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Well, what else can I do??? We have no kits yet. Today she is a Tasmanian Devil again, a whirling dervish.

Meow, meow....what baby, what's the matter.....Meow, meow, meow, up on the table....meow, meow, meow......off the table onto the counter......meow, meow, meow.....what baby, what.......meow, meow, meow....lays down and grabs a cat nap.

I am at my wits end. This cat is going to make the Guiness World Book of Records for the longest pregnancy in history.

I keep hearing that song running through my head:

"They're coming to take me away, ha ha, they're coming to take me away, ha he he he he....and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats.....they're coming to take me away, ha ha"
 
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We still have a cute pregnant-looking belly and a mean attitude.
 

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Has her pregnancy been confirmed by a vet?
 

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I just read this thread and KNEW when I got to the end there would be kittens !!!! How is she today ? What and emotional roller coaster for you waiting and waiting and waiting ....... Let us know how shes doing ....... sending many vibes to you and to her ........
 
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Pami, I am a freaking wreck.

We have discussed everything on this thread....reabsorption....no too late, reabsorption was happen, but earlier in the pregnancy. Kits dead....I swear to God I have felt movement and seen her belly roll as the kits rolled over. Either that or I am delusional (which I am beginning to believe). Besides if the kits were dead, there would be some kind of action going on, fever, sick, smelly poops....right? Nothing.

She is so happy with her big belly. I will acknowledge that although I have had cats for 50+ years, I do not know it all. This cat (if I don't kill her) will be teaching this old dog new tricks, that's for sure. I found out that it will cost over $100 to get her x-rayed, but I don't think that's a good idea, x-rays and lives don't go well with each other and I don't get paid until next Thursday or Friday anyway.

AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
 

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Hi KittenKiya I've been following this thread and sorry there are still no kittens!! My cat Cubbie was a pregnant stray my best friend found and we went through a similar experience with her. She went to the vet right after she was found and the vet said to expect kittens in about 2wks. or less. We really expected less as she was about to bust. I have never seen such a fat pregnant cat and she ate like there was no tomorrow. Well two weeks came and went and we decided that she really wasn't pregant just FAT!! Not really, but good grief we were going crazy. Poor thing was so uncomfortable. I would check on her a few times a day while my friend was at work and still no kittens. I read about signs to look for when she was getting close and she was showing none. Finally....a little over three weeks later my friend left for work about 8am one morning and I went over to check on her about 10am and there she was with 5 newborn kittens. There was nothing to indicate that she was going to have them that morning...she ate a huge breakfast as usual and acted like she normally did. So calm down and it will happen when it happens...ususally when you least expect it. Good Luck!!
 

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I wish I had some experience to share with you. Easy was a pregnant stray when I found her, but I didnt even know she was pregnant. I thought she was just getting fatter because she was a stray and was finally getting food regularly LOL. I didnt know a whole lot about cats then. She would eat 4 cans of food a day. And when I finally saw her babies moving in her belly and realized, she soon delivered them.

Just keep coming back here for support. I was on a roller coaster reading the thread and Im not even there with you. So I know you must be.

As everyone has said, just keep an eye on her. She will show signs of distress if shes in distress. And I will keep sending vibes and prayers your way ..... keep us posted !!!
 
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Oh thank you everyone!!!!

Tammy-Timmy right this minute is running up and down the cat condo. She teases me every now and then by getting into one of the 12 boxes I have set up all over the house (expectant cat you know) and just sits there and looks at me like "Is this what you want, mommy?"

She is eating, drinking, using the litter box, playing, jumping, scratching, meowing, running all around the house.

This cat is healthy, and she looks and feels pregnant.

There......I will take a chill pill now and try to calm down.

One question, I read somewhere that cats, being induced ovulators, can get the eggs fertilized but not implant them for a period of time. Is this true, first? And could this be what has happened with Tammy-Timmy? Even that doesn't make sense because I have had her for over 70 days now. Oh well. Thank you all, I think I need some vodka.
 

