Pregnancy in cats

[Foster mum]

I am fostering a cat with 5 kittens that are 3 weeks old. Until today they have been living in a flat that is being renovated by the company I work for and the builders have been looking after them. The mother cat isn't very old and she is very thin, apart from a large round stomach. Is this normal or should I be worried that she may be pregnant again?

[PurplePixie]

She may well be pregnant again, but it's more likely that she is full of worms. She can be treated but you've got to get the correct stuff for a nursing mum. She needs to eat loads while she's feeding the kittens, they always look pretty ropey while they are taking care of the babies & it'll take a while before she loses that skinny look...but she shouldn't have an out of proportion tum. If it doesn't fix itself after worming then there are many other more serious things that it could be & she'd need to see a Vet.

The kits need an appropriate wormer too, if she's got worms then they will have aswell.

[Foster mum]

Thanks PurplePixie. I'll go and get some stuff to worm her and the kittens. I hope that's all it is and not anything more serious..and I hope she's not expecting again either! I've managed to secure homes for her and all her babies this time, but not sure I could do the same for another litter!!