How to tell if a cat is pregnant from body changes

After natural mating or artificial insemination, the egg meets the sperm in the fallopian tube, and the fertilized pregnant female cat will no longer have a sexual cycle. If you are not pregnant, heat will recur after about 21 days. After pregnancy, the female cat becomes cautious, eats more and more, prefers to rest in a quiet, warm, bright place and does not like to move. It also sleeps more and likes to lie down and sleep straight. After 20 days of pregnancy, the color of the nipples gradually turns pink and the breasts begin to enlarge.

About a month into your pregnancy, your abdominal circumference begins to increase. After one month of pregnancy, the left hand can gently grasp the cat’s neck skin, and the right hand can use the thumb, index and middle fingers to gently and carefully touch the deep abdominal cavity back and forth from both sides of the white line of the abdomen.

About 50 days of pregnancy, a spherical embryo with a diameter of 21-3 cm and some elasticity can be felt. The fetus has developed and is visibly palpable when touched.

However, care should be taken to avoid rough movements and hard pressing during palpation to avoid embryonic death and miscarriage.

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