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About Karen Craft
Expertise
I can give advice on cat behavior. I can help about newborn kitten care. I can help with senior cat care. I can answer questions about cat proofing a home or making it cat friendly. I can answer diet questions. I can answer home treatments questions for cats. At present I have 13 cats in home and two ferals outside. And there's always room for one more!

Experience
I have over 40 year's experience with cats. Father was a veterinarian and I assisted him in his work. I have 14 cats at present. Most are shelter or feral rescues. Two are purebred cats. I have done cat rescues and foster care.

Education/Credentials
I have an A.A.S.

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Cats - I don't know if my cat is pregnet?

Expert: Karen Craft - 10/29/2009

Question
Hi, I have a female cat I'm not rally sure how old she is but she is and indoor cat!.. But she has been outside lots %26%26 when shes in heat, One day when she got home i noticed her nipples have gotten lot bigger %26%26 her belly started to expand!! Shes always sleeping..Eats like crazy she tends to want more attention %26 When other cats are around were she can see them she freaks out %26%26 Meows like crazy! So I'm not really sure.. But i think you mite!! Thanks!

Answer
Hi Tina,

If she was outside when she was in heat then she most likely is pregnant. Her nipples pink up and get larger by the third week of pregnancy. At around week 4-5 you can feel the kits in her belly. Be careful and don't squeeze her. Her belly starts to enlarge around week 5. You should start to feed her the kitten type of food of the brand she eats. In other words, if she eats Purina cat food, feed her Purina Kitten food now. This will give her the extra nutrition she needs for the kits.

Here's a good article about pregnant cats. You'll get a lot of answers for your questions here.
http://www.2ndchance.info/felinelabor.htm
Hope you are making arrangements for homes for the kits when they are ready to go. it's better to be ready now than later. Good luck.

Ciao, Karen

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