2 Pregnant Foster Mommas

[Jrossfield]

I have taken in 2 pregnant fosters. Initially it was one queen than a week later it became obvious the other girl was pregnant as well. The one that is further along I can easily feel and see her babies moving. The other is just swelling. Cant feel movement yet. I have them seperated even though they are absolute darlings together. Any advice for me moving forward? Ive only had one other pregnant foster. Her and her kids are all successfully homed(yes momma got fixed).

 

[Jrossfield]

 

[abyeb]

Hi! Thanks for caring for these kitties! You can usually start feeling movement about two weeks before delivery, so it sounds like they might have a little while to go yet. In the meantime, here are some helpful articles to check out:

How Do I Know When My Cat Will Give Birth?

Pregnant Cat? What To Prepare For The Birth

Pregnancy And Delivery In Cats

 

[ArchyCat]

Feed them kitten food. Both kibble and wet, if you can. You might give them a saucer or two of Kittens Milk Replacement every day. That will need the extra calories and protein for the growing kittens and for their own recovery from malnourishment while living on their own.

Thank you for rescuing the girls! Please keep us updated!

 

[Jrossfield]

I've been giving them both kitten food and ordered some goats milk as well from my landlord/vet. They were part of a colony on a property about 45 minutes away. Approximately 16 of them managed to get into the property owners basement during winter(Wisconsin and we had a polar vortex this year). One is all black I named her Narcissa the other is a Tortie named Tonks. I'll upload a pic shortly

 

[Jrossfield]

 

[abyeb]

They’re pretty!

 

[talkingpeanut]

Very sweet! Do they stay in the crates all the time?

 

[Jrossfield]

For now yes otherwise they hide. Last time I let them free roam it took me 2 days to find the one.

 

[Jrossfield]

I think these ladies are messing with me. The tortie who is less far along is acting like she is going into labor and the all black girl who looks like she is ready to pop, is acting like she has all the time in the world. -_-

 

[Sarthur2]

No need to separate them. They can stay together and will be a comfort to one another.

 

[Jrossfield]

Still playing the waiting game

 

[1claire]

They look so adorable.

 

[Jrossfield]

No babies yet. I can now feel active baby movement in the Tortie which I couldnt before. So black momma is going to pop and about 2 weeks or so after tortie.

 

[danteshuman]

If you are really lucky they will co parent each other’s kittens. I look forward to hearing how their story turns out.

 

[Jrossfield]

Temp drop 98.1 armpit

 

[Jrossfield]

98.7 rectal

 

[talkingpeanut]

No need to keep taking temps. It’s not a reliable indicator.

How does she seem?

 

[Jrossfield]

I took it twice thats all, nothing excessive. Tired but she has been that way for the last couple of days. Restless also keeps laying down, getting up and repeating the process. She wasnt using the box I provided at all until about 30 minutes or so ago.

 

[Jrossfield]

5 pocket panthers so far!