Long story short....
Our 4 month old kitten seems to have brought home a pregnant cat
I guess more accurately she has 'lured' this cat. We have built a cat enclosure in our backyard so that Scout (the kitten) can be outside safely.
It was once Scout started using the enclosure that we noticed this adult cat come. This adult cat seems quite shy but looked as though she was busting at the seems to make contact. It took about a week but she finally approached me while I was in the yard and it was then I noticed her swollen belly.
This was 2 weeks ago. The adult cat, known as Mommy Cat (thanks kids!) is now indoors with us and wont' step foot outside.
It took me 5 years to convince my husband that a cat was a good idea. So keeping Mommy cat long term is simply not possible. He's agreed though that we cant' rightly turn her out while she's on her way to a litter in the next while.
So... I've taken on the responsibility of taking care of Mommy Cat until she and her kittens are ready to be adopted out. I have NO idea what to expect and when to expect it as we have no idea when she actually got pregnant. From how long we've seen her and from what a friend has suggested (has had pregnant cats before) we're looking at about 2 weeks before she delivers.
I need some serious advice! I will do my best to find the info I need in existing posts but I do have a starter question...
When it seems as though she's ready to deliver, or at least start the process... how do you confine her? I figured I'd get a big box for Mommy Cat and her kittens but how do I get Mommy to go in the box to deliver? My husband is paranoid Mommy is going to pick the carpet as a birthing spot and I'd like to do my best to avoid that!
Thanks so much if you've read this far.
Kay
Our 4 month old kitten seems to have brought home a pregnant cat
It was once Scout started using the enclosure that we noticed this adult cat come. This adult cat seems quite shy but looked as though she was busting at the seems to make contact. It took about a week but she finally approached me while I was in the yard and it was then I noticed her swollen belly.
This was 2 weeks ago. The adult cat, known as Mommy Cat (thanks kids!) is now indoors with us and wont' step foot outside.
It took me 5 years to convince my husband that a cat was a good idea. So keeping Mommy cat long term is simply not possible. He's agreed though that we cant' rightly turn her out while she's on her way to a litter in the next while.
So... I've taken on the responsibility of taking care of Mommy Cat until she and her kittens are ready to be adopted out. I have NO idea what to expect and when to expect it as we have no idea when she actually got pregnant. From how long we've seen her and from what a friend has suggested (has had pregnant cats before) we're looking at about 2 weeks before she delivers.
I need some serious advice! I will do my best to find the info I need in existing posts but I do have a starter question...
When it seems as though she's ready to deliver, or at least start the process... how do you confine her? I figured I'd get a big box for Mommy Cat and her kittens but how do I get Mommy to go in the box to deliver? My husband is paranoid Mommy is going to pick the carpet as a birthing spot and I'd like to do my best to avoid that!
Thanks so much if you've read this far.
Kay