Please help, is my cat pregnant?

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So I recently bought a female Ragdoll, on the 7th of September, my make Ragdoll and her mated on the 8th (she was in heat) , and mated for 4 days after that aswell, it has now been 2 weeks since the first mating, and I have no idea how to tell if she is pregnant, this is her nipples 13 days after 1st mating

 

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First, do you allow your male and female to interact all of the time? Or do you have separate quarters for your male? How old are your cats?

Second, it's hard to tell if her nipples have pinked up. It might be a few more days.

Do you have a mentor?
 
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i only got the female on the 7th of September, she is 2 years old, male is 6 years old,
They are both in my home, but make stays in his enclosure for most of the day, but when I got her she was on heat and they mated on the 8th, 9th 10th and 11th of September
 

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The nipples reddens usually quite exactly on day 21...  The owner knowing her female well, can sometimes notice some behavior changes shortly earlier.

Mating period of 4 days is a little too long, but lets hope for the best anyway...
i only got the female on the 7th of September, she is 2 years old, male is 6 years old,
They are both in my home, but make stays in his enclosure for most of the day, but when I got her she was on heat and they mated on the 8th, 9th 10th and 11th of September
 
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Thanks! :)
But what do you mean by mating period of 4 days is a little to long?
Sorry I'm just new to this lol
 

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Two days is enough to get the job done. Mating is painful for a female, and too many matings can cause her to have an overly large litter.

If you are breeding purebred cats for profit, you really need a mentor to guide you. Will you register the kittens? [emoji]128522[/emoji]
 

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Agree that you need a mentor. Where did you get the cats from? I've never heard of breeding immediately after getting a new cat. Has she had previous litters?
 

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Thanks!

But what do you mean by mating period of 4 days is a little to long?
Sorry I'm just new to this lol
There is some risk some kittens will be conceived the first days, and others the last days - making a quite big difference in time.

And thus, you will either have the risk, if all are delivered in one batch, some will be premature, or at least, runts.   A premature is ALWAYS immediate Red Alert.

OR the lesser evil - you will get a pause in the delivery of 2-3 days, and get a very "exciting" time under a full Yellow Alert, till teh next batch is delivered and you see everything is ok.  The problem is, you will not really know what is played; and wonder if  away to the vet for cesarean, save the mom for sure but risk premature kittens, OR hold your breath and hold your thumbs, be vigilant, and wait and see, hoping for the best...   Sweaty for us advisors too.

Of course, the new batch although healthy, will be immediately runts compared to the first batch...

It can be handled, but you must organize things some, and make some extra work.
 
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I have got advice off of a registered breeder and was told to give them 1 day to meet but not touch, just through the mesh, and when the cats seem to be getting close, to put them in a room together, I was told 3 days , 3 mating a day, but he got her on the 4th to.

She was bought off a registered breeder

Yes kittens will be registered, vaccinated, microchipped and desexed.
 

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I think you will know more in a week to 10 days, depending on when she conceived. The nipples should pink up by then. Tummies begin to show around the fifth week.

Will this be her first litter?
 
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I think you will know more in a week to 10 days, depending on when she conceived. The nipples should pink up by then. Tummies begin to show around the fifth week.

Will this be her first litter?

This will be her 2nd litter, hopefully she starts to show more signs soon :) Thankyou
 

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Pedigreed cats are not usually bred the first time until they are 18 months old, and then are only bred once every 12-18 months.

Queens are retired at no more than 5 years old. Breeders usually reserve a kitten from a litter to become the replacement queen down the road, and of course, no inter-breeding with relatives.

You'll want to give her 18 months off before breeding her again with these 2 litters so close. This is to ensure maximum health for the queen and her litter.
 
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Pedigreed cats are not usually bred the first time until they are 18 months old, and then are only bred once every 12-18 months.

Queens are retired at no more than 5 years old. Breeders usually reserve a kitten from a litter to become the replacement queen down the road, and of course, no inter-breeding with relatives.

You'll want to give her 18 months off before breeding her again with these 2 litters so close. This is to ensure maximum health for the queen and her litter.
I will, thanks
 

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Pedigreed cats are not usually bred the first time until they are 18 months old, and then are only bred once every 12-18 months.

Queens are retired at no more than 5 years old. Breeders usually reserve a kitten from a litter to become the replacement queen down the road, and of course, no inter-breeding with relatives.

You'll want to give her 18 months off before breeding her again with these 2 litters so close. This is to ensure maximum health for the queen and her litter.
Yes, 3-4 litters is the maximum before a cat should be spayed and loved as a pet.
 
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Her nipples look very similar to my queen at the same stage


This was my cat at 24 days.
So it seems she may be, just keep an eye on her, you should notice her start to look larger from the 4th-5th week onward :)
 
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