. If you don't spay her, please start feeding her kitten food as soon as possible.
If possible, please try to educate her original owners. Keeping adult cats that aren't fixed in a house together is a recipe for disaster - both in terms of kittens and violent fights between the males!
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