So I was supposed to get my cat spayed back in October, but due to some issues the vet wouldn't do it. By the time the vet finally confirmed that I can get her spayed, she was already supposedly pregnant and appointments were not open for at least another 4 weeks. So I decided to just wait it out until after she gives birth and then spay her.
So here's how it all has been going. I saw her mate with my recently neutered male cat a few times. I know the neighbors have an intact male, but I actually havent seen him around for a few months now and I didn't see him show up while my cat was in heat, so I have no idea if he is still around or not. So idk if the neighbors cat mated with her or not. I just assumed that she got pregnant though because my male cat was only a few weeks neutered so he could still get her pregnant.
After mating she went out of heat and since then has been acting totally pregnant. Her appetite went down sometimes, she started looking for nesting places, and she become super hormonal and moody and being uncharacteristically super mean to my other cats. However, her stomach didn't grow. I didn't discount that though because I know sometimes they can have small litters. She has given birth once before to 5 babies, but this time I was guessing that since my male cat was just neutered and she was being mated a lot less, I was thinking that she probably only actually conceived one, or a maximum of two kittens. Now in the last week, it does seem like her stomach got the tiniest bit bigger than before, but not noticeable enough to look like she is pregnant.
Anyways, she is supposed to give birth now. Like literally today or tomorrow, but based on the cat pregnancy calculators, it's possible it could take until the end of december. BUT, here's what has completely thrown me off... She is acting like she is in heat! Yesterday evening I thought I heard her yowling, so I went over to her and I thought she stuck her butt up at me, but wasn't completely sure. Then this morning I thought I heard her yowling again and when I went to her she was being super cuddly and rubbing herself all over the ground exactly like she did when she was previously in heat. The good news is that now I'm in a situation where I can keep her separated from males so she won't get pregnant if she IS in heat, but I'm super confused now about if she is even pregnant at all. She is supposed to give birth any time now. My vets appointment schedule for the next month just opened up so it might be possible that I can get her spayed sometime in the next week, but I'm also not sure if I should do it because she is technically supposed to give birth any day now. I don't want to go in to get her spayed now and turn out that there is a fully formed, ready-to-be-born kitten inside of her. Like I said, she doesn't look pregnant so idk what to think here. If she is supposed to give birth any day now, is it possible for her to go into heat? Or is her being in heat now a 100% sure sign that she is not pregnant?
So here's how it all has been going. I saw her mate with my recently neutered male cat a few times. I know the neighbors have an intact male, but I actually havent seen him around for a few months now and I didn't see him show up while my cat was in heat, so I have no idea if he is still around or not. So idk if the neighbors cat mated with her or not. I just assumed that she got pregnant though because my male cat was only a few weeks neutered so he could still get her pregnant.
After mating she went out of heat and since then has been acting totally pregnant. Her appetite went down sometimes, she started looking for nesting places, and she become super hormonal and moody and being uncharacteristically super mean to my other cats. However, her stomach didn't grow. I didn't discount that though because I know sometimes they can have small litters. She has given birth once before to 5 babies, but this time I was guessing that since my male cat was just neutered and she was being mated a lot less, I was thinking that she probably only actually conceived one, or a maximum of two kittens. Now in the last week, it does seem like her stomach got the tiniest bit bigger than before, but not noticeable enough to look like she is pregnant.
Anyways, she is supposed to give birth now. Like literally today or tomorrow, but based on the cat pregnancy calculators, it's possible it could take until the end of december. BUT, here's what has completely thrown me off... She is acting like she is in heat! Yesterday evening I thought I heard her yowling, so I went over to her and I thought she stuck her butt up at me, but wasn't completely sure. Then this morning I thought I heard her yowling again and when I went to her she was being super cuddly and rubbing herself all over the ground exactly like she did when she was previously in heat. The good news is that now I'm in a situation where I can keep her separated from males so she won't get pregnant if she IS in heat, but I'm super confused now about if she is even pregnant at all. She is supposed to give birth any time now. My vets appointment schedule for the next month just opened up so it might be possible that I can get her spayed sometime in the next week, but I'm also not sure if I should do it because she is technically supposed to give birth any day now. I don't want to go in to get her spayed now and turn out that there is a fully formed, ready-to-be-born kitten inside of her. Like I said, she doesn't look pregnant so idk what to think here. If she is supposed to give birth any day now, is it possible for her to go into heat? Or is her being in heat now a 100% sure sign that she is not pregnant?