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Originally Posted by KittenKiya

One question, I read somewhere that cats, being induced ovulators, can get the eggs fertilized but not implant them for a period of time. Is this true, first? And could this be what has happened with Tammy-Timmy? Even that doesn't make sense because I have had her for over 70 days now. Oh well. Thank you all, I think I need some vodka.
I have certainly read that, too. On this site as a matter of fact. I wish I knew from who and what post. Maybe Katie, TNR1 will come by, shes an expert with this kind of stuff ......or one of the other kitten/mother experts !!!
 
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I was wondering if she delayed in implanting because she did not have a steady food supply, until she got to my house. Someone will come along. Pami, thank you and all you others for your support. Everyone at work is laughing at me because they think I am crazy. Oh well, such is life.
 
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Well, I think this is going to be all she wrote for today.

Tammy-Timmy has just:....knocked over three items off the table, by the way, I didn't mention that she knock over an egg substitute packet and opened it and spilled it all over the floor. She has jumped up on the table (again) on the counter (again), stolen my little mint green hair holder (again, she has a fixation with that little thing), run around the house call for only God know what.....oh yes, walked on my keyboard, messed up my computer game. made me miss Forensic Files, ran into the food bowl and spilled the food on the floor (pissing off KittenKiya), drove ChanKahli into the kitty litter room (where Pete is hiding under the big yellow chair and has been there for three days), knocked over my glass objects on the kitchen shelf over the sink (I can't make her understand that the hummers are gone)........and just generally was her old mayhem self. She did take two catnaps, but the rest of the family was so busy cleaning up her messes, we didn't really notice.

I think I am going to call it a day and give you guys some peace and quiet, you certainly deserve it. Again,, thank you all for your support, you are all the very best people in the world and I know all my babies, insiders and outsiders are all good hands (the hell with Allstate) Goodnight all.
 

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LOL Tammy-Timmy sounds like a riot !!! LOL
......... Dont forget us, if she goes into labor to night !!!!
 
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*****sigh*****no kits*****

The only thing to report is that she is crying to get into my room instead of screaming to get out of it.......I take that back, she just knocked over the TV remote.

I am beginning to be a firm believer in the "false pregnancy" idea. I also found out why Pete is hiding in the kitty litter room under the chair. She is still trying to take the color out of his fur and he has had enough of being licked. (I didn't think that was possible for a cat to get TOO much licking)

Yep, up on the table, on the counter on the desk, yanking up the plastic runner to keep her from digging into the rug. attacking every thing that moves, including me. Let her into the room last night and she bit my leg. Does any of this sound familiar to people who have had REALLY pregnant cats, or is this the behavior of the cat from hell?
 

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Just checking to see how Tammy-Timmy is today ..... and how YOU are too ???
 
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I think I'm fine. She's on a active search and destroy mission today. She has looked in every single corner of this place twice over. She is dragging things off shelves, only to decide she doesn't want to be there. In the room, out of the room, up the bookcase, down the bookcase calling, calling, calling.

I have lost sight of one thing, though, kits or not, pregrnant or not, she is safe. She has a home, I will NOT throw her away, she has food to eat and water to drink and blankets to sleep on. By the way, my ferals who usually eat and run are all parked outside on the porch this morning still, and it is 9:31 AM here now. Usually by now they are gone. Wonder what they want.
 
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Well, Tammy-Timmy is off dreaming about how she is going to drive me nuts this afternoon. I decided to do something for myself.

Hopped in the shower, washed my hair...mmmmmmm Polynesian Tiare flower shower gel.......mmmmmmmm......OK, I think I am ready for anything.

Bring it on.....
 

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Originally Posted by KittenKiya

Well, Tammy-Timmy is off dreaming about how she is going to drive me nuts this afternoon. I decided to do something for myself.

Hopped in the shower, washed my hair...mmmmmmm Polynesian Tiare flower shower gel.......mmmmmmmm......OK, I think I am ready for anything.

Bring it on.....
Don't forget the glass of vodka!
 
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Oh good heavens, I don't take vodka into the shower, it dilutes the vodka too much!!
 

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Originally Posted by Pami

I have certainly read that, too. On this site as a matter of fact. I wish I knew from who and what post. Maybe Katie, TNR1 will come by, shes an expert with this kind of stuff ......or one of the other kitten/mother experts !!!
Thanks for asking...the act of copulation itself causes ovulation so they fertilize/implant within 24-48 hours after a successful copulation.

Katie
 
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