We were adopted by a young cat in mid August - 6.5 weeks ago. We put her out at night for the first few weeks, and about 3.5 weeks in we noticed her nipples pinking up. By mid Sep, we were confident she was pregnant - saddlebag belly, extra hungry, extra sleepy, mood swings, the works.
In the last 3 days, she's gotten even more rotund and looks pear shaped when she sits down. Her underbelly is pinkish and scarce on fur near her genitals. I can see the outline of a/some kitties moving around in her belly now. She goes to her litter box multiple times a day and strains but poops or pees only some of those times. Since yesterday, she's been extra vocal, going around the whole house and yelling at both of us and making different noises than her usual (they're chirping type noises or more high pitched meows now, and had more urgency). I had estimated she would give birth in mid Oct, but now I feel like my guess was off and she may be pretty close? It's just that we don't see any specific nesting behaviour (she's always been curious about every corner of the house), or any discharge, which I've been reading is a common indicator of pre-labour.
Basically, I have no clue. There's no nearby vet and getting her into a carrier is a nightmare. So I'm reliant on internet advice
Apologies in advance for the low light pictures! The belly-up pic is from a week ago.
In the last 3 days, she's gotten even more rotund and looks pear shaped when she sits down. Her underbelly is pinkish and scarce on fur near her genitals. I can see the outline of a/some kitties moving around in her belly now. She goes to her litter box multiple times a day and strains but poops or pees only some of those times. Since yesterday, she's been extra vocal, going around the whole house and yelling at both of us and making different noises than her usual (they're chirping type noises or more high pitched meows now, and had more urgency). I had estimated she would give birth in mid Oct, but now I feel like my guess was off and she may be pretty close? It's just that we don't see any specific nesting behaviour (she's always been curious about every corner of the house), or any discharge, which I've been reading is a common indicator of pre-labour.
Basically, I have no clue. There's no nearby vet and getting her into a carrier is a nightmare. So I'm reliant on internet advice
Apologies in advance for the low light pictures! The belly-up pic is from a week ago.
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