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a family friend had her 2 cats spayed in december 2004 but she says one of them got out just before the spay and now callie the one that got out looks pregnant she is getting fatter and nipples are getting bigger is this possible???
if the vet didnt know she was pregnant at the time she was spayed???
 

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If she was pregnant before the spay, should would definately NOT be preganant now.
 

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Originally Posted by Talon

If she was pregnant before the spay, should would definately NOT be preganant now.
Yes if she was spayed she's definately not preggers. Could maybe be a false pregnancy? I think one of my sisters cats went through that, got spayed right after she might have gotten pregnant. She got big, got the nipples too.
This was about 5 years ago and my memory isn't too clear on it but I think she wound up mothering the younger cats.
 

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It's not a dumb question, just a question indicating lack of understanding about what happens when a cat is spayed. When a cat is spayed the entire uterus is taken out; it is not like a human female having her fallopian tubes tied, which could conceivably be done after a woman got pregnant. If the entire uterus is taken out (in people it is called a hysterectomy) then there's no place for a pregnancy to be. If the cat is already pregnant, then the fetuses are taken out with (inside) the uterus. I had a dog in my care one time that got bred before I could get her spayed, and then I had her spayed shortly after she got pregnant. No more pregnancy.
 

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My Pepper is doing the same thing. She looks pregnant, and sometimes goes into meowing fits. She was an awful cat before we got Scooter, whom she promptly adopted as her baby. He is almost grown now, and even though she has become very sweet, she seems to want another kitten to care for.
 
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thanks for the replys everyone!!! D'Elle and Beau thanks for explaining what they do,we didnt know for sure what they do in a spay. i will let her know what a relief!!!
 
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