pregnant 6 month old kitten

robin williams said:

Actually, it is in very RARE cases that you or your little 6 month old baby will come across complications during birth; if you do, however, I wouldn't panic; this rarely has anything to do with your cat's young age, especially if she is at least 6+ months! Females and males both mature by at least 4 months, and females go into heat around that time which results in them being eager for a mate. If their needs are not met, that can result in your sweet little kitty becoming very grouchy and hissing! This also counts for males as well once they hit puberty around the same time (4 months),but they do not go into heat like females although they have a stronger eagerness to mate, making them even grouchier and ruder than females. There are two simple solutions for these behaviors; get your female or male kitty a partner, or neuter them! However, if you decide to get your female kitty a mate, be aware that you are likely to have a litter of kittens running around your house soon enough! If it is your kitty's behavior that is concerning you, then having a mate is likely to make both the male and female MUCH friendlier towards you! If you are worried that your kitty is too little to be pregnant, especially if she was to get pregnant by 4 months to give birth at 6, it is not a big concern. Your kitty can only go into heat right before she hits puberty, which, if she is 4 months old, should be her first time to, so even if she gets pregnant, she will have 2 months to grow after her first time to hit puberty before she gives birth. A simpler solution if you are still concerned that she is too small is to try feeding her meals more often, but not too many fattening foods. Besides that, if your cat is in heat and can not find a mate,besides being grouchy, he/she can become very depressed and sad, which is not good for his/her health. I have a lot of experience breeding Bengals specifically, but have taken in many other young stray cats. In one case a pregnant cat, about only 5 months old, came to my door and was meowing like crazy. I could tell from how big her belly was she was pregnant, and she was wheezing slightly that hinted she was sick. Of course, I couldn't run to a vet because she was about to give birth! I quickly provided her a nice, warm bed in a separate room from the other foster cats and within half an hour the kitten, at only 5 months, had delivered a litter of 4 healthy babies. I was shocked since she was very petite, but of course, at 5 months she had already hit puberty and went into heat and was able to give birth at such a young age. I was especially surprised because she was sick with a cough, but being her body was already growing and becoming stronger since she hit puberty she had fought it easily enough to give birth. This is just an example that a 6 month old should definitely be able to give birth, even if some cats may not be as strong as others, they should be very developed by the time they are at 6 months. This also gives the kitten a chance to gain experience at a very young age for her future litters! Of course, all moms, no matter what age, are going to be stressed about taking care of their kittens and are normally very overprotective. It might be a little harder for your 6 month old, especially because she will be inexperienced for her first litter, but it is like that for all females and all she needs is some encouragement, which is where you can step in and provide her warmth, food, water, and love to share with her babies. Many people that claim their kitten had died of a very young age by trying to give birth to kittens is often because they could not provide the mother all the help and guidance she needed to care for her kittens; you must take into consideration that she is young and will need all the help she can get, and even without it she is likely to pull through because it is in a female cat's nature to provide her litter their basic needs of milk and warmth. It is also in very rare cases that the mother will pass, but this is a risk for female cats of all ages when they give birth, not just 6 months when they should already be strong and developed enough. I also wanted to address the rumor that mother cats will kill their kittens if touched by people. This happens in VERY RARE cases, but personally in many years of breeding I have even played with some of the newborn kittens at only 2 weeks, of course, under mom's watch. I've never seen a mother cat kill her baby even though I believe it is possible, like I said, in VERY RARE cases. This depends on the mother's level of trust towards at you, and even if you think she trusts you, mother cats are very protective of their kittens and might try to scratch or hiss at you if you try to touch her kittens before she thinks they are old enough, which she should allow you to by 3-4 weeks, usually 3. This will not affect her relationship with you when she is not around her kittens; she will still be very lovable and many even more friendly than usual, as well as the father. In conclusion, I think it is completely safe for a 6 month old kitten, or cat since she has already hit puberty, to deliver kittens with your proper guidance and it will be a beautiful experience for you and your family!

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