I'm fostering a pregnant cat through a rescue. She was found outside a week ago but I think she must have been someone's pet because she is super friendly and obviously comfortable with humans. I brought her to the vet a week ago today. They determined via x-ray that she is pregnant with 3 kittens and was 45 days pregnant (making her 51 days today). I'm not sure that's accurate; she's enormous and I can see the kittens moving, but whatever. She'll have them when she's ready and there are nesting spots set up that she can access, though she for some reason prefers spending her time stretched out on an old towel in the middle of the floor. Because she's a cat and cats are jerks, but I love them anyway
Now to the question:
Does anyone have advice regarding a litter box that she can access while pregnant? She is obviously too big to judge at this point and she is having accidents. She gets really upset when she misses the litter box and I don't want her to feel bad or stressed. I have one without a lid for her now and basically she's hovering and missing - the poop is going over the side. She's pretty agile still despite her size, but does anyone have experience with a type of litter box that works for pregnant cats? I'm not sure she'll be able to get into one with a lid. I have old towels spread around the litter box now so that when she has an accident I can just clean up, but she is getting so upset about it - spending so much time trying to bury the scent and meowing to alert me. Also, she consistently has - well, poop balls attached to the back of her fur. I've been cleaning it up with wet warm rags. She can't reach to clean back there anymore.
Anyway, just reaching out to see if anyone has any experience and/or solutions with end of pregnancy poop issues. I assume this is normal? I really need to question the direction my life has taken considering I am on a public forum asking for advice on feline potty habits.
Thanks in advance!
