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QUESTION: last night my cat got outside she is an indoor cat , in heat and never been breed is there any way to tell if a male cat got her? i looked her over very well when she came back in !
ANSWER: Domonique,
By now it is too late to tell much. You can consult your vet for a "morning after " pill, but I suspect it is tooo late for that. If she is pregnant, her nipples should get larger, pinker, and protrude after 21 days. Watch carefully, as this phenomenon only lsts a couple of days.
How old is she? Whyis she not spayed?
Best regards... Norm.
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QUESTION: shes about 10 or 11 months we just got her from a frend and she went into heat as we got her! what would i have been able to notice by looking at her female parts right after?
Domonique,
You cannot really tell by looking at her back end. However, if you look at the scruff of her neck and it looks and smells like it has been chewed on by the male, then that is a pretty sure sign there was breeding activity. The male grasps the female by the scruff of the neck in his teeth in order to hold her down and get some leverage to do the breeding. The female often remains in season a few days after the breeding is completed.
I hope this explains how you can tell right after you think the breeding has taken place. Otherwise, as I said before, you have to wait 21 days to have a better chance to tell if she was bred and conceived.
Best regards... Norm.
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Norman Auspitz
Expertise
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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