49 replies to this topic

[khof]

It is NOT YOUR CAT.
She doesn't stay at your house. She is not feral. She belongs to someone and is just very friendly. They are probably waiting for the blessed event.
I can't believe you are considering surgery on someone elses cat.

If you must, do as one of my neighbors did. Have the kittens and then have the whole lot of them spayed and neutered. My neighbor then learned the tough lesson not to feed strays regularly.

[MaggieL]

I think you should write a note and tape it to this cat's collar (get her one if she doesn't wear one) -- ask the owner to contact you, in case the cat gives birth at your house, so that you can let them know where she is.

Other than that, it's not your cat, and I can't believe you think you have the right to make a decision on this.

[Lexie]

I've had to change my mind that this pregnant gal has to be aborted. You've treated her well and still she takes off and comes back, which suggests she has someone else who also cares for her and about her. Otherwise she'd have stayed with you in response to your food and kindness and apparent offer of a good place to curl up. At least that's how homeless cats have reacted in my experience. Looks like someone--or several someones--will have a litter to look after. Then the spaying.
Lexy

[gogirl]

Please do not take this cat to the vet. It definitely sounds like she belongs to someone. I have 2 "strictly" indoor cats but one has escaped at least 3 times. My biggest fear is that some nice person will feed him and I may never see him again. I would be heart broken. They now wear collars and tags.

[artsnob]

Gravy I think you should let her have he babies in your casita, you would make a great father, then you won,
t be sooo lonely I will help with the spaing and finding homes for them,,,,maybe you will get lucky and she will have the at her owners house

[gravy]

NEWS UPDATE: The kitty came back after being away last night ..... sans kittens ....she had them .....very hungry and affectionate demanding pets and a lap .....I'm worried about the kittens as to where they are .....after feeding her CAT FOOD and wearing me out with petting demands, I took her for a walk trying to get her to take me to them ..... all she did was heel unlike any of the dogs I have owned ......1/2 hour wandering up and down the street ...... no luck..... so I took to ignoring her and when she went out side , I would look ....last time she had disappeared ......
I'm afraid that she is an inexpierenced mom ,or the kits were still born, or something found them and ate them ...so much for not taking her to the shelter or a vet..............................
To the Cookie monster : I asked the neighbor kids ( the best grapevine I know of) and they had seen her and thought her a stray ..also I have a car but NEEDED ADVICE and DIRECTIONS to the BEST VET not your threat to remove my body parts
To soljijic : again I have a car and PLENTY of money ....I know the animal community here and have chipped in on various pet projects ......your negativity not appreciated
and why would I have a pet carrier when I don't have a pet ?????????????
I would like to thank Rev, Lexie,Natasha, sundown, and art snob for their HELPFUL suggestions and end with I WILL FEED ANY OF GOD'S CREATURES THAT SHOW UP AT MY DOOR HUNGRY ..hummers,bats, cats , dogs and people and will continue to help the lost , hurt, and abandoned .......( except rats ,roaches,flys,scorpians and mosquitoes)
I may take her to a vet (advice and $%&/() proof directions please) and who knows ,I may have been adopted by a cat

[Lexie]

I have to laugh, Gravy. That little pregnant gal, who could figure her out? At your door one day, off to someone else's another. And now she she shows up a little more svelte? I do--and most of us will--worry about where her kits are and how they're faring. But you did the best you could and asked for advice and got it big time--and then had to decide who was right. While the cat went blithely on her way.
Whew.
Let us know the next chapter in this gal's story.
Lexy

[gravy]

I have to laugh, Gravy. That little pregnant gal, who could figure her out? At your door one day, off to someone else's another. And now she she shows up a little more svelte? I do--and most of us will--worry about where her kits are and how they're faring. But you did the best you could and asked for advice and got it big time--and then had to decide who was right. While the cat went blithely on her way.
Whew.
Let us know the next chapter in this gal's story.
Lexy

cats and women will do what they want and the sooner dogs and men understand this , the better they will they will get along

[CCC]

Cats instinctively hide their litters well so predators cannot find them. She may relocate the kittens closer to your home once they are a bit older. Bless you for feeding and caring about her. Please keep doing so.

[cookie]

I have no problem with feeding anything that comes to my door hungry or in need of a little attention. I'm down to the last pup (who's now seven months old!) from a pretty hound girl that was dumped here with Heartworms and pregnant. I just never assume that if I feed It I then have the authority to do whatever I want to it....at least till I'm positive it has no one who loves it. I called all over and put ads on Craigslist trying to find her family. Your heart was in the right place Gravy...you just got rushed into a decision that just wasn't the right one.She obviously likes you and will be back to visit. Why not take a picture of her and post it? Someone may recognize her. She sounds like she has an unusual coat color.

[cookie]

She has newborns...now is not the time to spay her. You have plenty of time before she comes back into heat.

[hairysilver]

<<<<<<<<<<<<Gravy, I am in Mex City now and will return in June, I have carrier, and will help with the dilema when I get back to Lakeside, I also feed a cat that comes at night, and gets along with my 2 cats and Chicka my dog....

[Little Feather]

I agree with those who had recommended that Gravy catch her and spayed her before she delivered the litter--thought it is too late now. There are so many strays around here and some people don't take the responsibility nor can they afford to spay or neuter their animal.

I had a stray female cat show up at my house and when I was able to touch her and she sat in my lap, I took her to Dr. Peppy and had her spayed and innoculated. I let her go back to freedom after she had the stitches removed. She moved in my house and is now my inside cat. I will continue to take care of the strays and neuter when necessary. As far as I'm concerned, I don't need anybody's permission. I am doing the right thing for the animal!

[Natasha]

Gravy, if she in fact has had the kittens, whether they are alive or not you MUST wait at least FOUR weeks before spaying her. She needs this time for her hormonal changes connected with pregnancy/birth to settle back down.

On the other hand, if you find the babies or you figure out that she is in fact nursing, then you neeed to wait until the kittens are weaned. No reliable veterinarian wants to spay a cat while it is lactating (dangerous), and of course until the babies are eating other food they could starve. Weaning occurs about 6 -7 weeks, and then she needs 2 weeks for her milk to dry up. By then, of course, she will have come into heat again but since gestation is approx. 66 days, there will be time to spay her before her new pregnancy advances too far.

Good luck either way!

[osuespirit]

Gravy:

Anyone who knows cats knows the best pets are the cats that choose you.

[gravy]

thanks everyone .........when I got the cat food at the shelter Peter told me that I should wait up for 3 months before fixin'
he thought my idea of taking her to the vet and seeing if she needed any shots etc before then was sound ...
it's a sad place with all the kitties wanting a forever home and I hurried out after buying whiskas cat food and a collar to put my info on just in case she does have a home ........she visits now in the early morning with the hummer mob and returns at dusk with the flying pigs ..she's facinated by them but hasn't bothered them ........if I had someones email , I would send a picture so it could be posted here ...I've tried and it's beyond me .......
NOW GO PLAYWITH OR ADOPT A KITTY from the shelter ....lot's all eager

[cookie]

I misspoke. I thought cats came in every six months like dogs. Our kitties are all nuetered so never had to deal with it. After researching a bit it seems that they can come in within a few days....but it's usually after the kittens are weaned.

[ohjoni]

Sounds like you are enjoying being a feline father. Should this little mother have another family, maybe you can go back to the shelter and officially adopt one of those kittens/cats looking for a forever home.

joni