hi, sorry to start a new thread but I think people might answer better.
as you know, I have a pregnant cat. She is between 62 and 65 days pregnant as of today.
The last time I owned a pregnant cat, I was about 6 years old, and that was over 15 years ago. So I am extremely excited, anxious, worried and mothering.
My first concern is, her nipples aren't producing milk. Or at least not all of them. All 8 of her nipples are a little stiff and enlarged, 4 of them are a little swollen/puffy and only 2 of those 4 are obviously filled with milk (they leak a little bit) is this normal?
She sleeps probably 20 hours a day now and does not eliminate as much. She eats a little less than usual. The past few weeks she has been ravenous as far as hunger but perhaps the past 3 days she only eats once or twice a day. Is this normal?? I feed her friskies indoor for adults mixed with meow mix indoor kitten kibble and purina one kitten kibble. I also mix in canned kitten food once a day. She is drinking plenty of water.
Today she has only eaten once, and she didn't eat very much.
She doesn't meow anymore.
She is an excessively vocal cat, but she rarely meows now. She also never leaves my side. Right now she is sleeping on my desk.
Also, she gets the hiccups frequently now. Since yesterday she has had at least 5 'episodes' of hiccups that only last a few minutes. She's never had the hiccups before.
Her belly is hard now. The kittens are almost constantly moving inside her. which is a great feeling, especially when she is laying on my stomach and I can feel them moving against me!!
There's no mucus or blood and her eyes are alert. She is always purring.
She doesn't show much nesting behavior. And I know she's uncomfortable
she's always shifting and rolling and moving.
sorry for all the questions, but I want to make sure she's ok!!
oh one more question, I think she has ear mites. I'm not going to medicate her while pregnant but will it be safe after she births?
as you know, I have a pregnant cat. She is between 62 and 65 days pregnant as of today.
The last time I owned a pregnant cat, I was about 6 years old, and that was over 15 years ago. So I am extremely excited, anxious, worried and mothering.
My first concern is, her nipples aren't producing milk. Or at least not all of them. All 8 of her nipples are a little stiff and enlarged, 4 of them are a little swollen/puffy and only 2 of those 4 are obviously filled with milk (they leak a little bit) is this normal?
She sleeps probably 20 hours a day now and does not eliminate as much. She eats a little less than usual. The past few weeks she has been ravenous as far as hunger but perhaps the past 3 days she only eats once or twice a day. Is this normal?? I feed her friskies indoor for adults mixed with meow mix indoor kitten kibble and purina one kitten kibble. I also mix in canned kitten food once a day. She is drinking plenty of water.
Today she has only eaten once, and she didn't eat very much.
She doesn't meow anymore.
Also, she gets the hiccups frequently now. Since yesterday she has had at least 5 'episodes' of hiccups that only last a few minutes. She's never had the hiccups before.
Her belly is hard now. The kittens are almost constantly moving inside her. which is a great feeling, especially when she is laying on my stomach and I can feel them moving against me!!
There's no mucus or blood and her eyes are alert. She is always purring.
She doesn't show much nesting behavior. And I know she's uncomfortable
sorry for all the questions, but I want to make sure she's ok!!
oh one more question, I think she has ear mites. I'm not going to medicate her while pregnant but will it be safe after she births?