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Question regarding terminating a cat's pregnancy


Posted: Aug 10, 2011

We have a cat we are going to take in tomorrow to get fixed.  She had kittens and now she is pregnant again (at least we think so because her sides are starting to bulge out).  There is no way we can have more kittens, and I won't have them suffer in a world where there are too many already and they might go hungry or get placed with bad people or whatever.  The questions is I'm trying to not think in human terms.  Has anyone ever had a cat fixed after they found she was pregnant, and did the cat react any dfferent afterwards.  Right now she is snapping and hissing at her kittens, but don't know how she will react afterwards (again trying to not think of this in human terms and how we feel).  We are hoping it will calm her down and she will once again start playing with her kittens, but I'd hate to think she'd be worse.  Has anyone ever been through this or know what will happen.

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How long ago did she have kittens? If she is snapping and hissing at her kittens she's probably trying to wean them. Let her do that. That's normal cat (or dog) behavior when the kittens are getting teeth and getting old enough to eat on their own. Perfectly normal. Another thing to consider is that if they are older kittens, and you intend to keep them all, she of course will be snappy. Too many cats in a home causes stress. Cats are generally solitary and tend to do better in smaller numbers. I've got 3 and they all play well, but come nap time, they prefer completely different rooms. During feeding time, they is an occasional spat.

Now, as for taking her to get fixed, tell your vet your concern. Depending on how far along she is, they can proceed with the operation. I had my dog fixed and had absolutely no idea that she was pregnant when she went in. I was told she was about halfway through. she recovered very well.

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