My Pregnant Kitty

I have a pregnant cat. She is almost 2 years old. this will be her second litter. This litter was not planned & expected. Her first litter she 8 kittens all died except 1. They died all a week apart I dont know what from, but I was a hard thing to go thru. Well anyway Iam new here. I hope to have good news here in a few days on the new arrivals. If someone could also help me with uploading picture to the forums.. ive been looking around & i want to put a pic of my kitty on here...

Originally Posted by ChrissyK

I have a pregnant cat. She is almost 2 years old. this will be her second litter. This litter was not planned & expected. Her first litter she 8 kittens all died except 1. They died all a week apart I dont know what from, but I was a hard thing to go thru. Well anyway Iam new here. I hope to have good news here in a few days on the new arrivals.

If someone could also help me with uploading picture to the forums.. ive been looking around & i want to put a pic of my kitty on here...

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Chrissy...I believe there are different websites (like photo bucket) that you can join. You would have to have your pictures on a website in order to have them show here.

Since this was not a planned pregnancy and your cat lost almost all her kittens the last time, I would really suggest you keep her in an interior room with no access outdoors until she has had and weaned her kittens and can be spayed.

Katie

we moved here recently & she got out of the house for like 4 day & she came back pregnant... since then she hasnt been out of the house....she was original a inside cat until then.... i have a box & everything ready for her... at nite when we go to bed she goes in there & scratches around but thats it....... how soon after she has her babies can i get her spayed????

Originally Posted by ChrissyK

we moved here recently & she got out of the house for like 4 day & she came back pregnant... since then she hasnt been out of the house....she was original a inside cat until then.... i have a box & everything ready for her... at nite when we go to bed she goes in there & scratches around but thats it....... how soon after she has her babies can i get her spayed????

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You can get her spayed after the babies are weaned, but she most likely will go into heat before then. Don't let her outside! (If she's in heat, she'll probably try to sneak out.)

Oh, how sad that 7 of her first litter died! I sure hope it goes better this time! Check out the posts at the top of the board for good information to know before she delivers.

Originally Posted by ChrissyK

we moved here recently & she got out of the house for like 4 day & she came back pregnant... since then she hasnt been out of the house....she was original a inside cat until then.... i have a box & everything ready for her... at nite when we go to bed she goes in there & scratches around but thats it....... how soon after she has her babies can i get her spayed????

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You can get her spayed when the kittens are around 6 weeks of age. Cats that are intact will have the urge to return outdoors to mate. That is why it will be critical to keep her in a room where she will not be able to accidentally get out (my friend learned this lesson as her cat kept getting out and getting pregnant....6 times before she got her spayed). If you are concerned...you may want to place her and her kittens in a large wire dog crate. Make sure there is enough room for a litter box, food and a nursing box.

Katie

Originally Posted by TNR1

You can get her spayed when the kittens are around 6 weeks of age. Cats that are intact will have the urge to return outdoors to mate. That is why it will be critical to keep her in a room where she will not be able to accidentally get out (my friend learned this lesson as her cat kept getting out and getting pregnant....6 times before she got her spayed). If you are concerned...you may want to place her and her kittens in a large wire dog crate. Make sure there is enough room for a litter box, food and a nursing box.

Katie

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thanx so much i will give that dog crate some seriously thinking... ill talk to my husband & see if he wants to do that.... & i will get spayed after this litter for sure......

Also...I know you didn't ask for it..but here are some low cost clinics to get your cat spayed when the time is right:

PENNSYLVANIA
PA P.E.T.S. (Prevent Excess Through Sterilization)
PO Box 64
Lewisburg PA 17837
Toll free 1-866-472-7387
Low cost s/n to qualifying residents who live in Union, Snyder, or Northumberland counties.
The People-Pet Partnership
Philadelphia PA
215-629-2350

Animal Rescue and Referral
PO Box 16
Richboro, PA 18954
215-752-7556 or 215-322-9251
Information about low cost spay/neuter for feral cats.

City of Pittsburgh
Bureau of Environmental Services
3001 Railroad Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
412-255-2036
Voucher program for residents of Pittsburgh. Call for information.

Morris Animal Refuge
1242 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-735-3256
Sells low-cost certificates for spay/neuter for pets of lower income people in the Philadelphia area. The pet owner presents the certificate to a participating veterinarian.

CATS (Changing Attitudes for Tomorrow's Solutions)
Pine Grove PA
570-345-2229
Web: catswithnoname.com
For pet cats, farm cats, stray cats, and feral cats in the Harrisburg, Lebanon, and Pine Grove areas of Pennsylvania.

Spay & Save
PO Box 122
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
610-279-9714 or 610-277-6187
Low cost spay/neuter for pets of those needing financial assistance.

Pennsylvania SPCA
Centre Halle, PA 814-364-1725
Philadelphia, PA 215-426-6300

Homeless Cat Management Team
Pittsburgh PA
412-321-4060
Spay-neuter for feral cats in southwestern Pennsylvania. Leave a message in voice mailbox 4.

Animal Birth Control
2643 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-434-8434
800-SPAY-PGH
Email: [email protected]
This organization has a network of 35 participating veterinarians in western Pennsylvania for low cost spay/neuter of pets. They can also help people find services for feral cats.


Animal Rescue League of Western PA
6620 Hamilton Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-661-6451
Low cost spay/neuter clinic.

Animals in Distress
PO Box 168
Catasauqua, PA 18032
610-264-5554
Allentown area.


Animal Education League
Woodlyn PA
610-544-9535
Lost cost s/n in PA, DE, and NJ.

Delaware County SPCA
Media, PA
610-566-1370
Low cost spay/neuter for pets of people with low income.

Lehigh Valley Humane Society
Allentown, PA
610-797-3439
Low cost spay/neuter for all pets.

Spayed Club
PO Box 1145
Frazer, PA 19355
610-275-7486
Various low cost and subsidized spay/neuter programs throughout Pennsylvania's Delaware Valley.

Sanctuary Hollow
2820 Audubon Village Drive
Norristown, PA 19403
610-666-6312
Gives information about low cost spay/neuter.

Humane League of Lancaster County
Lancaster, PA
717-393-6551
Low cost spay/neuter for unowned cats such as feral cats and barn cats.

Humane Society of Lackawanna County
967 Griffin Pond Road
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
717-586-3700
Low cost spay/neuter for pets of people of need financial assistance to do so.

Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA
Minersville, PA
717-544-2920
Low cost spay/neuter clinic

Spay Neuter Assistance Program
Enola, PA
717-732-5377
This program has a listing of participating vets in the area (central PA) who will alter cats at low cost.

Animal Rescue Inc.
New Freedom PA
717-993-3232

Pennsylvania SPCA
Centre Halle, PA 814-364-1725
Philadelphia, PA 215-426-6300

thank you very much........ that will help me out when the time comes