Hi everyone. New here. First time with a possible litter of kittens.
My usual crazy, spunky, & playful baby has completely changed these past 2 weeks.
Little back story, my husband and I live on an acreage, we have 2 farm cats (a fixed male and my rescue female whom we haven't fixed yet) they're both outside together 90% of the time, they do usually come in in the mornings for a few hours for some cuddles, otherwise they live in our heated shop.
Marley wasn't let outside until she was 6 months (we've done this with both cats because we have hawks and coyotes around so they need to be mature enough to take care of themselves) anyways, about 2 weeks ago she started to want to stay in and refused to go outside which is strange because normally she loves it out there and only wants to be in the house for short periods. She ended up getting into some oil that my husband left out so I had to bring her in to bathe her in my sink and as I was giving her a bath I noticed she had a bigger belly and I felt about 3-4 walnut sized lumps. So I checked her nipples and they seemed to be longer and more pink than normal.
Fast forward to now, she's been in the house for 2 weeks now, had absolutely no interest in going back outside even though her buddy milo (our fixed male) is outside. Her bahaivour is COMPLETELY changed. She's very affectionate, doesn't like it much when I lightly touch her belly (which is pretty big now, it's starting to take a round shape and I can still feel lumps all around her belly area), she won't leave my side, eating like crazy and she's sleeping for hours during the day and mostly through the night. Marley is usually a crazy, playful, spaz of a cat lol so this is totally out of character for her. Although I am not sure if she's just gaining weight and changing into an adult. This is all new to me. Her and Milo are the first cats I've ever owned, I've always been a dog person until meeting them.
Another worry I have, she was found by a friend in a sewer culvert on a highway at around 3 months of age, cold, dirty, wet and starving. I took her in immediately and she's been with us ever since. I am worried if she was abandoned by her mother if she's going to abandon her babies too?
I have attached some pictures of her nipples and her belly.
Any advice or opinion on wether or not she's pregnant would be awesome! Thank you [emoji]128516[/emoji]
My usual crazy, spunky, & playful baby has completely changed these past 2 weeks.
Little back story, my husband and I live on an acreage, we have 2 farm cats (a fixed male and my rescue female whom we haven't fixed yet) they're both outside together 90% of the time, they do usually come in in the mornings for a few hours for some cuddles, otherwise they live in our heated shop.
Marley wasn't let outside until she was 6 months (we've done this with both cats because we have hawks and coyotes around so they need to be mature enough to take care of themselves) anyways, about 2 weeks ago she started to want to stay in and refused to go outside which is strange because normally she loves it out there and only wants to be in the house for short periods. She ended up getting into some oil that my husband left out so I had to bring her in to bathe her in my sink and as I was giving her a bath I noticed she had a bigger belly and I felt about 3-4 walnut sized lumps. So I checked her nipples and they seemed to be longer and more pink than normal.
Fast forward to now, she's been in the house for 2 weeks now, had absolutely no interest in going back outside even though her buddy milo (our fixed male) is outside. Her bahaivour is COMPLETELY changed. She's very affectionate, doesn't like it much when I lightly touch her belly (which is pretty big now, it's starting to take a round shape and I can still feel lumps all around her belly area), she won't leave my side, eating like crazy and she's sleeping for hours during the day and mostly through the night. Marley is usually a crazy, playful, spaz of a cat lol so this is totally out of character for her. Although I am not sure if she's just gaining weight and changing into an adult. This is all new to me. Her and Milo are the first cats I've ever owned, I've always been a dog person until meeting them.
Another worry I have, she was found by a friend in a sewer culvert on a highway at around 3 months of age, cold, dirty, wet and starving. I took her in immediately and she's been with us ever since. I am worried if she was abandoned by her mother if she's going to abandon her babies too?
I have attached some pictures of her nipples and her belly.
Any advice or opinion on wether or not she's pregnant would be awesome! Thank you [emoji]128516[/emoji]