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Hello..I'm new and have been reading through some of the posts. You all give great advice!
So exactly 5 weeks ago my female 5 month old escaped the house ( she had been trying off an on for about a month to get out) and was out all night. I think she may be pregnant but having no experience with pregnant cats I just don't know.
She has stopped trying to escape and is sooo affectionate! She is a tiny but rounder in the belly area but not much. Her nipples are pink but not very big. I don't really know what they looked like before but I have heard if they are not pregnant they are the same color as the belly skin. She won't really let me feel her belly..when I try she wiggles loose or tries to bite me. I have an Australian Shepard that she loves to play with and she has pretty much ignored him for the last 10 days or so. She really just lays in the window or she is cuddled up with me purring and drooling..lol. So..is she pregnant?
 

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Hello..I'm new and have been reading through some of the posts. You all give great advice!
So exactly 5 weeks ago my female 5 month old escaped the house ( she had been trying off an on for about a month to get out) and was out all night. I think she may be pregnant but having no experience with pregnant cats I just don't know.
She has stopped trying to escape and is sooo affectionate! She is a tiny but rounder in the belly area but not much. Her nipples are pink but not very big. I don't really know what they looked like before but I have heard if they are not pregnant they are the same color as the belly skin. She won't really let me feel her belly..when I try she wiggles loose or tries to bite me. I have an Australian Shepard that she loves to play with and she has pretty much ignored him for the last 10 days or so. She really just lays in the window or she is cuddled up with me purring and drooling..lol. So..is she pregnant?
Most likely. She's very young. Please be sure to feed her unlimited dry kitten food and meals of wet kitten food throughout the day.

Will you get her spayed after this litter has weaned?
 
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She will absolutely be spayed! I would have done it a long time ago but our vet likes to wait until theu are 6 months. So when do you think I can expect her to really be showing?
 

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She'll start getting bigger and bigger over the next month.
 
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Ok..thank you. Is it true that her nipples would still be the same color as her belly skin if she were not pregnant? I have been reading so much conflicting information and I don't know what to believe. I will probably take her to the vet by the end of the week
 

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Nipple color differs in all cats. Not all cats get pink nipples. It's nothing to worry about. [emoji]128522[/emoji]
 

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She sounds pregnant. Nipples may stay flat until closer to delivery day. She will begin showing more and more soon, depending on the size of the litter. I feel sure the vet will confirm this on the 22nd. An x-ray or ultrasound will show how many. Feed her unlimited food in the meantime.
 
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Thank you..i guess I am just obsessing on this.
 

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Thank you..its hard not knowing and I worry about her
 

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Continue using this same thread, and keep us posted! [emoji]128077[/emoji]
 
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She sounds pregnant to me too! I was also going to add that their nipples don't always get pink, my one Momma that I have now who is definitely super pregnant never had pinking of her nipples!
 
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The 2 nipples closest to her rear end are more pink than the others and stick g out a bit but still tiny. She doesn't want me to look at them at all..lol. Her behaviour is the main thing..that and the fact that she isn't at all interested in trying to escape out the door anymore. It's been 5 1/2 weeks so I guess it will be obvious soon :)
 
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Took a few pics this morning..not the best but the best I could do. She was a wiggle worm this norning
 

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She's very pretty, and looks very sweet too! [emoji]10084[/emoji]️
 
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Thank you..she is a sweetie :) possibly pregnant sweetie lol!
 
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