Dumped cat and kittens

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

I have taken on a mother cat with 3 kittens that are about 10 weeks old as someone saw them out on a farm that they are leasing. She is really smoochy and is eating a lot. Had her about a week now and she has been meowing lots and purring heaps. Not sure if she is pregnant again or not

 

[StefanZ]

She may be preg, but it sounds as she is in heat.

I would recommend spaying as soon the heat is over.

How to do it for free or cheap will be next question.

Where are you? Country, town?

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

I’m in New Zealand and can access cheap desexing. Just trying to work out if she’s pregnant as it’s a bit hard to tell when she already has young kittens. She was not letting them anywhere near her till today.

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

These are her babies

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

Her back was twitching this morning too

 

[StefanZ]

I looked up what smootchy means, and it means "extra friendly". Now you do write her back is twitching. Thus the diagnose is almost 100% sure - its heat behavior, she is in heat.

Of course she MAY be preg anyway, sometimes they come into heat midways the pregnancy. Not common but it happens. Also, in the self end of pregnancy, its common they have a sort of heat. - Its perhaps as with humans, married pairs use sometimes to get things delivery going they use "to do it".

So, if she is visibly in pregnancy so probably she is. And have heat.

But if not, its just heat so far. If she wasnt directly starved, a momma with nursing kittens will often looks thicker and more round compared to a young maiden in high shape.
Roughly the same as with humans, no?


(Yeah, on a forum with mainly female forumists, Im a little mansplaining sometimes. )

 

[Sarthur2]

My guess is that she is pregnant again. The 10-week-olds need de-sexing soon too. Can you get mom checked by a vet to determine if she is expecting or not?

 

[Furballsmom]

These are her babies

It looks like you are able to touch the kittens? Can you wipe their eyes, regularly, so that they always remain open and don't become stuck closed by the secretions?

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

It looks like you are able to touch the kittens? Can you wipe their eyes, regularly, so that they always remain open and don't become stuck closed by the secretions?

They have had eye cream

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

My guess is that she is pregnant again. The 10-week-olds need de-sexing soon too. Can you get mom checked by a vet to determine if she is expecting or not?

We are currently in lockdown and I’m not sure if they are desexing at the moment

 

[Jcatbird]

If they are not desexing right now, then all you can do is to isolate the mother from males. The young ones too. I am so glad you are taking care of them! The babies are beautiful.

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

If they are not desexing right now, then all you can do is to isolate the mother from males. The young ones too. I am so glad you are taking care of them! The babies are beautiful.

Yip we will be keeping an eye on them and will start desexing after lockdown

 

[Sarthur2]

Our vets are still operating, but they take the pets from you at curbside. You might want to call and inquire what their current policies are and if they are providing services. Otherwise it could be quite awhile!

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

She is now hiding behind the couch since this afternoon

 

[Sarthur2]

What is her condition?

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

What is her condition?

Think she’s pregnant but not sure. She was found on a farm with 3 kittens around 10 weeks old

 

[Sarthur2]

I meant what is her condition today. How is she? You mentioned that she was hiding behind the couch. Is she acting differently otherwise?

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

She’s quite smoochy today. She keeps changing, one day she’s bulging out at the sides and the next she’s not. I could feel a lot of movement until the last few days.

 

[Bella’s Babies 2017]

I meant what is her condition today. How is she? You mentioned that she was hiding behind the couch. Is she acting differently otherwise?

I think she’s hiding behind the couch again. Went looking for her and couldn’t find her