AboutMarcia Owen Expertise I can give answers on cat breeding and showing having 'served' over 30 years in this particular field. I head up a Yahoo Group and also a cat club (NBA Cat Club) devoted to educating novices in the correct way to breed, and also show with both GCCF and TICA on a regular basis, and am well versed with the show world, having been involved in the management of the major GCCF Supreme Show in the UK for over 25 years.
Experience 30 years of continuous cat breeding and showing with two major organisations.
Organizations GCCF (UK)
TICA
Various UK cat clubs
Publications Our Cats, Cat World, Club magazines
Education/Credentials Normal middle school education, and college. Best education credentials I have are raw experience of 30 years
Question QUESTION: omg ive just caught my tom cat mating with one of my other cats and shes onli 5 months old what should i do, as you know my bengals expecting but thats not a problem as shes 18 months old but im worried about the 5 month old please help
ANSWER: Hi Gail
Well if he has mated her successfully there is not much you can do at this stage and time will tell if she is pregnant. However just in case she is not pregnant I would separate them so that he doesn't get another chance.
If she is pregnant then you will need to keep an eye on her and make sure you are with her when she has them as she is not yet fully grown and she may have problems that require veterinary assistance.
Marcia
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QUESTION: thank you sorry to be a bother, i have seperated him from the other girls now for the time being, but what are the risks to my cats if she has them so young
Answer The main risks are that she is small and may not be able to pass the kittens which would mean a caesarian, and also that as she is so young, she may reject the kittens which would mean you would have to hand rear them.
Hopefully she will be OK and best of all that she will not be pregnant.
