~Hello and thanks for having me on your board.~
~I took in a stray friendly kitten on Feb 18th this year. She looked to be very young 4-6 months old. Very slender and skinny but very friendly considering the neighborhood she was in. She was ate up with fleas etc. I got her all taken care of, wormed, bathed, flea meds etc. She was a very thin cat so she has been eating pretty good since we have had her. She hasnt shown any signs of heat and I had just assumed she was too young. Ive done rescue work with DOGS for the last seven years but I have never owned a cat until now. She has started developing a belly and her nipples are bright pink. She is mainly white so you can see pretty good. She eats and sleeps all day now. If you put your hand on her tummy you can feel movement and see little lumps not up and move around. My question isnt is she pregnant but how far along would she be if she is having all these signs and symptoms.~
~Also only a week ago I took in another cat that looks VERY similiar to her in coloring. There are ALOT of stray cats in my area. I brought him in, he is VERY SMALL not skinny just small. About the size of a 3 month old kitten yet my vet said he is older at least 8-9 months. Why would he be so small and he hasnt grown any since we have had him. Is there a reason his growth is stunted? These are my only 2 cats and I have a little Yorkie that adores them both. Im just concerned about the males size and when I need to prepare the female for giving birth. What exactly does she need? Will she use a whelping box? Will she need me there in case of problems or do cats usually like to be left alone when having their babies. How many do I need to expect? Any basic info on cat birthing would be great. Here is pics of my kittys~
~I took in a stray friendly kitten on Feb 18th this year. She looked to be very young 4-6 months old. Very slender and skinny but very friendly considering the neighborhood she was in. She was ate up with fleas etc. I got her all taken care of, wormed, bathed, flea meds etc. She was a very thin cat so she has been eating pretty good since we have had her. She hasnt shown any signs of heat and I had just assumed she was too young. Ive done rescue work with DOGS for the last seven years but I have never owned a cat until now. She has started developing a belly and her nipples are bright pink. She is mainly white so you can see pretty good. She eats and sleeps all day now. If you put your hand on her tummy you can feel movement and see little lumps not up and move around. My question isnt is she pregnant but how far along would she be if she is having all these signs and symptoms.~
~Also only a week ago I took in another cat that looks VERY similiar to her in coloring. There are ALOT of stray cats in my area. I brought him in, he is VERY SMALL not skinny just small. About the size of a 3 month old kitten yet my vet said he is older at least 8-9 months. Why would he be so small and he hasnt grown any since we have had him. Is there a reason his growth is stunted? These are my only 2 cats and I have a little Yorkie that adores them both. Im just concerned about the males size and when I need to prepare the female for giving birth. What exactly does she need? Will she use a whelping box? Will she need me there in case of problems or do cats usually like to be left alone when having their babies. How many do I need to expect? Any basic info on cat birthing would be great. Here is pics of my kittys~