Poss stupid cat question....

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I want to see a picture of the cute kitty in her pink jumper, I bet she looks adorable.

annaangeluk_2

SnowyOwl wrote: »

Something else that occurred to me, perhaps she is losing her baby teeth and the adult teeth coming through are hurting her gums. It's possible, though maybe she has already got her adult teethn - I'm not at all sure at what age the adult teeth come through.quote]

Thanks snowyowl, I never knew cats lost their teeth!:o I've been dreading my dd's teeth going wobbly and falling out now it's going to happen to the cat too?? :eek:

Is there anything specific I should do incase it is her teeth?

SnowyOwl_2

Annaangel, to tell the truth I have no idea if there is anything specific you are supposed to do regards the falling out of baby teeth. It's hard to know if it's even going on as they just swallow the ones that fall out. As long as she's eating and drinking and is lively she's fine. I really don't think you could be a better Mommy!

spookylukey

So glad she is feeling better

I didn't realise cats lots their teeth either. I looked in my kittens mouth one day and was all ready to rush him to the vets as his teeth had 'mutated'. Luckily I found out it was his adult teeth coming through before I went to the vets





If she is teething then make sure she's got lots of toys to chew on, they normally swallow the little teeth but I was lucky enough to find one. I put it somewhere safe but was obviously too safe as I can't for the life of me remember where I put it!

WeirdoMagnet

I'm not a cat expert, but could she be coming into season? I know it's not usual for cats to be in season this late in the year, but maybe because of the warmer weather we're having, it could still happen?

annaangeluk_2

Georgina wrote: »

I'm not a cat expert, but could she be coming into season? I know it's not usual for cats to be in season this late in the year, but maybe because of the warmer weather we're having, it could still happen?

Oh heck - what does that mean?! This is my first ever pet so I'm still learning what I'm supposed to be doing with her!! I found it easier to look after a baby!!:rolleyes:

kandyfloss

It means that if she starts wanting to go outside and hasn't been speyed then there is the risk that the local Tom{Male cat} will mate with her and you will then have more kittens to look after and find homes for.

She hopefully is too young herself to get pregnant,but you can never tell.All the cats we have had we asked the vet at the time of vaccination at what age to have them speyed and we were told when to book them in.As she is feeling under the weather it would be a shame if she did get pregnant because she might not be strong enough or mature enough inside to sustain a pregnancy.
The best thing to do is to ask your vet if he has any information regarding cat speying or pregnancy.

Another good thing to do would be to buy yourself a cat care book,or have a look in your local library at cat care books or failing that try Googling cat health and see what you can come up with.Good luck and keep us posted.
By the way,if I have missed it what is your little kittens name?

annaangeluk_2

kandyfloss wrote: »

It means that if she starts wanting to go outside and hasn't been speyed then there is the risk that the local Tom{Male cat} will mate with her and you will then have more kittens to look after and find homes for.

She hopefully is too young herself to get pregnant,but you can never tell.All the cats we have had we asked the vet at the time of vaccination at what age to have them speyed and we were told when to book them in.As she is feeling under the weather it would be a shame if she did get pregnant because she might not be strong enough or mature enough inside to sustain a pregnancy.
The best thing to do is to ask your vet if he has any information regarding cat speying or pregnancy.

Another good thing to do would be to buy yourself a cat care book,or have a look in your local library at cat care books or failing that try Googling cat health and see what you can come up with.Good luck and keep us posted.
By the way,if I have missed it what is your little kittens name?

OMG! Poor Poppy!! So it coud be PMT then?!:eek: She's far to tiny to deal with the "attentions" from naughty, boy cats!! :rotfl: I knew I'd be needing to get her speyed eventually but I didn't realise that there would be any "symptoms" and especially not so young! I've just googled it and I don't think she is in heat at the moment but I'll know what to look out for now. Will def mention it to vet on friday.

At the moment poppy is a house cat and most likely always will be due to her size but I'm still going to get her speyed and keep jabs etc up to date just incase she ever does manage to slip out of an open door or window. I can't imagine her being pregnant at this age/size, I think it would probably either kill her or do an awful lot of damage. She's def one of the family now so I'm planning on keeping her around for plenty of years hopefully!!:D (In fact she's so much part of the family, she already has a bag full of xmas presents!:o )

kandyfloss

Please don't panic she isn't pregnant yet,and I too have a Poppy she is a Tortishell on white and her brother Willow is blue.Poppy is one very feisty lady I can tell you...

We used to have a cat called Tigger a lovely tabby when we first got married and we too thought she was a house cat going out to do her toilet duties and then coming straight back indoors but her hormones got the better of her and the singing toms had their way with her.We didn't even realise she was pregnant until she started putting on a lot of weight .Anyway she had two kittens,one was stillborn and the other survived one night.We didn't want to interfere so left her quietly in her box in a warm room with food and drink because she wasn't interested in feeding the remaining kitten.

Anyway,we had to go out for the day the next day,but when we came home there was no sign of the kitten.We searched everywhere for it but all we found was a tiny paw.We think it had died while we were out,and she had eaten it like she would do in the wild,so as not to attract predators to the nest site.We were upset and shocked at this.

There is though a happy ending to this story because two weeks later Tigger gave birth to one more kitten.We didn't know it at the time but they can have multiple pregnancies from different toms.We called this kitten Lucky and Tigger was the best mum you could have wished for.We had her speyed so there would be no more mishaps.We kept Lucky and she lived to the grand old age of 21 1/2,before she develped cancer and then after being on steroids for 18 months to control the cancer she had a stroke and we had to let her go.We still get upset at her loss,as we do after having to have our dog Tina put to sleep last year.We are so glad that we were able to give these animals many years of them being with us and the hapiness they gave us was rewarded tenfold.

Sorry for rambling a bit,just do what feels right for you and Poppy and only ever let her have kittens if you can be sure of finding loving homes for them,though having her speyed when the time is right will I think be the best option...

SnowyOwl_2

And just to heap on yet more bad news...my little lady kitten Mitzi's mummy was five months old when she got preggers. Five months old!!! She hadn't even finished growing when she gave birth to five healthy babies. So she got spayed when she was just about finished weaning the little uns. However the vet said it was actually an abortion as she was pregnant again!! Keep your doors and windows very very closed!!!!!!

I asked my vet about having Mitzi spayed and he said that it's unlikely she'd come into season this late in the year. Apparently it's triggered by the lengthening of daylight hours hence why spring is the mating season. Your little girl should currently be safe from those horrible boy cats with one track minds...

It's good that you are keeping her vaccinations and so on up to date. If you ever have to send her to a cattery for whatever reason, the good ones will insist on seeing her vaccination certificates before letting her stay. And as you say, you just never know when she could just slip out a door or window when your attention is diverted.

You are right though...worse than children...but oh so worth it....