Many owners of cats know nothing about how pregnancy of their fluffy favourites has to proceed. Not each of them will be able to define, there occurred this pregnancy after knitting with a cat or after all not. Actually, to understand that the cat shortly will become a mom not so difficult. For this purpose it is necessary to observe her behavior and appearance just attentively.
Instruction
1. Reach puberty of a cat, as a rule, at the age of 7-9 months. It is simply impossible to pass this moment. The animal starts walking slowly on the apartment on halfbent paws, to mew persistently, to respond willingly to caress and to rub about the most various objects.
2. Despite so early puberty of cats, their first knitting it is recommended to carry out only at the age of 1.2 years. Too early pregnancy of an animal can lead to a deflection of a backbone or to difficult delivery.
3. In the first three weeks of pregnancy the cat, as a rule, becomes less active. The appetite of an animal considerably decreases. From time to time can even feel sick a cat. It is not terrible at all. As a rule, the condition of an animal considerably improves by 4-5 week of pregnancy.
4. became pregnant, it is possible and having looked at her nipples. 3 weeks later after conception, they begin to bulk up (to increase in sizes) and to get a distinct pink shade. Especially it is noticeable at the first pregnancy of a cat.
5. On 4-5 week of pregnancy of a cat the experienced veterinarian can already probe existence of embryos easy pressing of fingers a paunch of an animal. Owners should not do it not to do much harm to future mom and kids. By the way, it is almost impossible to define quantity of kittens in a stomach of a cat by probing.
6. Considerably the tummy at a cat only from fifth week of pregnancy begins to be rounded. Growth and development of embryos happen very quickly therefore on the sixth week the tummy at mom cat becomes very big at once. Especially it concerns the females bearing more than one kitten.
7. Stirs of kittens can be felt on the seventh week of pregnancy. As a rule, by this time the behavior of a cat considerably changes. She becomes very uneasy. Besides, future mom begins to look for the cozy place for arrangement of a nest.
8. Last week the pregnancies of a cat considerably increase her mammary glands and nipples. The animal becomes low-active and "thoughtful".
9. For couple of days before childbirth the cat practically does not lag behind the owner. She follows him on heels, tries not to lose sight of him, always is with him.
10. Duration of pregnancy of a cat is, as a rule, 9 weeks. Though the childbirth which stepped on a week later or earlier, not a rarity.