The cat has symptoms of pregnancy, don’t be too busy to be happy, it may be a false pregnancy

1. Why fake pregnancy

To put it simply, false pregnancy is actually a clinical manifestation of hormonal imbalance in cats. At this time, non-pregnant cats show the same symptoms as pregnancy. False pregnancy usually occurs after cats are in heat and mating. As time goes by, the female cat's breasts gradually develop and swell, and she can even express milk in the later stages. Some cats with strong maternal instincts will even look for other kittens. Feeding; the abdomen of the pseudo-pregnant cat gradually becomes larger, and finally looks like there are several kittens in the abdomen; the cat's behavior also changes, and in the early stage the cat will have anorexia, slight vomiting, restlessness, irritability, etc. .

In the middle and late stages, the cat's appetite gradually recovered, becoming bigger and bigger, as if it could never have enough to eat, and its temperament became docile. Finally, it even started to look for things to build a delivery room; the vulva became more swollen, like It's almost time to give birth. At this time, the inexperienced owner will really be deceived by its realistic performance. He will be more nervous than the cat. He is busy preparing various things for the arrival of the kitten, but he waits and waits, but nothing happens. When the kitten arrived, many owners thought that the cat was having a difficult delivery, and hurriedly took it to the pet hospital to prepare for a caesarean section. When the doctor checked, the belly was empty and there was nothing. It's hard to believe, but it is what it is, and you can only rejoice in vain.

2. Reasons for false pregnancy in cats

This is mainly related to the corpus luteum formed in the ovary after the cat is in heat and ovulation. Under normal circumstances, if the cat is not pregnant, the formed corpus luteum will disappear quickly. At this time, the time for the corpus luteum to secrete progesterone and estrogen is also relatively short, so the cat cannot False pregnancies may occur. But when there is an abnormality in the cat's body, even if the cat is not pregnant, the corpus luteum in the ovary will exist for a long time and continue to secrete progesterone and estrogen, keeping the two hormones in the cat at the same level as in normal pregnancy. Hormone is a hormone that maintains pregnancy and causes changes in pregnancy, so the cat will have symptoms similar to pregnancy. This is a false pregnancy.

3. How to determine whether a cat is pregnant

Starting from the 2nd to 3rd week after successful mating, the color of the cat’s nipples will change from light pink to dark pink, and the hair next to the nipples will fall off, making the nipples particularly prominent.

After pregnancy, cats will become lazy and not like to move. At the beginning of pregnancy, the cat's appetite will also decrease. As the pregnancy period prolongs, the cat's appetite will gradually increase. The appetite of cats in the second trimester of pregnancy will be about three times that of normal cats.

During the 3-5 weeks of pregnancy, the cat’s abdomen will gradually swell and become larger day by day. If you go to the hospital to check with ultrasound, you can see the baby cat’s abdomen.Approximate size and number. As the cat's abdomen increases, the cat's movements will become slower and slower. The cat does not like to move even more, and likes to lie in the cat's nest for a long time, closing its eyes and relaxing.

After the cat mates, the breeder can judge whether the cat is pregnant successfully through some subtle changes in the cat's body and personality. If the breeder is inexperienced and unable to determine whether the cat is pregnant, how can he send the cat to a clinic, where a veterinarian will conduct an examination to determine whether the cat is pregnant. The most scientific and effective way is to conduct B-ultrasound examination.