my cat is going to have kittens, help!

ok, my 1.5 year old cat is prego. she's about 1.5 months into it. my questions are this:

what am i going to need how long does it take for the prego cycle to end should i buy anything special for the cat/kittens how will other cats react to it (i have 4 others besides her) anything i missed (ive never done this, so please please, give me all the info you can)

thanks!

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First of all, congratulations! I have never personally seen a cat give birth, but have heard that it is a miraculous thing to watch.

Get your butt down to the library and see if you can find some books about cats (the one that comes to mind is The Complete Cat, which was on my parents' bookshelf for many years, and had a section about pregancy and delivery

Good reply. Now all the orignal poster needs to do spend a little time and a few bucks is have the cat checked by a vet...

I'm sure loads of shelter cats will be sooooo happy

I have never personally seen a cat

There are opportunities in shelters for seeing it......

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Books ???? She needs to talk to the *vet*, not read flippin' books. Its too late to be relying on that, the cat needs to be checked over, and the *vet* will tell her what is needed. Books are a *back-up*, not a first resort.

He's never heard of spaying ???? Sorry, but if not spayed, pregnancy is deliberate, not accidental.

he said it

Whoopie

Patch<sick and tired of new life through sheer ignorrance >

already done when i discovered she was prego for sure (last week). my cats = my kids.

many thanks for the advice. i will make an appointment at the vet for a sonogram now.

I'm happy that you have friends lined up for the kittens. Even in the best situation a 'whoops' litter has negative ramificaions, which are often far reaching. Each home that takes in one of your kittens won't be filling that space with a shelter cat (that may then get put to sleep). I suspect Patch, who you are awfully quick to killfile is probably like me, involved in rescue. It becomes very difficult to be polite when you see some of the horrific things that we see in a day. If you couldn't afford to have her spayed (which I FULLY understand, not being rich myself) you should have gone through great lengths to keep her indoors and way from other cats. Yes, mistakes happen but sometimes mistakes and their consequences are really bad. Bringing more kittens into this world as beautiful as birth and motherhood are has serious consequences. Luckily you and many other well meaning owners who don't share the 'rescuers' point of view probably won't have to directly face those consequences. I hope that you also encourage (ie INSIST) that your friends get the kittens spayed/neutered. Good luck, I wish you and your kitties a pleasant and uneventful birth :o)

i agree. one of the cats i have is a rescue cat. a siamese/himilayan mix i believe. and i know all about kill shelters and whatnot. my gf is an active member in PETA and other animal rights things.

Did you know that kitty mommy's sometimes eat their lil ones?... it's a JUNGLE out there!

yep

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Aye. And he wont blame himself for it, oh no, it will be the partners fault.....

Ditto that. Its strange. I mean, I'm on 24 hour call for emergency vet runs. 24 hour call for any other animal problem. I do voluntary behavioural and training help, as and when needed. I do agility with one of my d*gs. I'm currently sorting a d*g walking 'club'. I'm putting together pre-pet classes. I do feral round-up as and when called upon. I do fostering as and when needed. I have my own mob to care for. Yet I always have time to get any of mine to the vet. There are thousands upon thousands of people out there who do *far* more than me, and *they* dont have problems getting their pets to the vet. So, I am having a hard time believing Z's any problem is anything other than sheer laziness and an 'I dont care' attitude.

Maybe I'm misjudging Z......?

Last Year My Cat Had Kittens and she is preggy again!!

You Dont Need Much..

Box (Big And Cardboard)
Paper
Blankets
Make Sure The Mum Cat Drinks Plenty Water.
When The Kittend Get About 3 weeks old toys are nice for them.
They normally get litter trained by their mum.

Good Luck With the Kittens!
Katie