Pregnant or Not?

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I have had this female stray cat since November and since then she has grown quite a bit particularly, the lower abdomen has grown pretty large. All of my relatives are saying that she is pregnant, but I have read some of the other posts and it said that the cat's nipples should grow.... I have not been able to find her nipples. I don't know what to think! 
 
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Can you post a picture of your cat for us please?

If she is not spayed and has been around intact males she is likely pregnant and due this month. Have you set up a nest for her? Nipples are not always prominent until milk comes in.

Here are some articles that you may find helpful:

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/how-to-tell-if-my-cat-is-pregnant

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/cat-pregnancy

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/how-do-i-know-when-my-cat-will-give-birth

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/pregnant-cat-what-to-prepare-for-the-birth

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/help-my-cat-is-having-kittens

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Here is a picture of her, I kind of zoomed in on her belly so you could see it better... She is an outside cat so I built a nest box to put on the deck, that is where she normally stays. She likes it a lot so I'm hoping that she will use it
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By the way, I forgot to say.. Thank You! 
 
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@sarthur2  

Sorry I'm new to this I didn't know you had to tag 
 
 
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She is almost definitely pregnant. Can you bring her 100% inside? Can you have her spayed once this litter has weaned?
 
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You don't have to tag - I'll still see your response. She looks very young. Bringing her inside would be so much safer for her and the babies, and will guarantee that you know where she has them.
 
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I'm not sure that I could bring her inside my family doesn't like having animals inside, I could maybe try taking her into my shed or my garage... But I have let her inside a couple times, she just doesn't seem very comfortable with it. Every time I shut the door she wants out. I maybe able to take her into my shed, it is pretty big. I could keep working with her and maybe she will get more comfortable with it. I think that I am going to take her to the vet sometime this week just to check up on her. 
 And yes, I am going to have her spayed after she has the kittens. 
 
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emmy1414 said:
I'm not sure that I could bring her inside my family doesn't like having animals inside, I could maybe try taking her into my shed or my garage... But I have let her inside a couple times, she just doesn't seem very comfortable with it. Every time I shut the door she wants out. I maybe able to take her into my shed, it is pretty big. I could keep working with her and maybe she will get more comfortable with it. I think that I am going to take her to the vet sometime this week just to check up on her. :heart4:  And yes, I am going to have her spayed after she has the kittens. 
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She needs to have somewhere inside to raise the babies. She can also get pregnant within a week of delivery, so needs to be kept inside until she is spayed.
 
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It is wintertime and having those kittens outside is like a death sentence.  It is cold most places and they most likely will not make it unless they are born inside.  I like your nest, but clearly it is not "weatherproof".  I feed ferals, one of my queens had kittens a couple of weeks ago, I never could find her nest.  A week ago a cold spell hit, last Friday the queen was acting strangely, I know in my heart those kittens did not make it.  Please try and convince your parents what is at stake here!
 
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Ok thanks I will try to convince them thank you!!
 
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