spaz update

spaz is pregnant and she is an indoor outdoor cat and im afraid of her when it comes time having her kittens outside could you give me some signs to look for when she is fixing to go in to labor?

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.

its gonna be hard to keep her inside i planned on keeping her indoors while she was in heat but her heat was different it was like she wasnt in heat at all and well.... knowing my cat she will have them in the bathroom sink.

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

hopefully the kittens dont learn how to drink out of the facet *grin* and i guess im gonna have to keep her inside intill she has them but she is going nuts

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

since im in high school being spayed is gonna be kinda hard intill i get a job but its my goal

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

Originally Posted by crazykitten

since im in high school being spayed is gonna be kinda hard intill i get a job but its my goal

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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~

Originally Posted by TNR1

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

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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

all i can say is i can try i live with a 4yrold who listens to no one and two other adults and its not exactly like im home all day long they couldnt give a crap less what happens to spaz i live 30 min away from the nearest walmart and as for parents consider me an orphan. see all the vet clinics around here work school hours and are not open after 3pm and never on the weekends 24 hr clinics dont exist i live out in the country and dont own a drivers license i know she needs to be spayed but i cant do that intill at least august unless i find a clinic that can do it for like 20 dollars and is open 24 hrs

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~

i plan on getting a job this summer so that will be a plus and if i could find some where like in wichita that does spaying for cheap it would help i could borrow money but only if it was with in a recent amount

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

Augh, why can't we edit our replies? Annoying.

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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