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Hi everyone. Though I am not a new cat owner, I have never had experience with pregnant cats or newborn kittens. Please bare with me.
Four weeks ago my roommates and I (we are seniors in college/university) took in a stray cat that had been hanging around the parking lot of our friends' apartment for over a year, and they were convinced it was a stray. They said we could take her or they were gonna take her to animal control, so we took her. We weren't sure how long we would keep her so we haven't taken her to the vet yet (or even given her a proper name).
We started to notice that she was putting on a lot of belly weight, but we thought it was just from her eating a lot all of a sudden. Lately though, we are thinking more and more that she may be pregnant. She is only getting big in her belly, and it feels pretty hard, not squishy like fat. She doesn't seem to have pink, swollen nipples, and she never showed morning sickness, but she does eat a lot and beg for food quite vocally and persistently. She's been going into closets somewhat and hiding under the couch, but that could just be normal cat behavior.
We have made an appointment for Monday morning (Nov 3) with the vet, but since cat pregnancies are so short, a week could make a big difference. I am hoping that someone on here can give me an opinion. Here are some pictures of her and her belly: (sorry for the bad word in the first one). She has been inside the entire time he have had her, so if she is pregnant she would have to be AT MINIMUM 4 weeks.
I have heard there are some other possible reasons why her belly could be like this, like she could have worms or a tumor or something. Maybe she is just gasy or bloated. She doesn't seem to be in pain, though she doesn't love her tummy being touched. Does anyone know any other things that could cause this?
Four weeks ago my roommates and I (we are seniors in college/university) took in a stray cat that had been hanging around the parking lot of our friends' apartment for over a year, and they were convinced it was a stray. They said we could take her or they were gonna take her to animal control, so we took her. We weren't sure how long we would keep her so we haven't taken her to the vet yet (or even given her a proper name).
We started to notice that she was putting on a lot of belly weight, but we thought it was just from her eating a lot all of a sudden. Lately though, we are thinking more and more that she may be pregnant. She is only getting big in her belly, and it feels pretty hard, not squishy like fat. She doesn't seem to have pink, swollen nipples, and she never showed morning sickness, but she does eat a lot and beg for food quite vocally and persistently. She's been going into closets somewhat and hiding under the couch, but that could just be normal cat behavior.
We have made an appointment for Monday morning (Nov 3) with the vet, but since cat pregnancies are so short, a week could make a big difference. I am hoping that someone on here can give me an opinion. Here are some pictures of her and her belly: (sorry for the bad word in the first one). She has been inside the entire time he have had her, so if she is pregnant she would have to be AT MINIMUM 4 weeks.
I have heard there are some other possible reasons why her belly could be like this, like she could have worms or a tumor or something. Maybe she is just gasy or bloated. She doesn't seem to be in pain, though she doesn't love her tummy being touched. Does anyone know any other things that could cause this?