Is my cat pregnant?

melodie · Mar 19, 2016

Hi my 2 year old cat named Rosie might be pregnant but i just want to make sure before i get all started...

She is eating ALOT and she has a slightly rounded appearance- I noticed that her nipples are showing a bit clearer but she is a very fluffy cat and i have read that they normally lose hair around their nipples and they get pinker when they are pregnant.. She is also really sleeping alot these days- especially near the heater in my room.

Here is a picture of her

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melodie
Mar 19, 2016

I have been seeing these little flicking movements in her tummy when she lies down

By the way she has had a litter of 4 kittens before and I could not afford to keep them so they were sold to lovely families

- you see how you can give them to good homes without putting your cat under the risk of anesthetic drugs to be spayed (many cats die from that of what i have been hearing).

themundame · Mar 19, 2016

Hi! I think you might be right when it comes to her being pregnant, but I think only a vet can determine it for sure. You should, however, get her spayed, for her own sake and for yours. Getting them spayed involves minimal risks and the risk of them dying during anesthesia is low. If you keep them off food and water 12 hours before the surgery (or 24, I'm not sure for females, the 12 hours was for my male cat, fixed this week), the risks are minimal. Death during anesthesia most often occurs because the cat vomits and chokes on the vomit, but it could also be an allergic reaction. However, vets usually test with small doses before performing the full anesthesia. Please get her spayed. Contributing to the millions of homeless cats out there is not a very good way of handling cat ownership. As for the current pregnancy, depending on how far along she is, I believe if you get her to the vet, they can perform an abortion/spay. Good luck and please consider fixing her. Find a good vet, maybe ask around the forum or your friends, go see them before taking the cat, check how well-equipped they are, ask about how they perform spays, ask to talk with their surgeon, ask about what kind of anesthetic they use and how they minimize risks.

melodie · Mar 19, 2016

Thank you for replying but i dont want to abort the kittens!

And thats not a very nice thing to comment on my thread! I know how to take care of my cat thank you!

jennyr · Mar 19, 2016

themundame said:
Hi! I think you might be right when it comes to her being pregnant, but I think only a vet can determine it for sure. You should, however, get her spayed, for her own sake and for yours. Getting them spayed involves minimal risks and the risk of them dying during anesthesia is low. If you keep them off food and water 12 hours before the surgery (or 24, I'm not sure for females, the 12 hours was for my male cat, fixed this week), the risks are minimal. Death during anesthesia most often occurs because the cat vomits and chokes on the vomit, but it could also be an allergic reaction. However, vets usually test with small doses before performing the full anesthesia. Please get her spayed. Contributing to the millions of homeless cats out there is not a very good way of handling cat ownership. As for the current pregnancy, depending on how far along she is, I believe if you get her to the vet, they can perform an abortion/spay. Good luck and please consider fixing her. Find a good vet, maybe ask around the forum or your friends, go see them before taking the cat, check how well-equipped they are, ask about how they perform spays, ask to talk with their surgeon, ask about what kind of anesthetic they use and how they minimize risks.

Melodie said:
Thank you for replying but i dont want to abort the kittens! :wife: And thats not a very nice thing to comment on my thread! I know how to take care of my cat thank you!

It is quite all right to be against spay/abort, many people are. At the same time, so many of our members have seen the results of unlimited breeding that it is an option to be considered, depending on your beliefs and circumstances. In principle, this site is pro-neuter and we do try to encourage spaying of all non-pregnant females, either when young or as soon as kittens are weaned. These days the surgery is very safe, and the benefits, both to the individual female and to the cat population at large, are very great. But we welcome new members in all circumstances and we are here to give support and advice at all stages of a cat's life, including pregnancy and motherhood.

If your cat is pregnant, please let us know and we will be around if there are any problems. However as she has had a litter before, the chances are that everything will go smoothly. Good luck.

Willowy · Mar 19, 2016

The risks of pregnancy are a lot higher than the risks of anesthesia (this goes for all females! Having babies is one of the most dangerous things!). So if you want to have her spayed when the kittens are weaned, don't worry about the risks. If she survived giving birth she should be fine. Of course keep an emergency vet's number nearby in case she has complications. But if she's had a litter already she should be OK, she's still young. The risks are highest when very young or older.

What color is she? Any pics? We can try to guess what the babies will look like

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themundame · Mar 19, 2016

Didn't mean to offend, I've just had a lot of experience with unwanted kittens, all three of my cats being rescues, and volunteering at shelters. I didn't try to imply you didn't know how to take care of them, rather point out the problem that exists in the world due to owners not having their animals fixed. Many pups, kittens and other animals go to homes afterwards, only to be thrown out by the new owners - I've seen many cases like that and it's heartbreaking, especially since it's so difficult to find good forever homes for kittens and people one can trust. For example, our friend gave an Akita Inu pup at 4 weeks away to someone they thought would be the perfect owner, only to have them call us to see if we can foster because the so-called trusted person threw the pup out because they couldn't cope with caring for such a young pup. I believe suggesting an abortion wasn't in error, since you didn't mention whether you wanted to keep the kittens or not

Anyhow, I wish you, Rosie and her future litter all the best!

melodie · Mar 20, 2016

Ok thank you- Yes i will contact you if i have any more questions

melodie · Mar 20, 2016

I understand- it is actually better to get your cat fixed because sometimes they throw the kittens outside to live like strays

But i know that if she has kittens i know that i will find homes for them

Thanks for the reply!

melodie · Mar 20, 2016

Oh thanks!

