I'm looking for advice/info about a little kitty who moved in on us recently. Last Sunday night we had a kitty show up at our back door. Her milk glands were very swollen. We weren't sure if she had already given birth or was still preggers. Her cries were pretty pitiful, so we fed her and then thought we'd follow her to see if she'd take us to a nest of babies. I walked her all around our house, but all she did was stay right by my feet.
Next day I took her to the vet. I was concerned about fleas (what treatment would be okay under the circumstances) and possible ringworm (turned out to be a bruise). I asked the vet if she was still preggers or if we should be beating the bushes looking for babies. Vet tried listening for heartbeats but could only hear gas (yup, she was stinky pootin' for the vet). Vet tried an ultrasound, but couldn't see anything. All the same, the vet thought she was still preggers. And predicted she'd give birth within a week.
Well, today her milk glands are almost back to normal. My question is, could she have mis-carried without our noticing? We kept her in our house, but gave her opportunities to go find babies, she never showed the slightest interest. We're stymied.
Next day I took her to the vet. I was concerned about fleas (what treatment would be okay under the circumstances) and possible ringworm (turned out to be a bruise). I asked the vet if she was still preggers or if we should be beating the bushes looking for babies. Vet tried listening for heartbeats but could only hear gas (yup, she was stinky pootin' for the vet). Vet tried an ultrasound, but couldn't see anything. All the same, the vet thought she was still preggers. And predicted she'd give birth within a week.
Well, today her milk glands are almost back to normal. My question is, could she have mis-carried without our noticing? We kept her in our house, but gave her opportunities to go find babies, she never showed the slightest interest. We're stymied.