How can you tell if a cat is pregnant and the father is her son?
ilovetobleroneandtwilight asked:
I’m helping look after my neighbor’s cats for awhile since they left on vacation. The cats are a mother and her son. The mother seemed kind of fat and her stomach seemed to be round-ish but I have no idea how you can tell whether they are pregnant or not. Both the cats are not spayed or anything and only the mother cat and her son are the only pets. Can the mother tell that the other cat is her son? Or would she get pregnant with him? And any idea if they are pregnant, can they still be spayed or something? Please help!
I’m helping look after my neighbor’s cats for awhile since they left on vacation. The cats are a mother and her son. The mother seemed kind of fat and her stomach seemed to be round-ish but I have no idea how you can tell whether they are pregnant or not. Both the cats are not spayed or anything and only the mother cat and her son are the only pets. Can the mother tell that the other cat is her son? Or would she get pregnant with him? And any idea if they are pregnant, can they still be spayed or something? Please help!
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October 27th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Yes they will mate. Kittens as young as 4 months old have been known to breed. And if neither are spayed/neutered, then its a very high chance she is pregnant by her son (its just a male cat to her).
Both can be neutered and spayed right now and should be. Ocimom
October 30th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Oh, yes. Cats are not ruled my human morals; they are rules by hormones and the need to mate. If the female went into heat the male would not be able to contain himself and he would definitely mate with her regardless of the family ties. Brothers will even mate with sisters and mothers in the wild if they have to. Rapid Fire
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Once kittens are weaned, they become *just cats* to each other. The family bond detaches and they will mate with family members. The mother cat should be spayed immediately to prevent birth of possibly defective inbred kittens. The male needs to be neutered as well. ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:39 am
The answer posted before mine is correct. Also if they are spayed & neuterd before she gives birth they will give the owner the option of giving the mother cat an abortion (usually for free). Although if the kittens are born they should be fine… insest doesn’t really play the same kind of role on cats as it does humans. Crystal
November 3rd, 2009 at 6:18 am
Tell your neighbor to get one or both of the cats spayed/neutered or make sure the cats cant get to each other or the female will get pregnant it does not matter if the other cat is her son she will still get pregnant with him. One way to tell is she is pregnant is to fell her tummy is you can fell anything then she is pregnant if not get her away from the male or she will be. But my guess is yes she is most likely going to have kittens. SweetThing