My Pregnant Stray?

by Victoria Biltcliffe
(Spain)

Hi, I moved to Spain with my husband three years ago from England. We brought with us two cats and after three months took in a stray dog from the streets, whom we named Harry and he soon became part of our family and lives quite happily with our cats.

Just before christmas 2007 we noticed a black cat coming into our garden and conservatory to eat our cats food. He looked very sorry for himself. After gaining his trust I was able to de-flea him, but he wouldn't and still doesn't let me touch him.

We also started to get another cat, a lovely white cat who let us touch her. She started coming to us regularly to be petted and then disappear for a couple of days. She then started coming more often and wanted to stay at night which we always put her out but left our closed in porch open in-case she couldn't get in at home.

After a couple of months we decided to put a collar on her with our name and phone number hoping the owners would contact us. After a month of waiting we took her to the vets to see if she was mircochipped, no luck she wasn't! We told the vet our story and decided to keep her and have her spayed, to our surprise, you have guessed it, she was pregnant. That was four weeks ago, we have made her a home in the porch so she cannot get out and she feels safe.

We are now waiting for the birth, our vet has said they will take the kitten once weaned and re-home them for us, good news!!, then we have her spayed. I have been looking on the web for all the information hoping that nothing goes wrong with her giving birth. I am quite nervous about the whole thing, not knowing how long she has to go. I sit with her and can feel the kittens moving around a lot which is lovely. All she does now is lie around a lot, getting fatter and fatter. I will let you know once she has the kittens and send a photo.

Anyone else going through the same thing and have any advice please let me know. Thank you.

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