Hi all,

I'm a newbie here and just might be your only U.S. member. I've done tons of internet research and found this forum to be the friendliest, most supportive, and most helpful--and I'm not just flattering you for help

We adopted a Maine Coon mix--a stray kitten who showed up on the porch--13 Aug. Turns out, she's pregnant. We had her to the vet on 14 Aug and he wasn't sure at that time, but said she'll either go into heat or she won't and that she looked to be about 9 or 10 months old at the time. He said either way, if there's no complications, don't worry. It's expensive for an office visit, so I don't want to be neurotic and take her just for confirmation.

She's exhibiting all the signs and I've felt kittens move in there--it's either that or terrible gas bubbles ha ha. She's started acting differently. She hasn't searched out places to have them, but she's spending more time alone up on the bed. We've made her a nice birthing basket in the bedroom that she sleeps in at night. She's looking rounder--and she's a very small cat. But she just doesn't seem like she's about to pop yet. She's still eating lots. She still plays. Yes, she sleeps a lot more, but she's still playing with the other cats.

Do you think she's just taking her sweet old time about this? I'm fixated on her belly and obsessing about this, and I know you can't rush nature, but I want to see kittens already.

Thanks!
Shannon