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I'm glad I found this site!

I suspect my cat is pregnant. I am taking her next Saturday to the vet to be sure, but are any of these symptoms/signs mean Kittens On the way?

Her last heat ended 4 weeks ago yesterday.

3 or 4 days after her heat ended, she changed into a very affectionate, loving cat. She used to just keep to herself.

Her nipples are at full stance.

The back of her stomach (toward her hind legs) I can feel kind of like a lump, or a bulge. Not sure if it's just how she is or pregnancy.

I witnessed her mating many many times (seems like it bothers them, huh?)

What do you think? I'm 75% sure she is but wanted to get some other opinions out there. This is also her 2nd litter. I got the cats from a friend of a friend and they are indoor cats. The father is young, and I had him neutered today. He is around 7 months or so. At first, they were supposedly both females until she went into heat last (you really could not tell he was male till right around that time-he's prety furry).

What signs did you see first, what was it that convinced you pretty early that she was pregnant?

Thanks for your input!!

Jean
 

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Originally Posted by JeanMA

I'm glad I found this site!

I suspect my cat is pregnant. I am taking her next Saturday to the vet to be sure, but are any of these symptoms/signs mean Kittens On the way?

Her last heat ended 4 weeks ago yesterday.

3 or 4 days after her heat ended, she changed into a very affectionate, loving cat. She used to just keep to herself.

Her nipples are at full stance.

The back of her stomach (toward her hind legs) I can feel kind of like a lump, or a bulge. Not sure if it's just how she is or pregnancy.

I witnessed her mating many many times (seems like it bothers them, huh?)

What do you think? I'm 75% sure she is but wanted to get some other opinions out there. This is also her 2nd litter. I got the cats from a friend of a friend and they are indoor cats. The father is young, and I had him neutered today. He is around 7 months or so. At first, they were supposedly both females until she went into heat last (you really could not tell he was male till right around that time-he's prety furry).

What signs did you see first, what was it that convinced you pretty early that she was pregnant?

Thanks for your input!!

Jean
Jean...given that she mated with the male many times, there is a good chance she is pregnant. I am hoping you plan to have her spayed after she has weaned this litter (you probably will want to discuss that with your vet next Saturday, if she is pregnant, you can schedule her spay appt. to coincide with when the kittens would be around 6 weeks of age). It will be healthier for her to be spayed. I'm glad you got the male neutered. Although the other things may be signs of pregnancy...the best way to tell is to have her seen by your vet.

Katie
 

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Actually Jean, unless this was a planned breeding, you might want to go to the vet and discuss going ahead and having her spayed even if she is pregnant. It would still be early enough in the pregnancy.
 
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