Best way to figure out when Chloe is due?

yayas_mom

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No one's sure exactly how far along Chloe is, and I've been searching the web for answers. Most sites say that they don't look visibly pregnant until at least 5 weeks. Well she's visibly pregnant, but that still leaves me with a range of 4 weeks to guess. She's not real into me letting her fondle her belly, so I'm having a hard time peaking at the nipples. She eats a ton, her belly feels hard and full, and she is a total love. Doesn't appear to be doing anything that looks like nesting or picking a spot, so I don't think she's real close, but I'd like to try to narrow down more than a 3 week range. Any more ideas, things I can check? Thanks!!!
 

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it is just a wait and see type of thing if you don't know when they were bred. I took in a stray pregnant cat last year at the end of february we waited and waited and waited, finally the 5th of April we had kittens. So just be patient.
 

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Is her belly really big and filled out on the sides? Usually you can tell when they are getting close when their belly starts to drop and doesn't protrude out on the sides as much. Also she should start cleaning her nipples which will remove alot of the hair around them. If you can squeeze milk from the nipples then she is usually within 24 to 48 hours of delivery. Hope this helps.
 
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Thanks, she's pretty round out the sides, not dropped so much. And I did notice she hasn't started cleaning around her nipples. I'm guessing maybe we'll have babies by the end of the month, but probably not before that. She's an absolute love, though my Love Bug is not happy she's there
Oh well, they are living separated anyway, I was just hoping they'd integrate successfully for a few weeks until Chloe got closer to her due date. We'll see, it's only been 3 days.
 
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