Is PUMPKIN Pregnant or Not Pregnant?? HELP

[Anikaca77]

all the cats i've cared for in my life...i never accually had a pregnant mom.
i'm so curious to see of she is pregnant.and thank goodness you got her before their born outside,if she is. appreciating you being so caring

Last night I was trying to figure out if she was pregnant or not and it seems that she has a little swollen belly but I could be wrong and she could just be gaining weight....I sorta hope she is in a way because it would be cool to see the birth of kittens but at the same time she is still so little...(with that being said I do understand that there is a world of unwanted kittens, cats, etc. and I've had my fair share in rescueing and putting kittens to sleep because they were covered in magots and I wanted to save Pumpkin) but when I held her up last night you could see the little bump on her sides compared to my other cat who is thin on both sides....well i'll be calling my vet to schedule an appt. to see if she is or isn't...

[moosmom]

Anikaca,

Please don't bring anymore kittens into the world. I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but if she were spayed now (if she's pregnant) it's not the same as if she wasn't. They would completely remove the uterus with the fetuses contained in it. They would never breath, meow and would feel no pain.

Unless you're sure you'll have homes for as many as 6 kittens, I think it's best to have her spayed quickly. You yourself asked what you were getting yourself into. If she IS pregnant and has 6 babies, that means a HUGE vet bill not to mention having them all spayed/neutered.

I saw this somewhere..."If you want to witness the miracle of a cat's birth, try witnessing euthanasia".

First find out if she is pregnant, then please do the right thing. As a volunteer in animal rescue, I'm tired, as I'm sure many other rescuers are, of having to take the responsibility for others irresponsibility.

[Anikaca77]

When I said I didn't know what I was getting myself into, is because I felt semi overwhelmed reading about new babies and etc.

I myself have taken in many strays and I was involved in a rescue that no one would help me with and I had to witness such horrible things like maggots on a little tiny kitten dying on the sidewalk in the rain that I had to take to the local SPCA and have them PTS because there was no saving this kitten.....there was another cat with a bad eye infection and it can no longer see out of it's eye....another kitten with an eye infection...a few more kittens with cocididia. When I moved to my current place there was a pregnant mom cat that showed up and I took her in and I paid for her to be checked out by a vet and after she gave birth I paid to have the kittens checked out and her again and yeah it was expensive but my husband and did what we had to do, it was our responsibility since we started feeding her and we found homes for her 3 kittens and herself.

I'm not irresponsible, I've taken care of plenty of strays and I try to keep the number down but I can't destroy kittens if in fact she is pregnant.

Melissa

[KittyCrazy]

I am in total agreement that no more kittens should be brought into the world at this time BUT if Pumpkin in already pregnant, I don't think they should be destroyed now that they have already been created. I don't believe in abortion for people, dogs or cats. JMHO

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I don't believe in abortion for people, dogs or cats. JMHO

AMEN to that!!!

[Anikaca77]

Trust me so am I. I'm not the one who let this cat outside because she went into heat, and then again because they didn't want her. I traveled 3 hours to get her and save her so she could be fixed. I didn't know she was or if she is.

I have 6 cats and when I got 1 of them she was already fixed and as for the other 5 I fixed them all either when they first came into my house or when they were 6 months old. I don't just go around looking for pregnant cats or hoping one will get pregnant or anything.

I just hope people understand that I am a responsible pet owner and I'm not the one who didn't take responsibility for their cat. I'm helping her hopefully.

Melissa

I am in total agreement that no more kittens should be brought into the world at this time BUT if Pumpkin in already pregnant, I don't think they should be destroyed now that they have already been created. I don't believe in abortion for people, dogs or cats. JMHO

[KittyCrazy]

I just hope people understand that I am a responsible pet owner and I'm not the one who didn't take responsibility for their cat. I'm helping her hopefully.

Melissa

I don't think anyone here thinks that. I commend you for the amount of time and money you're sacrificing to help these kitties! Kuddos to you for being such a great and caring person!

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I do not believe you are a bad person at all. Please dont think that I am because I do believe in abortion, be it people or pets.

This is your choice, I am supportive either way. I was just bringing up the option. Ya know>?

Everyone has to do what they must for themselves... BUT animals cant make that choice, that is where we step in to assist in this decision. AbiGail is happy, she did not suffer, nor did her babies. I did what I thought was best for her... I hope you understand where I am coming from. Kt and kittes

ps- and you are a responsible pet parent. I never doubted that.