now i know i can just go see a vet and get my 5 month old female kitten tested to see if shes pregnant, but i want to know if the signs are right or not or if shes even pregnant because i dont want to waste money driving her out there and for the test. ive caught her in the act a few times while in heat but im not sure if shes pregnant or not because of her age.
first question, can she get pregnant in her first heat cycle?
also, the male who may have impregnated her is also my cat. havent neutered him because of him being sick/havent spayed her because shes too young at the clinic we have the certificate for (put in that note because ive seen people answering other similar questions yelling at the asker for not being more responsible, i just figured she was safe til 6 months because they wont spay her til then and this is her first heat)
ive caught them a few times and separated them and ever since then she still sticks her butt up but he wont go for it. she is still affectionate but im pretty sure shes not in heat anymore.
second question, if she IS pregnant would she still be sticking her butt in the air with her tail to the side and as affectionate? or does that go away?
i dont need a list of the signs of heat, because im sure she is/was in heat, i just need to know if she can get pregnant or what the first signs of pregnancy are.
sorry for the long details (: thank you.
first question, can she get pregnant in her first heat cycle?
also, the male who may have impregnated her is also my cat. havent neutered him because of him being sick/havent spayed her because shes too young at the clinic we have the certificate for (put in that note because ive seen people answering other similar questions yelling at the asker for not being more responsible, i just figured she was safe til 6 months because they wont spay her til then and this is her first heat)
ive caught them a few times and separated them and ever since then she still sticks her butt up but he wont go for it. she is still affectionate but im pretty sure shes not in heat anymore.
second question, if she IS pregnant would she still be sticking her butt in the air with her tail to the side and as affectionate? or does that go away?
i dont need a list of the signs of heat, because im sure she is/was in heat, i just need to know if she can get pregnant or what the first signs of pregnancy are.
sorry for the long details (: thank you.
YES she obviously can get pregnant this young and since you've foolishly allowed her to be around the unaltered male there's about a 99% chance she already is.
Who's the idiot that told you she was "too young" to be spayed???? Kittens can be spayed or neutered once they're EIGHT WEEKS old and two pounds in weight. And since they can reach sexual maturity as early as FOUR MONTHS it's ridiculous to wait till six months. And look what's happened since you did.
Why don't you look for a vet that doesn't live in the dark ages? They can not only spay her but abort this litter. Not only is she FAR too young to be carrying kittens (this pregancy could actually KILL her) but if you do allow these kittens to be born then that will that many more cats or kittens PUT TO DEATH at your local shelter because they'll take homes away from them. Shouldn't THEY have the right to live and not this accidentally pregnancy from a KITTEN?
What do you mean "clinic we have the certificate for"? Is this a paid for spay? And you'd rather save money than do the right thing when it comes to this cat? Shame. Did it ever occur to you that instead of ASSUMING she can't get pregnant that young you take two seconds to look it up on the web and find out the truth?
Who's the idiot that told you she was "too young" to be spayed???? Kittens can be spayed or neutered once they're EIGHT WEEKS old and two pounds in weight. And since they can reach sexual maturity as early as FOUR MONTHS it's ridiculous to wait till six months. And look what's happened since you did.
Why don't you look for a vet that doesn't live in the dark ages? They can not only spay her but abort this litter. Not only is she FAR too young to be carrying kittens (this pregancy could actually KILL her) but if you do allow these kittens to be born then that will that many more cats or kittens PUT TO DEATH at your local shelter because they'll take homes away from them. Shouldn't THEY have the right to live and not this accidentally pregnancy from a KITTEN?
What do you mean "clinic we have the certificate for"? Is this a paid for spay? And you'd rather save money than do the right thing when it comes to this cat? Shame. Did it ever occur to you that instead of ASSUMING she can't get pregnant that young you take two seconds to look it up on the web and find out the truth?
