If at your place there lives a healthy adult cat, then sooner or later she will want to become a mom. If you do not plan to get posterity from the cat, then it is worth taking care of timely sterilization of the pet. And if conception after all happened, then in 9 weeks wait for peep of newborn kittens.
Instruction
1. How to define whether your cat is pregnant? Desire of a cat to become mom begins with a techka. At this time she begins to shout loudly – to call a cat. The first 3 weeks to define pregnancy of a cat it is problematic. But if your favourite walks in itself, then be sure that the next techka ended successfully for it. Usually after fertilization the cat ceases to shout by a uterine voice, calms down.
2. In 3 weeks it is possible to notice physical changes in an organism of a cat. The most strong indication of pregnancy of an animal – change of the size and color of nipples on a stomach. They bulk up and turn pink. The cat becomes more sluggish, eats less, sometimes there is toxicosis. At this time your favourite can become aggressive, or, on the contrary, too loveful to owners and to the animals living with her. She constantly requires attention.
3. On 4-5 week the embryos already become rather big and the stomach of a cat considerably increases. The veterinarian will be able even to probe kittens, to learn their quantity.
4. On 7-8 week the cat becomes uneasy, nervous. She begins to look for the place for childbirth. During this period it is important not to allow jumps of a cat on high furniture, it is life-threatening kittens and the cat. On this term the kittens begin to move actively. They can be felt, having put a palm on a stomach of a cat.
5. After 8 weeks the cat becomes clumsy, she can fall when walking. On this term prepare "nest" for a cat: in the secluded place of the room put a box, having laid in it soft fabric. Let the cat get used to the place of childbirth.
6. Last, 9th week, mammary glands of a cat bulk up, are poured by milk. The cat becomes absolutely sluggish, she prefers to lie or sleep constantly. For several days before childbirth the cat begins to be nervous, tries to wash herself all. But because of a stomach she will not manage it therefore you should helping it to wash, having wiped it with a damp sponge.
7. If your favourite gives birth for the first time, then it is better for you to be near her and if necessary to help. She can stroke a stomach, but not to press on it. After the delivery apply a kitten to a muzzle of a cat, let will lick. Then you can help a kitten to find a mother's nipple, sucking stimulates patrimonial activity. You do not depart better from a cat that she did not interrupt all process and did not follow you.