is my cat pregnant?

[Ellie1000]

My cat is doing loud meowing eating more and you can see her nipples is she pregnant?

[HAnn521]

Ellie1000: Maybe this will answer your question....(and Good Luck with your cat!)

Most cats are very fertile. If your pet has had access to the outside world while she was in heat, she is probably pregnant.

Pregnancy in the cat can be detected in several ways. First, your veterinarian can palpate the cat's abdomen at about 23 days of gestation and detect the fetuses in the uterus. Another method would be to perform an ultrasound examination. This can be performed to evaluate the status of the uterus at any time. At about 40 days of gestation the fetal skeletons ossify, or harden into bone, and an x-ray can detect the kittens. X-rays in late pregnancy are a safe way to both detect pregnancy and to find out how many new mouths there will be to feed.

It takes 61 to 63 days for kittens to gestate. Prior to your cat giving birth you may notice mammary development and nesting behavior.

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