Active volunteer with the Northwest's largest no-kill cat shelter and over twenty years volunteering. I also conduct educational seminars about the importance of early spaying and neutering. Too bad this person wasn't at one of them.
edit: Petsinfo - actually the number is FAR worse than that. In seven years a female cat and her unspayed litter can turn into FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND kittens! http://hatsweb.org/PDF/SpayNeuter.pdf
edit: Petsinfo - actually the number is FAR worse than that. In seven years a female cat and her unspayed litter can turn into FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND kittens! http://hatsweb.org/PDF/SpayNeuter.pdf
If your kitten is still showing signs of being in heat then she probably isn't pregnant. (This is a guess though, since I've never allowed my cats to reproduce.) But yes, it's entirely possible to become pregnant in the first heat cycle, and I've had kittens go into heat that early.
Please take her to vet to find out. If she is preggers, PLEASE go right ahead and spay her anyways. Five months is far too young for her to bear a litter; she's just a baby herself, and chances are that her kittens wouldn't survive (and she may not either.) And, as you already know, Romeo needs to lose his manhood as well!
Please take her to vet to find out. If she is preggers, PLEASE go right ahead and spay her anyways. Five months is far too young for her to bear a litter; she's just a baby herself, and chances are that her kittens wouldn't survive (and she may not either.) And, as you already know, Romeo needs to lose his manhood as well!
Cats get pregnant in a hot second.
If she's been in heat & had access to a male, chances are almost 100% that she's pregnant.
I guarantee you aren't able to supervise all the time.
While you're in the shower is long enough for them to mate.
Call the vet you have the spay certificate for & explain your situation. They should gladly spay her under the circumstances.
If she's been in heat & had access to a male, chances are almost 100% that she's pregnant.
I guarantee you aren't able to supervise all the time.
While you're in the shower is long enough for them to mate.
Call the vet you have the spay certificate for & explain your situation. They should gladly spay her under the circumstances.
Retired tech.
Fact is 5month old cat isn't too young to be spayed or neutered, in australia it is done at as young as 6week old,especial at our animal shelters.
Yes they can breed from 4months, however the average is 6month!
Most people should know by now that failure to spay/neuter is the number one cause of the pet population explosion. One unspayed female cat and her offspring, can be responsible for the birth of 73,000 kittens in six years. Indeed, female cats barely kittens themselves commonly give birth, and male cats as young as four months have been known to impregnate willing queens. Cat caregivers who wait the traditional six to eight months for the surgery are playing a game of Russian Roulette, and only serving to exacerbate the problem.
A number of shelters decided to stop relying on the adoptive "parents" and to guarantee spay/neutering of kittens by having it performed prior to adoption, either with veterinary staff or by cooperating veterinarians. In the twenty or so years of research that followed, in both the U.S. and Canada, shelter operators and veterinarians were able to dismiss the previous misconceptions one by one. It was found that in cats altered as early as six to twelve weeks, compared to cats neutered at six to twelve months, there was the:
* Same metabolic rate
* Same type of growth
* Same urethral diameter at adulthood
* Same behavioral patterns.
1. The surgeries went much quicker and with less trauma for the kittens because there were no extra layers of fat to cut through. For the same reason, closure was a relatively simple process of one stitch through the one-centimeter incision for the spay.
2.
Because of the delicate nature of the organs at that young age, gentle tissue handling was important.
Recovery
Kittens shed the anesthesia much quicker than the adult cats. In a video comparing neutering surgery at two different ages, fifteen minutes after the surgery the kitten was awake and starting to move around. The one year old cat was still out cold. Within an hour, the kittens were moving around, playing, and eating. They didn't show the adult cat at an hour later, but from my recollections, my own cats were still pretty groggy when we brought them home several hours later.
Yes they can breed from 4months, however the average is 6month!
Most people should know by now that failure to spay/neuter is the number one cause of the pet population explosion. One unspayed female cat and her offspring, can be responsible for the birth of 73,000 kittens in six years. Indeed, female cats barely kittens themselves commonly give birth, and male cats as young as four months have been known to impregnate willing queens. Cat caregivers who wait the traditional six to eight months for the surgery are playing a game of Russian Roulette, and only serving to exacerbate the problem.
