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since the breeding page seems inactive and the people in here have already been through what my question revolves around i though id ask here.

ok, i have a male and a female cat, that are both sexually mature. I have witnessed the male trying to breed the female. this was about 2 weeks ago, last week we did have the male neutered, then we kinda disapeared for a week and only reapeared today, we have been looking for him all week but just couldnt find him (there both indoor cats, and he wasnt outside just hiding in the house) but thats another story.

My question is how do i tell if the female is pregnant. I believe she is because ever since her last heat cycle she has been kinda agressive towards the male cat is that normal? is there a way i can palpate her to feel for kittens, when would i be able to feel them?

any info you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated, iv never bred cats before but my mom has but that was over 35 years ago when she was a kid. thanks in advance

RV

Well, first thing you need to know is that it is at least 2 weeks after being neutered before the male is actually sterile. Secondly, if she was in heat..she is most likely pregnant. An unsterilized cat has one goal in mind and that is sex, sex and more sex. Their gestation is 65-68 days, so it doesn't take long for her to round out a bit. Her nipples will enlarge and the best way to tell, is that she won't go into heat. She may be a little crabby toward the male but they are not always. Glad you found the male and also glad he is now fixed. You need to keep him away from her and the kittens when they are born. These are kittens that my now house cat had last year when she was feral.

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