She Ran away!! Help

MakeShift Heart · 10-12-2009, 11:54 PM

I too am against declawing as there are several other ways to keep the cat from scratching furniture.

Get several different kinds of scratching posts. Some cats prefer different textures, and maybe getting the few different kinds they have might help you figure out which texture it is that she prefers.

Also cats HATE having things stuck to their paws. So start sticking the sticky tape they sell at petsmart onto the areas and corners of the furniture where she is scratching. She'll learn to avoid it really fast.

The soft paws are great, but because cats nails are always growing the ones I put on my cat often fell off within a few weeks. So it became a pain to keep re-attaching them.

apoirier594 · 10-13-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Willowy

Generally they'll be in labor for a long time if they need a c-section. Long enough that for normal daily comings and goings, you'd notice she was in distress. If you're going to be gone for a longer period (more than 8 hours or so), you should have someone check in on her. Be aware that emergency c-sections can cost hundreds/thousands. Keep the emergency vet's phone number handy. If this is her first litter at her age, and considering her size, expect trouble.

So what if she goes in labor at 10 and we don't get home until 3 PM
What can we do now, she is pregnant, is there anything we can do to help

digits mama · 10-13-2009, 07:29 PM

umm...nevermind.

Dieselsmama · 10-13-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflakes Falling

My cat had kittens twice, it's pretty exciting. I can understand you not wanting to abort them, I never would. Here's a couple good sites if you're interested:

http://cats.about.com/cs/pregnancybi...nancybirth.htm
http://www.cathealth.us/cat-pregnancy/
http://www.cat-pregnancy-report.com/...ing-birth.html

Good luck with the kitties!

Exciting??
So nine cats/kittens were PTS because of the irresponsible act of allowing your cat to become pregnant and go to homes where some of those nine that were PTS could have gone?
If she aborts the kittens, then more shelter animals could get a home.
Not much exciting about the repercussions of irresponsible pet ownership if you ask me

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Originally Posted by apoirier594

So what if she goes in labor at 10 and we don't get home until 3 PM
What can we do now, she is pregnant, is there anything we can do to help

Yes, spay her NOW

ioreks_mom · 10-13-2009, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dieselsmama

Exciting??
So nine cats/kittens were PTS because of the irresponsible act of allowing your cat to become pregnant and go to homes where some of those nine that were PTS could have gone?
If she aborts the kittens, then more shelter animals could get a home.
Not much exciting about the repercussions of irresponsible pet ownership if you ask me

Yes, spay her NOW

i agree 100% with this

apoirier594 · 10-13-2009, 09:17 PM

Ok, I will tell my dad, how much time do we have to spay her, and in these times we are tight on money

MakeShift Heart · 10-13-2009, 11:33 PM

I do believe there are some shelters and other places that do free if not cheap spaying/neutering. I know our local humane society does it for real cheap.

Milu · 10-14-2009, 12:12 AM

I'd like to add that in addition to always spaying females, please, cat owners- neuter your males too! It takes two to tango, so just because your male friend won't get knocked up doesn't mean you shouldn't be responsible.
If I were in your shoes, Apoirier, I would call your vet to ask about any cat pregnancy questions as well about pricing for procedure.

apoirier594 · 10-14-2009, 03:41 PM

ok thankyou for all your info. I will call my vet tomorrow, and I was wondering just b/c my cat is small why would she have a hard time, wouldn't her opening be what matters? Like small ppl.. have babies

Dieselsmama · 10-14-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by apoirier594

ok thankyou for all your info. I will call my vet tomorrow, and I was wondering just b/c my cat is small why would she have a hard time, wouldn't her opening be what matters? Like small ppl.. have babies

The size of her pelvis can be an issue. Particularly if a fairly large Tom bred with her, the kittens can be too large for her deliver without a c-section. Plenty of women having babies end up with C-sections as well.

I wanted to add in some #'s to give a better idea of why the cat overpopulation problem is so out of control.
So say the previous poster's cat had 9 kittens, out of those nine kittens, say 7 have 7 babies, that's now 49 babies and nine original kittens, you're already at 56 cats just one generation out.

HersheyBear · 10-14-2009, 07:41 PM

Intact females are also prone to infected uterus, which is called pyometra, and can be fatal if not caught quick enough. Pyometra is also extremely painful. If you're a female and have had monthly cramps, it's like that, but so much more painful. It's not uncommon for a small female cat to not have enough nutrients to take care of the growing kittens, which can die in utero and be a very real risk for the female's health. It's also not uncommon for a pregnant female cat to die either while pregnant, or while giving birth, because her health is compromised from carrying the kittens.

Katzyn · 10-15-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by apoirier594

Ok, I will tell my dad, how much time do we have to spay her, and in these times we are tight on money

A spay is a -lot- cheaper than a C-section and caring for kittens. =)

apoirier594 · 11-12-2009, 02:51 PM

Umm. I don't think she is pregnant, we haven't seen any signs yet, and she is meowing a lot again like she was in heat and also pooped on the bathroom floor like she had also done before. So I don't think she is pregnant, she basically looks the same and the only sign that we might have is that she was eating more, but I don't know

ioreks_mom · 11-12-2009, 04:43 PM

get her spayed now before she can get pregnant. please!