Diet and Health FAQ

Tagged As: Stages Of Pregnancy

Question:
I have 4 cats at home. 11, 10, 9 years old... and 8 months old. (All fixed except the little one). It's a long time ago I followed a cat pregnancy and I am wondering if my baby isn't pregnant. What are the week by week stages of a cat pregnancy? When am I suppose to be sure she's pregnant, and how. From when can we start feeling the foetuses move? She is not especially wide and round, but she does have an unusual small roundness to her belly that feels very much like an early pregnancy. What other signs should I look for?

Answer:
Here are a few signs you can check for if you are uncertain whether your female is pregnant, use the following signs as an indicator of her condition. Check with your veterinarian as soon as possible in order to better care for your expecting feline.If the female has mated and has become pregnant, you can expect her to give birth in about 62-69 days. Three weeks into her pregnancy, you will notice her nipples becoming pink, firm and erect. By the end of the fourth week, you will notice her belly enlarging. And anytime after the seventh week you will be able to feel her kittens moving about inside her belly. Pinking up at about 3 weeks.... so if her nipples are looking pink she is in her 3rd week of pregnancy. Do not feel her tummy! you may damage the kittens! that is for the vet to do! who will be able to tell you if she is and how far gone. So its the 8 month old who is pregnant! aww that's so young! are you really sure you want her to go through with this? you don't know who the father is, and if he has any thing wrong with him? personally I would be very careful if I was you, you have 4 cats to think of her as well as the kittens. from the third week, her nipples should have pinked up. Gestation is around 65 days after 70 days should consult a vet as kittens could be big. most cats get a round tummy and feels firm should be able to feel kittens from 6-7 weeks but DO NOT prod as you could damage the kitten's. The cat behaviour could also change friendlier or not and they usually are always hungry. The only way I feel her tummy is by putting gently my hands around it just to get the feel of how big it is (without pressure)... so don't worry... I do have some knowledge about cats lol. :) The maybe mother to be is extremly affectionate, but she always is. What a purrbox she is, ;) Yes it's my 8 months old... She's in very good shape and very healthy, but I have been worried a bit about her ... if she's pregnant. She's a bit young... :( On the other hand, I am 99% sure I know the male-daddy and he is also a very healthy cat. That is, of course, if there is only one daddy... But I'm not all that worried about illnesses... all my cats have their vaccinations up-to-date and eat high quality food that I take at the vetenarian. The neighboorhood's cats pretty much all seem healthy as well. All that still doesn't change the fact that my baby is only 8 months old which would take her to almost 10 months old when she'll give birth, if she is pregnant, and that,s young. I see no point in going to the vet at the moments, She is healthy, and pregnant or not, I'll go with the flow. I am not going to end a pregnancy, (I don,t want to argue on that)... and wether she is or isn't pregnant, I will know soon enough. I spend a lot of money for my cats to be healthy and happy, but it doesn't mean that I have that much money as to say I'm going to the vet just to know if she's pregnant. But you can be sure that she'll have me following the developments very closely and making sure that everything is going fine. To the slightest health treatening worry, my hands will be on teh phone and I'll be calling the vet. :)