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Originally Posted by jennyranson

just remember that if you have kittens (maybe even 6 or 8 per cat), YOU have to pay for them to be fed for 12 weeks, and for all their litter, as well as at least for first shots, maybe even for spaying and neutering them as some people won't take htemm till htey are fixed. That is all a lot more expensive than one spay now. And all that assumes there are no medical problems with the pregnancy and birth - and as many here can tell you, it is not uncommon. What happens if your cat starts to have kittens, has a problem and you can't afford an emergency vet then? You might lose both your cat and her kittens.
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hmm well im pretty sure a vet would be willing to help if anything happened during birth, but after birth, kitten food and whatnot is really cheap here, just gotta wait and see, not good to keep thinking bad things r gonna happen, must be optimistic
 
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Originally Posted by eupnea

why in the world wouldn't the shelters accept cats from rural areas?
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no clue, it makes no sense to us either. they used to accept cats from here, but they just stopped
 
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Originally Posted by Channy

hmm well im pretty sure a vet would be willing to help if anything happened during birth, but after birth, kitten food and whatnot is really cheap here, just gotta wait and see, not good to keep thinking bad things r gonna happen, must be optimistic
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To be frank, its not an issue of being optimistic or pessimistic, its an issue of being realistic or not.
 
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Originally Posted by eupnea

To be frank, its not an issue of being optimistic or pessimistic, its an issue of being realistic or not.
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yes i know, but theres really nothing to be done right now.
 
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Do I really, I mean ~really~ need to remind people to be helpful in this Forum?

Channy, in your original post, you asked:

my kitten suki snuck out a few weeks ago while in heat >_< and we think shes pregnant but arnt sure, her nipples are pink (except for 1 or 2) and she hasnt gone back in to heat, any thoughts? (shes 9 months old)

My thought is that yes, it is entirely possible that Suki is, in fact, pregnant. If she was out while in estrus a few weeks ago (more than 4 weeks?) and hasn't come back into cycle yet, it is a good bet that she is expecting kittens.

While I do agree that 9 months is young to be having kittens, the truth here is that the gestation period of cats is a little over TWO MONTHS, so Suki would be 11 months when she delivers ... still a bit young, but she will most probably be just fine so long as she receives excellent care during her pregnancy. Be sure to feed her a good, high-quality kitten food in both dry and canned and make certain she gets as much as she wants. She will need the extra resources to make it through nursing her litter when they arrive. You will need to continue feeding her as much as she will eat after the kittens arrive as well. Providing the total nutritional needs of a litter of kittens takes a lot out of a girl!

In the interim, read up on caring for cats here at TCS. Feel free to post any questions you have either here in this Forum, or you can also send them to me directly either by private email or private message. I am always happy to help.

I will say that the other posters here have offered you an alternative should you choose that option. Spaying your girl now will, of course, mean that your girl won't be having kittens, but it is a very personal decision and one you should absolutely NOT feel pressured into making.
 
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I hope you and your babies are all doing well
 
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thank you ^_^ suki is doing really good =)
 
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Originally Posted by gayef

Do I really, I mean ~really~ need to remind people to be helpful in this Forum?

Channy, in your original post, you asked:

my kitten suki snuck out a few weeks ago while in heat >_< and we think shes pregnant but arnt sure, her nipples are pink (except for 1 or 2) and she hasnt gone back in to heat, any thoughts? (shes 9 months old)

My thought is that yes, it is entirely possible that Suki is, in fact, pregnant. If she was out while in estrus a few weeks ago (more than 4 weeks?) and hasn't come back into cycle yet, it is a good bet that she is expecting kittens.

While I do agree that 9 months is young to be having kittens, the truth here is that the gestation period of cats is a little over TWO MONTHS, so Suki would be 11 months when she delivers ... still a bit young, but she will most probably be just fine so long as she receives excellent care during her pregnancy. Be sure to feed her a good, high-quality kitten food in both dry and canned and make certain she gets as much as she wants. She will need the extra resources to make it through nursing her litter when they arrive. You will need to continue feeding her as much as she will eat after the kittens arrive as well. Providing the total nutritional needs of a litter of kittens takes a lot out of a girl!

In the interim, read up on caring for cats here at TCS. Feel free to post any questions you have either here in this Forum, or you can also send them to me directly either by private email or private message. I am always happy to help.

I will say that the other posters here have offered you an alternative should you choose that option. Spaying your girl now will, of course, mean that your girl won't be having kittens, but it is a very personal decision and one you should absolutely NOT feel pressured into making.
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it was aboout 4 weeks ago now, iv'e been doing alot of research on how to care for her and such, lots of helpful stuff online and on here =)
 
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Originally Posted by maverick_kitten

Have you still got those links I sent you for cheap/free saying for after the babies are born?
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no, but i dont think u sent any ^^;;
 
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