Let's talk about the stages of pregnancy for
a cat. A cat mother is called a queen and
so after a queen becomes pregnant, basically
you don't see much going on. It takes about
65 days, that's their gestation period before
they deliver those kittens plus or minus a
few days. So basically for those first weeks,
you don't really notice much going on. There
belly can stay about the same size that is,
but as those kittens are developing, toward
let's say 2 to 3 weeks before delivery is
when you're going to start seeing that abdomen
getting bigger, their appetite is generally
going to increase, the mammary tissue on the
belly, the belly side, is going to start becoming
swollen and start, there's going to be milk
production that is before those kittens are
delivered. So around 65 days is when delivery
occurs and generally that is a natural process
for most cats. Before this occurs though,
one thing to keep in consideration is nutrition.
Their appetite does increase to allow for
those kittens to obviously grow and so feeding
your adult cat a kitten food starting about
two weeks before delivery is a good idea.
So check with your veterinarian clinic, they
can guide you through the nutritional process
and anything you should know about problems
that could arise during delivery as well.