A number of shelters decided to stop relying on the adoptive "parents" and to guarantee spay/neutering of kittens by having it performed prior to adoption, either with veterinary staff or by cooperating veterinarians. In the twenty or so years of research that followed, in both the U.S. and Canada, shelter operators and veterinarians were able to dismiss the previous misconceptions one by one. It was found that in cats altered as early as six to twelve weeks, compared to cats neutered at six to twelve months, there was the:
* Same metabolic rate
* Same type of growth
* Same urethral diameter at adulthood
* Same behavioral patterns.
1. The surgeries went much quicker and with less trauma for the kittens because there were no extra layers of fat to cut through. For the same reason, closure was a relatively simple process of one stitch through the one-centimeter incision for the spay.
2.
Because of the delicate nature of the organs at that young age, gentle tissue handling was important.
Recovery
Kittens shed the anesthesia much quicker than the adult cats. In a video comparing neutering surgery at two different ages, fifteen minutes after the surgery the kitten was awake and starting to move around. The one year old cat was still out cold. Within an hour, the kittens were moving around, playing, and eating. They didn't show the adult cat at an hour later, but from my recollections, my own cats were still pretty groggy when we brought them home several hours later.
http://cats.about.com/cs/spayneuter/a/ea...
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_...
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_...
YES, she can get pregnant as young as 5 months & if you value her life you will make that drive to the vet w/ plans to have her spayed ASAP. Yes, she will continue to be in heat for approx a week after she has been bred.
If she weighs at least 3 pounds she can be spayed NOW! Call the vet & explain the situation.
FTR - there is no pregnancy test for cats, breeders everywhere would love it if there were.
If she weighs at least 3 pounds she can be spayed NOW! Call the vet & explain the situation.
FTR - there is no pregnancy test for cats, breeders everywhere would love it if there were.
breeding/showing purebred cats since 1972
Ya she can be pregnant, as soon as she is in heat....she can become preggo. And the cat we took in, (was pregnant when we got her) she stuck her butt in the air til the day she gave brith...Most of the time the first few weeks of the cats pregnancy you cant see any signs, about the third week is when her breast swell up and at first it will be the last two breast and through her pregnancy they will eventually all will be swollen and full of milk. She will start eating alot, you wont be able to keep up with her.....she will act like you never feed her...lol...and she will have mood swings....big time....one minute she will be lovey dovey the next she will be mad at you.....Anyways, dont feel bad it happens, God created us the planet and the animals for us to love and enjoy.....so go ahead and enjoy the babies while they are little bundles of joy.....You can fix your cat as soon as the kittens are weaned. Good luck and best wishes!
People......she didnt mean for her cat to be pregnant (not breeding it), and she is asking a Question for the cats well being, why are you judging her???? she is not asking for that, if you cant answer her question to help her......dont be rude, get off your high horse!!!!
People......she didnt mean for her cat to be pregnant (not breeding it), and she is asking a Question for the cats well being, why are you judging her???? she is not asking for that, if you cant answer her question to help her......dont be rude, get off your high horse!!!!
I know some vets don't want to kinder their development thats why they wait and some do it around 8 weeks. Also yes it is possible for your kitten to become pregnant because as soon as they start to go into heat they can become pregnant . Just when a teen starts her first period she can become pregnant. Cats have some of the same symptoms as humans do. Last I remember when we had a cat she vomited,slept alot , was very hungry, didnt really want to be bothered. But anyways also the reason she sticking her but up in the air and being so affectionate is shes still in heat. This will continue for a while until her hormones goes back in to place. The best thing you can do is make an appointment with a Vet that will allow you to get her taken care of if you dont want any more kittens and will also make you at ease of knowing shes not pregnant. But if you feel that she is pregnant I would take your other cat to a family/friend until you know if she is or not because you cant have her spayed if she is.
Definitely yes, but still do not listen to rude answerers like the first. They are inconsiderate and don't realize that by upsetting you they are being counterproductive.