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#1 ·
Hi!

We have been adopted by a stray pregnant kitty. I was wondering if anyone had any tips to help ease her along and if anyone also could guess at just how pregnant she is?

I am not confining her to the house but I live in Brunei and she is likely to crawl off and have her kits in a storm drain where they could easily be killed by stray dogs, monkeys etc so we let her in the house on and off during the day. She likes to toilet outside however and we have given her a few 'nesting' type boxes in various places that she has shown interest in, just in case she fancies having her litter there.

We are feeding her a combination of canned food and dry food meant for kittens (I read this and she was so skinny when she first arrived I wanted to get her strength up).

As far as the pregnancy goes, I have had a little look online but would really appreciate any advice on this. She has very visible nipples (about 1cm long), has been licking her genitals more than usual and is almost constantly looking around our house for dark places. Which makes me think that labour is imminent. She has been behaving like this for the last 3 or 4 days.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. I have only ever adopted a neutered Tom before so she is a bit new for me.

Here are some photos of her - she is suprisingly photogenic!

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The belly
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Aerial shot of belly
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#154 ·
thanks Sparky :)

I have not come up with another name. I think she is destined to be Fatty forever (although she is now kinda 'saggy' :lol:)

the babies are doing well but she has a dodgy nasal discharge (always has but it has been a bit worse int he last week or so. see the health section)

I will get some more photos up when i get a chance :)
 
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#143 ·
Yes they are going to have wonderful homes where they will be loved and neutered!

As far as I can tell the genders are:
Females: Number 1 (black tabby), Number 4 (black + white), Number 6 (black tabby with bits of ginger)
Males: Number 2 (ginger + white), Number 3(Ginge), Number 5 (black tabby)


I will go suss out the paws competition!
 
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#142 ·
Wow. I'm ALWAYS so humbled by mommies. I think Maddie is a wonderful name for Fatty... and of COURSE you have to keep her!! She's adopted YOU!! You're such a wonderful 'parent' to look after all of them.

They're all so precious. How I wish I could have a million of them. I'm grateful that you're making sure they have good homes. :)
 
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