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Here are a few pictures of her litter she had before which was 4 kittens- I've put the pictured of her last litter because i have been hearing that the kittens can be the same color of the kittens that she has had in her previous litter and it could run in Rosie's family and the toms family. They were all 5 months when i took then picture.

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princess sophia · Mar 20, 2016

If they're different fathers than the genetics will be totally different.

It seems that her first litter has a ginger father and if your saying this litter has a black and white father than you won't get any of the calicos like the last litter. You'll get mostly black and white (tuxedo) cats and maybe a couple all black cats.

Are you a breeder?

princess sophia · Mar 20, 2016

I forgot to mention that they are beautiful babies!

Willowy · Mar 20, 2016

Yep, no calicos this time if the daddy was black and white. . .calicos need to have a red or calico parent. But toms are sneaky so there could even be more than one father for the litter. If the black and white is the daddy all the kittens will be black and white. Maybe a dark tabby with white. . .but I think both parents have to carry for tabby and if none of her babies were tabby last time, probably she doesn't carry tabby.

She's very pretty!

themundame · Mar 20, 2016

Oh eat their hearts out they're so cute! I don't know much about genetics in cats, but they'll most certainly be beautiful!

melodie · Mar 21, 2016

princess sophia said:
If they're different fathers than the genetics will be totally different.

It seems that her first litter has a ginger father and if your saying this litter has a black and white father than you won't get any of the calicos like the last litter. You'll get mostly black and white (tuxedo) cats and maybe a couple all black cats.

Are you a breeder?

Thank you. [emoji]128014[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji]
Can i just ask what type of breed Rosie is? As you can see in the picture she is long haired and black and white

And no I am not a breeder but my mother is one... I just came here to get some info [emoji]128516[/emoji]

melodie · Mar 21, 2016

themundame said:
Oh eat their hearts out they're so cute! I don't know much about genetics in cats, but they'll most certainly be beautiful!

Awww thank you [emoji]128149[/emoji][emoji]128149[/emoji][emoji]128149[/emoji]

melodie · Mar 21, 2016

Willowy said:
Yep, no calicos this time if the daddy was black and white. . .calicos need to have a red or calico parent. But toms are sneaky so there could even be more than one father for the litter. If the black and white is the daddy all the kittens will be black and white. Maybe a dark tabby with white. . .but I think both parents have to carry for tabby and if none of her babies were tabby last time, probably she doesn't carry tabby.

She's very pretty!

Thank you[emoji]128516[/emoji]
But I do know a tabby female kitten outside - I saw her in heat once and I saw the ginger Tom coming near to her_

princess sophia · Mar 21, 2016

Melodie said:
Thank you. [emoji]128014[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji]
Can i just ask what type of breed Rosie is? As you can see in the picture she is long haired and black and white

And no I am not a breeder but my mother is one... I just came here to get some info [emoji]128516[/emoji]

I'm not very good at breeds...But I know that unless you got her from a breeder with papers, for all intents and purposes she'd be called a domestic longhair. Her color is black and white our tuxedo if you want to be fancy

Sophie's baby daddy is a tuxedo and shes ginger so I'm expecting done calico princesses and ginger princes!

jennyr · Mar 21, 2016

Melodie said:
Thank you. [emoji]128014[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji][emoji]128518[/emoji]
Can i just ask what type of breed Rosie is? As you can see in the picture she is long haired and black and white

And no I am not a breeder but my mother is one... I just came here to get some info [emoji]128516[/emoji]

Rosie is what we call a domestic longhair, in other words no particular breed but with genes that go back straight to the original wildcats that spread across the world from Africa as cats were evolving. Because she is longhaired it is likely that she has ancestors that lived in the colder northern areas and developed longer hair to protect them from the cold and wet. Cat breeds as we know them did not come till about 200 years ago, when people began selective breeding, using cats who had already evolved naturally to suit their own environments. Her colour pattern is known as Tuxedo, the smart black and white that looks like a dinner suit.

melodie · Mar 28, 2016

Thank you so much- and I am very grateful for all the information

melodie · Mar 28, 2016

Awww Is your cat pregnant?

My last cats litter was ginger,white and black calico's because their father was a ginger and white tabby and the mom was a black and white tuxedo so probably your cats litter will turn out the same

ginger, white and black kitties !!!

Send me pictures of sophies litter when they are born- they must be sooo adorable

I have looked up a lot of information about pregnant cats and I found out a cool website where you could find out when your kittens will be born

- here is a link

http://www.showcatsonline.com/due_date_calculator.htm

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