Hello all,
I'm sure you get this question ALL of the time..or one very much like it. About a month ago I started feeding a little stray that was coming around my front porch. It took well over two weeks of sitting very still to even be able to touch her. She now trusts my family enough to allow us to pet her and I'm wondering if she's pregnant. Her belly is a bit firm and rounded out..especially on the sides and her nipples poke out a little..but only a little. I've really only had male cats most of my life and don't have experience with pregnant females. I don't know if she's pregnant or just putting on weight . She was so skinny when I first started to feed her and I find it hard to imagine that she's put on this much weight in under a month. Or perhaps she has worms? Getting her to a vet would be nearly impossible at this point. I'd like to eventually bring her inside....but it will take lots of work because we already have three dogs, a male cat and a ferret and I am trying to be VERY cautious and patient with getting her inside. I don't want to scare her to death with my dogs. But if she's pregnant I worry about her having the kittens outside. I'm worried about her..she's such a sweet kitty..but very shy.
Maybe someone could actually direct me to some pictures of cats in various stages of pregnancy? That may help a bit.
Thank you for your time and please forgive such basic questions!
BTW..I've been feeding her a quality kitten food just in case she actually is pregnant.
I'm sure you get this question ALL of the time..or one very much like it. About a month ago I started feeding a little stray that was coming around my front porch. It took well over two weeks of sitting very still to even be able to touch her. She now trusts my family enough to allow us to pet her and I'm wondering if she's pregnant. Her belly is a bit firm and rounded out..especially on the sides and her nipples poke out a little..but only a little. I've really only had male cats most of my life and don't have experience with pregnant females. I don't know if she's pregnant or just putting on weight . She was so skinny when I first started to feed her and I find it hard to imagine that she's put on this much weight in under a month. Or perhaps she has worms? Getting her to a vet would be nearly impossible at this point. I'd like to eventually bring her inside....but it will take lots of work because we already have three dogs, a male cat and a ferret and I am trying to be VERY cautious and patient with getting her inside. I don't want to scare her to death with my dogs. But if she's pregnant I worry about her having the kittens outside. I'm worried about her..she's such a sweet kitty..but very shy.
Maybe someone could actually direct me to some pictures of cats in various stages of pregnancy? That may help a bit.
Thank you for your time and please forgive such basic questions!
BTW..I've been feeding her a quality kitten food just in case she actually is pregnant.