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This is my first post. I'm new to being the Mom of pregnant kitties as well, and I am in serious need of advice. My situation is an odd one.
I've been doing fosters and rescues for years. My friend, a breeder of Siamese, knows this, and so she contacted me when her health and finances forced an immediate move from the area. I took in two of her queens knowing that one of them was probably pregnant (though my friend was unsure as to when Chelsea bred, she did tell me it was probably during a period of time when she was out of town and a neighbor was caring for her cats - Chelsea was in heat at the time, and the neighbor had failed to close a door separating her queens from her males. She estimated that this happened not before the beginning of May, maybe as much as a week or two before, but she was not completely certain when.) We've had her two weeks now, and her belly has gone from distended to immense. She's basically a tiny cat who looks like she's had a large grapefruit inserted into her midsection. Her belly is tight as a drum, you can feel the babies kicking pretty strongly, and her boobies are swollen and the back ones are hanging down like udders. No milk so far, but she's inordinately interested in our closets the last couple of days, although she seems most comfortable on our beds. She is a needy little girl emotionally, so her following us from room to room looking for attention is a standard thing. She's been washing her privates a lot today, though, and she doesn't seem terribly interested in food. I'm excited and nervous and very, very ready for these kittens to come. She is so huge she HAS to be miserable.
There's a second factor in this tale, an unexpected one. The second little girl we took is a bit older, perhaps seven, and my friend never mentioned that she might be expecting. Well, Sassy's swelling up now as well, boobs as well as belly, and she seems bigger every day. I have no clue when she got exposed, but I'm pretty sure she has her own little family growing in there. Now I may not know exactly when Chelsea's going to give birth, but I can tell that it's going to be soon because there's no darn way she'll be able to stand if she gets much bigger. Sassy, though, is a complete unknown. How can I tell how far along this cat is? Could the vet tell me without expensive tests? We're going to be financially strained as it is funding shots etc. for two litters of kittens and spays for the girls, and while we want the best for them our finances have to be taken into account.
I've been doing fosters and rescues for years. My friend, a breeder of Siamese, knows this, and so she contacted me when her health and finances forced an immediate move from the area. I took in two of her queens knowing that one of them was probably pregnant (though my friend was unsure as to when Chelsea bred, she did tell me it was probably during a period of time when she was out of town and a neighbor was caring for her cats - Chelsea was in heat at the time, and the neighbor had failed to close a door separating her queens from her males. She estimated that this happened not before the beginning of May, maybe as much as a week or two before, but she was not completely certain when.) We've had her two weeks now, and her belly has gone from distended to immense. She's basically a tiny cat who looks like she's had a large grapefruit inserted into her midsection. Her belly is tight as a drum, you can feel the babies kicking pretty strongly, and her boobies are swollen and the back ones are hanging down like udders. No milk so far, but she's inordinately interested in our closets the last couple of days, although she seems most comfortable on our beds. She is a needy little girl emotionally, so her following us from room to room looking for attention is a standard thing. She's been washing her privates a lot today, though, and she doesn't seem terribly interested in food. I'm excited and nervous and very, very ready for these kittens to come. She is so huge she HAS to be miserable.
There's a second factor in this tale, an unexpected one. The second little girl we took is a bit older, perhaps seven, and my friend never mentioned that she might be expecting. Well, Sassy's swelling up now as well, boobs as well as belly, and she seems bigger every day. I have no clue when she got exposed, but I'm pretty sure she has her own little family growing in there. Now I may not know exactly when Chelsea's going to give birth, but I can tell that it's going to be soon because there's no darn way she'll be able to stand if she gets much bigger. Sassy, though, is a complete unknown. How can I tell how far along this cat is? Could the vet tell me without expensive tests? We're going to be financially strained as it is funding shots etc. for two litters of kittens and spays for the girls, and while we want the best for them our finances have to be taken into account.