hi all,
we have recently had a stray cat dumped on our doorstep, she had been quite badly beaten so we took her to the vet, she has no serious injuries, just a few cuts and bruises, but she is however, quite heavily pregnant and i don't want to abort the babies.
after the babies are born, we will have her desexed and keep her, and if we can't find suitable homes for the kittens, we will do the same with them.
in the meantime however, i would really appreciate any advice that i can get on what to do during the labour, i've never seen a cat give birth before and i don't know what to do if anything goes wrong, also, could anyone give me a rough estimation of when they should be born? she is a medium sized cat, her tummy is round, hard and about the size of a small melon, and i can feel the babies if i touch her stomach (no movement though, just kitten shaped lumps)
her nipples are enlarged, but i don't know if they are getting pinker or not as i don't know what they looked like before she was pregnant, at the moment they are a light pink color.
she has been very affectionate in the last few days, but i don't know if that has anything to do with the pregnancy or not, also, she is always hungry and the vet has ruled out worms.
please help, i have absolutely no idea about pregnant cats,
hope to get some replies soon,
mandi.
we have recently had a stray cat dumped on our doorstep, she had been quite badly beaten so we took her to the vet, she has no serious injuries, just a few cuts and bruises, but she is however, quite heavily pregnant and i don't want to abort the babies.
after the babies are born, we will have her desexed and keep her, and if we can't find suitable homes for the kittens, we will do the same with them.
in the meantime however, i would really appreciate any advice that i can get on what to do during the labour, i've never seen a cat give birth before and i don't know what to do if anything goes wrong, also, could anyone give me a rough estimation of when they should be born? she is a medium sized cat, her tummy is round, hard and about the size of a small melon, and i can feel the babies if i touch her stomach (no movement though, just kitten shaped lumps)
her nipples are enlarged, but i don't know if they are getting pinker or not as i don't know what they looked like before she was pregnant, at the moment they are a light pink color.
she has been very affectionate in the last few days, but i don't know if that has anything to do with the pregnancy or not, also, she is always hungry and the vet has ruled out worms.
please help, i have absolutely no idea about pregnant cats,
hope to get some replies soon,
mandi.