pregnant cat please help me

  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #22

winterandsmokey

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 20, 2006
Messages
154
Purraise
0
Location
new richmond wisconsin
the only time she got outside was when she was in heat. she was so fast i could not catch her and she has not been outside since. that was jan 7-9th. No the vet is not sure when but told me she should be seen soon if she does not give birth in a couple of days. I opted not to bring her in right away as her last pregnancy was 3 months long and her mother always had long pregnancies to. If she is still pregnant by monday i will bring her in first thing. Does anyone have any suggestions of what I can do to help her.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #24

winterandsmokey

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 20, 2006
Messages
154
Purraise
0
Location
new richmond wisconsin
I took her temp. last night and it was 99.5. according to what i have read that should mean she would be having them in the next 48 hours. she keeps getting bigger. I have also read that there 2nd litter is suppose to be the biggest litter they have. I wanted to know if there is any truth to that? she had 7 last time and that was alot. I know her mother had a litter of 11 one time. which is also crazy. if anyone has any information to help me please let me know. Thank you
 

kluchetta

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Apr 5, 2005
Messages
11,023
Purraise
30
Location
Golden, Colorado
Originally Posted by winterandsmokey

I took her temp. last night and it was 99.5. according to what i have read that should mean she would be having them in the next 48 hours. she keeps getting bigger. I have also read that there 2nd litter is suppose to be the biggest litter they have. I wanted to know if there is any truth to that? she had 7 last time and that was alot. I know her mother had a litter of 11 one time. which is also crazy. if anyone has any information to help me please let me know. Thank you
That does sound like she'll have them soon. I don't think there's any truth exactly to that about the second litter, but I think it is true that sometimes the first litter will be small, then the ensuing litters will be larger, and as the cat ages the litters become smaller. But that's really hard on the cat, so I hope you are able to have her spayed?

Also, I think I understand that if the cat mates multiple times, that increases the size of the litter. For example, my cat obviously mated with 2 toms, and there were 5 from one father, and 3 from another.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #27

winterandsmokey

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 20, 2006
Messages
154
Purraise
0
Location
new richmond wisconsin
I really hope so as she is getting very uncomfortable. I will keep you all updated. I will also post pictures of them when they arrive.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #30

winterandsmokey

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 20, 2006
Messages
154
Purraise
0
Location
new richmond wisconsin
me either as winter is driving me crazy. I wish I could help her but don't know how. I lover her so much it is so hard to see her in so much discomfort. I am hoping she will go tonight. I have been hoping that for a long time. She is so big I had to take the cover off the litterbox cause she could not fit into the opening.
 

ilovemycat

TCS Member
Adult Cat
Joined
Mar 31, 2006
Messages
114
Purraise
1
Location
OHIO
Originally Posted by winterandsmokey

me either as winter is driving me crazy. I wish I could help her but don't know how. I lover her so much it is so hard to see her in so much discomfort. I am hoping she will go tonight. I have been hoping that for a long time. She is so big I had to take the cover off the litterbox cause she could not fit into the opening.
i remeber when i was so big i rolled in to the coner of my water bed and got stuck
I feel for her I hope it happens soon
 

catsallover

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Mar 23, 2006
Messages
2,194
Purraise
5
Location
Alabama
Oh Dear


Lady employee at Walmart (whom I saw frequently) asked if I was trying to "walk that baby out" (while I was shopping). I was 7 months
. Ironicly, that's exactly what happened a little later-6 weeks early
! I think if we made it to 40 weeks, someone else would have had to drive me to Walmart!
 

pondwader

TCS Member
Alpha Cat
Joined
May 31, 2004
Messages
616
Purraise
3
Location
ontario, canada
I'm postivie that 102 days is absolutely impossible. It just cannot physically happen, because after 63-65 days the placentas are aging and simply cannot support life any more. They die gradually, and although it is true some cats, especially siamese, can go longer than the normal 63 days, anything over 71 or 72 days and most vets would suggest a c section because the babies can die at that point. The placentas harden and are unable to pass through enough nutrients and oxygen, or filter out bodily wastes and toxins anymore.
I would guess that perhaps someone else in your household let the cat out and got her back in without telling you? Or maybe she snuck out and back in unnoticed?
Either way, it does sound like she is due soon, but I think it is a good idea to watch her rear end very closely and see if there is any discharge, it may be important to her health. If you watch her long enough, maybe lay with her for an hour or sometihng, and get a clean papertowel and just dab her vulva you can see if there is anything and what color.
Good luck, and I do hope you have her spayed afterwards
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #40

winterandsmokey

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 20, 2006
Messages
154
Purraise
0
Location
new richmond wisconsin
no new news yet. i am not sure but she has been nesting in tow different places. Is it possible she is trying to figure out which place is more suitable to have her babies. She does not seem to have any interest in the nesting area I have set up for her in the spare room.
 
Top