I babysit for my neighbors sometimes.
They have a small torti who is now pregnant. I went to pet her last night when the lady told me she was heavily pregnant and on edge. I gently grabbed her and felt her belly. She has mastitis, no doubt about it.
It's all swollen and rock hard.
I told the lady she needed to see a vet, but she said she can't afford it right now.
So I'm going to help her out.
I have a few question... is this something I can try and treat and see?
I am going to give them a few options tonight or in the morning when they come back from work.
1. They give away the male cat to rid of the problem of her getting pregnant, AGAIN.
2. They give me $70 and I'll have the male neutered.
3. They leave things as they are and their children will have to see the death of many kittens.
Anyway.
Last night she was laying on my chest as I was reading, and I was gently rubbing the swollen teats, I didn't know if that would help to get things flowing right or not, but I tried.
Then I thought about a hot compress, but I wasn't sure and didn't want to make things worse. Will this help?
I'm not even sure if she really is pregnant anymore, or if she was at all. She's not big, she looks normal. So either she's given birth to the kittens and they were dead somewhere, and thats why she has the mastitis. Or it was a fake pregnancy.
I'd take her to the vet myself if I could afford it, but with orion just there, and Cappy being neutered soon, there is no way I can do this.
Help is appeciated.
They have a small torti who is now pregnant. I went to pet her last night when the lady told me she was heavily pregnant and on edge. I gently grabbed her and felt her belly. She has mastitis, no doubt about it.
It's all swollen and rock hard.
I told the lady she needed to see a vet, but she said she can't afford it right now.
So I'm going to help her out.
I have a few question... is this something I can try and treat and see?
I am going to give them a few options tonight or in the morning when they come back from work.
1. They give away the male cat to rid of the problem of her getting pregnant, AGAIN.
2. They give me $70 and I'll have the male neutered.
3. They leave things as they are and their children will have to see the death of many kittens.
Anyway.
Last night she was laying on my chest as I was reading, and I was gently rubbing the swollen teats, I didn't know if that would help to get things flowing right or not, but I tried.
Then I thought about a hot compress, but I wasn't sure and didn't want to make things worse. Will this help?
I'm not even sure if she really is pregnant anymore, or if she was at all. She's not big, she looks normal. So either she's given birth to the kittens and they were dead somewhere, and thats why she has the mastitis. Or it was a fake pregnancy.
I'd take her to the vet myself if I could afford it, but with orion just there, and Cappy being neutered soon, there is no way I can do this.
Help is appeciated.