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Hi I wonder if you can help me.  I have a Tonkinese girl coming up to 1 year old.  She is very small (the runt of 11 kittens).  She has been in season a few times but we always keep her in (thinking of breeding) however the last time I thought she had finished as she stopped calling, and acting strangely bottom up etc for a day so we let her out as we had to go away for 2 days.  When we got back she was very quiet and just sat sleeping for days.  This was on 4th May. She now has constant discharge which is think, creamy/pale green colour.  I am worried that a cat mated with her - do you think this is what has happened - do cats discharge when they are pregnant ?
I hope you can help.  I did speak to a vet and she said that we won't know if she is pregnant for several weeks and no tests are possible - is that right ?

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Alexis,

No, cats do not normally discharge upon becoming pregnant. Even so, I do not like the sounds of whatever she appears to be discharging.  I would still see the vet to make sure it is nothing else, especially, if she has had a behavioral change.

Usually, about 21 days after breeding, if the female is pregnant, the nipples will protrude more and become bright pink.  This phenomenon only lasts for a few days, so you really have to watch.  After the nipples have pinked up they will go back to normal until much later in the pregnancy.

I hope this helps.

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

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I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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