I would suggest contacting your vet to determine what is the safest way of removing fleas from your cat. Additionally, this cat should remain indoors only until she has had her litter of kittens and has been spayed. Unfortunately, cats can get pregnant again shortly after giving birth. Here is a list of low cost clinics in Kansas for when she weans the kittens:Originally Posted by MommaLori
My rather pregnant cat has terrible fleas!!!!!!!I am terrified to give her a dip or anything as her last litter (of 2) unexplicably died and I don't want to jepordize this one. Does anyone know any SAFE, and or homeopathic methods to remove them that is faster or easier than the flea comb we have been using??
she is miserable and getting yucky scabs on her neck behind her ears. Thank you for any suggestions.
Yes, unfortunately I found out the hard way, about cats getting pregnant soon after a litter. She ripped our screens out of our windows to get outside. She is a House cat by definition, she has only 3 1/2 legs, and is declawed, it was never our intention to breed. Our only outside cat is spayed. The kitten has an appointment and the only thing I can do about the pregnant one is wait or abort, which I don't consider an option....*sigh* I know I should have had it done as a kitten but she had to have surgery on her leg because the bone was growing and sticking out about the time she was old enough, I just didn't want to put her through so much. And not long after it healed, she got out and disappeared for 3 days, came back obviously having bred, and that was the first litter which died. Then she ripped out the screens, anyways it's my own stupid fault but I don't want people thinking I intended to have babies, I really didn't. We just didn't get the surgery quick enough, her babies had just died when she got bred again. I just didn't expect her to be exposed, because we never wanted her out of the house. It's a mess, but at least we have a couple of good homes lined up who promised to spay and neuter... (I'm also worried about genetics because of the inbred strays around here which is where she came from.) I'm just very frustrated at the whole situation
Lori...please do not beat yourself up....my 2 cats came from a friend whose cat kept getting out and she ended up with 5 litters of kittens before she was spayed. If we had known 7 years ago how quickly cats could go back into heat...I would have had my friend take her cat in immediately after the kittens were weaned...but we just didn't know. Sounds like you are doing all you can to ensure that she delivers safely and that she will be spayed after this litter (big thumbs up) and that her kittens will go to homes that will spay/neuter them (again big thumbs up).Originally Posted by MommaLori
Yes, unfortunately I found out the hard way, about cats getting pregnant soon after a litter. She ripped our screens out of our windows to get outside. She is a House cat by definition, she has only 3 1/2 legs, and is declawed, it was never our intention to breed. Our only outside cat is spayed. The kitten has an appointment and the only thing I can do about the pregnant one is wait or abort, which I don't consider an option....*sigh* I know I should have had it done as a kitten but she had to have surgery on her leg because the bone was growing and sticking out about the time she was old enough, I just didn't want to put her through so much. And not long after it healed, she got out and disappeared for 3 days, came back obviously having bred, and that was the first litter which died. Then she ripped out the screens, anyways it's my own stupid fault but I don't want people thinking I intended to have babies, I really didn't. We just didn't get the surgery quick enough, her babies had just died when she got bred again. I just didn't expect her to be exposed, because we never wanted her out of the house. It's a mess, but at least we have a couple of good homes lined up who promised to spay and neuter... (I'm also worried about genetics because of the inbred strays around here which is where she came from.) I'm just very frustrated at the whole situation<<< beating myself in head)
