Aaah, so, I am a bit worried about my kitty (Kanji). She is currently nursing a litter of four 7 week old kittens. However, I am concerned that she might have gotten pregnant recently as well. There are 2 intact males that I know of in my neighborhood, (one of which was the father of her current litter, a very handsome long furred tuxedo tom, and the other is an orange tabby) and both have apparently been seen mating with her.
Can she get pregnant while still nursing? I can't imagine this would be good for my poor kitty at all, especially as she is still young and this would be her second litter if she was pregnant.
If she was pregnant, she would be about 1-3 weeks along (depending on the father). Would there be any way to tell this early?
Her nipples are very pink, but she is nursing, so I figured that is not a very reliable way to tell right now. She doesn't have a noticeable bulge, but her stomach seems firmer and more rounded than it did before, and she is unusually vocal.
Her kittens are all healthy and happy, eating dry food and using the litterbox, and Kanji seems fine at this point as well (she caught a mouse earlier today in fact).
If she is pregnant, is there anything I can do to make it easier for her while she is nursing? Unfortunately I am leaving on Wednesday, and wont be back for 2 weeks to care for her. (I have friends who will be stopping by to check on her and give fresh food/water daily)
Can she get pregnant while still nursing? I can't imagine this would be good for my poor kitty at all, especially as she is still young and this would be her second litter if she was pregnant.
If she was pregnant, she would be about 1-3 weeks along (depending on the father). Would there be any way to tell this early?
Her nipples are very pink, but she is nursing, so I figured that is not a very reliable way to tell right now. She doesn't have a noticeable bulge, but her stomach seems firmer and more rounded than it did before, and she is unusually vocal.
Her kittens are all healthy and happy, eating dry food and using the litterbox, and Kanji seems fine at this point as well (she caught a mouse earlier today in fact).
If she is pregnant, is there anything I can do to make it easier for her while she is nursing? Unfortunately I am leaving on Wednesday, and wont be back for 2 weeks to care for her. (I have friends who will be stopping by to check on her and give fresh food/water daily)
