Hi guys.
Background: I've been fostering two feral kittens for a while now, brother and sister, and my guess is that they're around 6 months old, give or take a couple weeks. They stay in a big cage together most of the time. The boy is probably around 5lbs (quite social), and the girl around 3lbs (still extremely shy); she's very small for her age and a lot smaller than he is.
Now then, when I got up this morning, they were doing the deed! The girl did not seem totally thrilled about the boy on top of her. I moved the boy to my bathroom.
The girl is only sort of acting like she's in heat. I saw her crouch down once for him before I pulled them apart, but no meowing, not wanting to leave the cage to get to him, etc. Now also, I've never heard her meow in my life. She's very quiet and shy, so is it possible that she's not acting crazy because of how shy she is? Has anyone ever had a feral who was pretty calm during heat because of being afraid of her surroundings? Or could it be that she's not in heat at all, and the boy was just being weird?
Also, assuming they did the deed other times while I was asleep, what do you guys think the chances are that my girl is pregnant? They're both supposed to be fixed on the 31st; if she's pregnant, is that too late in the pregnancy to spay her?
I don't really like the idea of spaying a pregnant cat, and since it's not kitten season I think it would be easy to find good adoptive homes for any kittens that could come of this.
And lastly, I'm sorry for such a long post!
The woman who runs the shelter I'm fostering for is out of town, so I can't reach her about this.
Now then, when I got up this morning, they were doing the deed! The girl did not seem totally thrilled about the boy on top of her. I moved the boy to my bathroom.
The girl is only sort of acting like she's in heat. I saw her crouch down once for him before I pulled them apart, but no meowing, not wanting to leave the cage to get to him, etc. Now also, I've never heard her meow in my life. She's very quiet and shy, so is it possible that she's not acting crazy because of how shy she is? Has anyone ever had a feral who was pretty calm during heat because of being afraid of her surroundings? Or could it be that she's not in heat at all, and the boy was just being weird?
Also, assuming they did the deed other times while I was asleep, what do you guys think the chances are that my girl is pregnant? They're both supposed to be fixed on the 31st; if she's pregnant, is that too late in the pregnancy to spay her?
I don't really like the idea of spaying a pregnant cat, and since it's not kitten season I think it would be easy to find good adoptive homes for any kittens that could come of this.
And lastly, I'm sorry for such a long post!