spaz update

Someone will be along in a bit who can probably tell you labor signs, but I can tell you that cat pregnacy will last from 63-68 days, so if you know when she was bred, you can start watching her closer as the time comes

My best advice, however, would be to keep her indoors, permanantly.....better for all parties involved!

I know my cat who just had babies 3 days ago, came up on the bed and didnt move. She never comes on our bed, let alone stay there for awhile. So, I knew something was up. Good Luck with the labor.

Please do bring her inside at least a couple of weeks before she has the kittens.

crazykitten..please keep the mom indoors until she has her babies and weans them...cats can become pregnant very quickly after giving birth. A friend of mine learned this the hard way...her cat kept getting out and she ended up having 6 litters before being spayed. I would set up an appt. to get mom spayed after the kittens are weaned and don't let her out again until the spay has been performed.

Katie

Contact these groups and see if they can help you spay your cat:

KANSAS
Pawprints on the Heartland
Pittsburg KS
1-877-887-7729
Mobile s/n clinic that visits outlying area in the community.


Humane Society of Greater Kansas City
Kansas City, KS
913-596-1000

The Pet Connection
Overland Park KS
913-671-PETS

There are loads of ways to make extra income without actually getting a job ... I know how hard it is to wrestle working with going to school. But you can go around to all your neighbors and offer your services as a babysitter or you can do odd jobs around their homes or you can offer to your Mom (maybe she will pay for it??) to help her clean out closets and attics to have a yard sale. You get to keep the money to have your girl spayed though - that has to be agreed upon and once you get the money, you must have her spayed. If there is extra money after she is spayed, I would suggest starting a Kitty Health Care Savings Fund and put it away for future needs.

Also, there are lots of low- and no-cost spay clinics throughout the country. I feel certain there must be one such program either in your area or close nearby - maybe TNR1 knows? Katie? Anyone else know?

And in the way of a suggestion to you - please keep this girl indoors from now on until you get her spayed. Do not let her go out at all. It isn't fair to her that 1) she was allowed to become pregnant in the first place and 2) now that she is, she must also run the risk of illness to her or to her kittens by being allowed to go outside while pregnant.

As I said in my Welcome Message, we here at TCS strongly encourage spay/neuter and it is only for this reason that I am suggesting that you look into having your girl taken care of ASAP. She will be happier, you will be happier - it is a winning situation for all concerned.

Hope this helps,

~gf~

God love you, Katie ... I was just posting as you were and suggested that maybe you knew of an organization nearby that might help - and you did! *hugs*

~gf~

Gayef...I aim to please!

crazykitten..I do understand the pressures of being in high school and I am glad you came to this site so we could try to help you find ways to get your cat fixed once the kittens are born. Hopefully one of those groups will be able to help you with spaying the cat.

Katie

crazykitten...perhaps there is someone on this message board who also lives in Kansas and could help you. Please make sure you keep this cat indoors.

Katie

*hug crazykitten* Oh honey ... I know. It just seems like everything is absolutely impossible, doesn't it? But you know, I sense that you are very smart and can figure out a way to make it work. I have faith in you and I know you know what is right for Spaz (very cute name, I suppose it fits???). I just want you to have Spaz with you for a very, very long time so you can enjoy her company and companionship so I am trying to help you protect her so that she can be.

You'll do what needs to be done, I know you will. But you can't wait until August to do it, Honey. You are going to have to come up with something a lot sooner.

Let's put our heads together and see what we can come up with, OK?

~gf~

Hey, where do you live at? I am just outside of Kansas City in Shawnee. Kansas is a huge state, so I am just curious. If you tell me, I can see what I can find to help you.

Oh, by the way here is some important info from Spay Neuter Kansas City:

Heat cycles in cats start as early as 6 months and occur every 3-4 weeks during spring through early fall. The gestation period for both dogs and cats is 63 days. Female cats can become pregnant again as soon as 10 days after giving birth (while still nursing the first litter).

Whenever the kittens are born and friends/teachers help you out by taking kittens, please urge them to spay/neuter the kitten so they do not face the same situation!

Augh, why can't we edit our replies? Annoying. Anyway, I don't know if any of these places are near you, but here is some more to try to help you. I don't think you're near KC, but I know there are several low cost spay/neuter clinics in the area. The cost is based upon the financial situation of the owner, and is balanced by donations from people who are helping control the number of animals born every year.



Financial Assistance
Organizations that offer public assistance programs

Heart of America Humane Society
1.800.384.3143

PAWS
816.252.2680

Pet Connection
913.671.7387

Spay and Neuter Kansas City
816.353.0689

Actually you can....after you post, you should see a button that will allow you to edit the post. It may not specifically say "edit"..but if you roll over it you should be able to see the edit button. The other thing you can do is change the color scheme..that is what I did...scroll ALL the way to the bottom of the page and change the setting to "office hours".

BTW..thanks for joining this thread...since you also live in Kansas...perhaps you can help crazykitten.

Katie

No, I still don't see anything... just "quote and reply" and "quick reply" *sigh*

Here is Wichita's Humane Society link: http://www.kshumane.org/

Here is their phone number: 316/524-1590

They are open 11am to 6pm everyday except Wednesday. Can you call them today and explain to them your situation? They will be very knowedgable and helpful with when you need to get her spayed after she has her litter and if there are any vets in the area who can help you financially. Please give them a call -- they can be of more help than me since I live so far away.

Let me know how it goes. I am off to work the Wayside Waifs booth at the Kansas City Home Show until this afternoon... wheeeeee.

Should be able to return to you the same day. However, I know at Wayside Waifs, the animal does not go home with new owners the same day as a spay/neuter.

If you haven't been able to get a phone by the time I'm home, let me know and I can give it a try.

It depends on the vet. Mine releases the same day at my request, but my cats are socialized ferals, or semi-ferals. He understands they may go stir crazy in the cage and he trusts me to know what to look for if things go wrong. You might also look into pet taxi's many pet sitters offer them. They take your cat to the vet for you and pick her up as well and return her to you. Yes it is extra money but it takes the load off of you to do it for your cat.

Without a doubt, one of the best organizations that will help you is this one:

http://www.spayusa.org/

oh you might have a problem with that, sometimes the people who had the kittie before refuse to even know it after they give it away. let alone chip in for the spay unless they are VERY VERY Kind people!