Expert: Marcia Owen - 1/28/2008

Question
QUESTION: hello my cat mated with a guy then after a week of mating she stopped and bled one night. she hasn't done it in 2 weeks thank god but she has been acting weird.

she isn't as playful but more sleepy and i just filled up the cat food bowl and before my other female cat could eat she ate the whole thing and started to meow so i gave her more and she ate half of that!! is that normal??

most of my friends say that that isn't normal for a cat that is 2 almost 3 weeks pregnant.she has been sleeping in the den for almost 6 hours a day and lately when we wake up we find a pile of barf every now and then.is this also normal considering how early she is??

i know that she is exactly that much pregnant because i saw the matings every night under my dads truck!!!!!


your questioner,
   kasadee

ANSWER: HI Kasadee

I would agree that it isn't normal for a cat at this stage of pregnancy so I would suggest that you get her checked out by a vet in case there is any infection present.

She should be behaving as she normally does until around 5/6 weeks when the kittens would slow her down so to be tired at the moment is not normal and could indicate an infection.

Marcia

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QUESTION: when i said that she bled well today i found a baby kitten that is the size of a quarter dead across the house!!


do you know why??

Answer
It certainly sounds as if there may be some infection there s that is definitely not normal.  If you could recognise it as a kitten are you absolutely sure of your dates as at 3 weeks you are unlikely to be able to recognise it as any such thing.

Yes I think a trip to the vet would be best in this case.

Marcia