Is my 7 month old kitten too young to be pregnant?

Answer 1

Yes, it is not impossible for a cat to become pregnant at five months old. Most kittens reach sexual maturity around six months old. Due to this, it is best to spay a kitten around this time, especially if she has her first season at such a young age, as she is just a kitten herself. It would be incredibly dangerous (and possibly fatal) for her and any unborn kittens if she were allowed to get pregnant.

Answer 2

Yes, most certainly. While kittens can get pregnant at 6 months old, is is far from ideal. A kitten at 7 months is still developing mentally and physically, and there is a high risk that there are complications with the birth, she may just not be ready to look after the kittens once they are born, or in some extreme cases, the kittens or mother may not survive. The possible health problems and the costs involved are often not worth the risk. It is cheaper and far safer for a kitten to be spayed before she reaches reproductive age.

At 7 months, she is not yet fully grown, so may likely need assistance with the birth or a Cesarean section due to her hips being too small, which is not only risky, but very expensive also. There is also a risk of the kittens not developing correctly, or the very worse case, being stillborn.

Even if the kittens survive the birth, young kitten mothers have a higher tendency to be terrible at being a parent, due to them being not yet mentally mature enough. Some require constant supervision, others require help with bonding, others abandon their kittens due to not knowing what to do, or reject them altogether. There are instances of young mothers killing their kittens because they do not understand what has happened and have panicked.

If the mother and kittens survive, there is still the rearing of said kittens. You may need to help feed or partially hand-rear the kittens, which require a lot of time and experience. Sometimes, after all of these life-changing events and experiences, the mother's personality may actually change and may not be the same kitten you knew before being bred from.

It could be, of course, that a kitten will be fine in rearing her own kittens, but the possible health problems and the costs involved are often not worth the risk. It is cheaper and far safer for a kitten to be spayed before she reaches reproductive age.

Answer 3

You should NEVER allow a female cat which is under a year old to get pregnant. Firstly its body is not fully grown yet, so it will not be able to hold the kittens, and secondly this will be both life threatening to the kittens and to the mother.

If you are unsure of what to do, pay a Vet a visit. They will definatly give you the right directions.

Answer 4

It is highly unlikely a kitten at 14 weeks will able to get pregnant. Most kittens come into their first heat at around 5 to 6 months, 4 at the very earliest (but this is uncommon). There are a few stories around of such young kittens becoming pregnant, and even if true, this situation is rare.

If, however, you believe your kitten is displaying signs of being in season (yowling at all times, desperate to get outside, displaying her rear-end, etc.), or does not seem herself in any way, then the best thing to do is to take her to the vet as soon as possible.

Answer 5

No a cat cannot have a baby no matter what age she is.

A five year old cat most certainly can have a kitten or two or five!

Answer 6

No. Kittens and cats are only fertile when they are in season, so it is impossible for a 5 month-old kitten who has not yet had her first season to become pregnant.

Answer 7

It depends on if hes old enough. Usually they are mature enough at the age of 6 months. If him an his mother are not fixed and he is old enough, it is very possible.

Answer 8

yes yes

Answer 9

No