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My indoor cat got pregnant during lockdown - we thought we had lost her as my 4yo daughter opened the door and the cat shot out, having been hiding behind the curtain - returning a day or two later with a new boyfriend following her (who we'd never seen before but now visits our garden every day - like a cat version of Romeo and Juliet).
Anyway, it seems that the time has come for her to have her kittens - she's restless, miaowing (what I would call "yowling"), pacing, scratching. We have another cat (who is spayed after having rescued her from RSPCA many years ago), and a loopy dog who is our indoor cat's best pal in the world so we felt it probably was in her best interest to keep her separate from the other animals when the time came and while the kittens are small.
We decided to move everything out of our front hall area (which is warm, and usually where we'd keep our dog if we go out, but since someone is always in the house - he hasn't been in there in months). We've set up a large dog crate with towels and blankets, and covered it so it's like a little cave. We've tried to keep her confined to the room at night with her litter tray, food and water and some toys, and she has been sleeping in the crate. Now we think she's in labour and she's trying to go behind our TV - which I don't think is a great place for her to have her kittens as thats where our other cat usually sleeps. Will she be ok if we keep her shut in the room while she has her kittens?
Also - how long before she has her kittens if she's constantly miaowing now ? Is it likely to be minutes? Hours? Days? I'm new to all this and I've got my cat midwifery kit at the ready just in case!
Anyway, it seems that the time has come for her to have her kittens - she's restless, miaowing (what I would call "yowling"), pacing, scratching. We have another cat (who is spayed after having rescued her from RSPCA many years ago), and a loopy dog who is our indoor cat's best pal in the world so we felt it probably was in her best interest to keep her separate from the other animals when the time came and while the kittens are small.
We decided to move everything out of our front hall area (which is warm, and usually where we'd keep our dog if we go out, but since someone is always in the house - he hasn't been in there in months). We've set up a large dog crate with towels and blankets, and covered it so it's like a little cave. We've tried to keep her confined to the room at night with her litter tray, food and water and some toys, and she has been sleeping in the crate. Now we think she's in labour and she's trying to go behind our TV - which I don't think is a great place for her to have her kittens as thats where our other cat usually sleeps. Will she be ok if we keep her shut in the room while she has her kittens?
Also - how long before she has her kittens if she's constantly miaowing now ? Is it likely to be minutes? Hours? Days? I'm new to all this and I've got my cat midwifery kit at the ready just in case!