Breeding and Showing Cats/cat seems sick

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Expert: - 7/30/2008


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okay my cat is only around 5 years old an has never been outside or around a old enough male cat. she was oozing a white goo looking liquid out of her vagina and now she looks pregnant but her nipples are not swollen and i have no clue what it could be

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Dear Brenden

It sounds to me as though your cat has pyometra which needs urgent veterinary attention.  This is a womb infection and she may either need antibiotics to clear it up or she will need to be neutered.  If she looks pregnant with it, then her womb is very full of pus, and no doubt she will need to be neutered and the vet will have to do it very carefully as he must remove the womb without spilling any of the pus that is in there.

Please do not delay - take her to the vet as soon as possible.

Marcia.

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Marcia Owen

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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. Genetics however is not my strong point.

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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

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