I will ask the lady in a few days how she's doing ... I hope it will be good news

Yes she is feral BUT I think I need to point something out. Being feral doesn't necessarily mean she has come from generations of 'feral' cats. She could well have been 'acquired' by her owners then turfed out at 6 weeks old herself. The area she came from ... well it wouldn't surprise me

She was lucky to survive to 4 months old herself, let alone survive the birth of a litter of kittens.

Feral cats don't have to come from generations of ferals like I said. Some can become feral after only a few weeks of being outdoors with no human home. It's the fight for survival that makes them that way.

Another note ... PLEASE never let your kittens go outside until they are at least 10-12 months old. Even then you have to think carefully about whether you think your kitten is mature enough to do so. If they are small keep them in longer ... That is if you really must let them out at all.

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I always took feral to mean either kittens born to a mother on the streets who have no human contact or a cat that's been on its own long enough to want to avoid people---hence my earlier comment--if the cat is feral, there's no owner to let it out. Certainly there are lots of stupid owners who don't think about the consequences if they let their intact cat out. Heck there are lots who just figure it's what cats do and the kittens will just sort things out and wander the neighborhood as well. They probably figure, if they figure at all, that at least it controls the rodent population.

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poor darling thank goodness she is safe now, I actually know of a few kittens that have started calling at 14 weeks of age and in those cases the vets did spade them early. We have kittens coming out of our ears at the moment we helped with with a very large number of kittens last week, helped a pregnant cat being advertised to for free on the classifieds been asked to help with another 15 kittens in one home why don't people get their cats neutered?
( off to bang my head against a brick wall, does anyone want to join me?)

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Sorry, I don't believe that. I don't mean I don't beleive that's what you were told, Aurelia, but for kittens to be born to a 4 month old, the cat would have to be mated at 2 months. Not physically possible. Besides, how on earth would the lady know the age of a feral cat? The far more likely scenario is that the cat was very small.

Liz

I worked in a trap, neuter, release program for feral cats for many years and whilst we did see many young cats with kittens none quite as young as that!

I think there is possibly an aging mistake and the cat is a little older, when it's feral cat the vets judge their age by teeth / size and like LIz said most likely a small young cat rather than a kitten.

We had one mum and kittens come in once that were so tiny I couldn't believe it. I would have guessed this mum to be about 4-5 months old by her tiny size but seeing as she had been micro-chipped a year earlier by her original owners we knew she had to be older.

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Any update Aurelia?

I just cannot believe what this poor wee thing has gone through.

Everyday I look at our little Abby and even at 10 months (guess-timate) she is just teeny. I can't imagine her having given birth at 8 months so falling pregnant around six.

Half of me wonders what her first months on this earth were like before she got to the rescue centre, the other half of me is glad I don't know otherwise I might be in court for GBH or murder.....

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I wonder if she had a home first and was just let out and never went home?

some people just dont seem to then act surprised or have 'it escaped' or someone openned the door, or it can now open windows, and pick locks now its pregnant!

just neuter as soon as you get the cat, no problems them, its not even expensive.

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My youngest female was picked up off the streets, 6 months and pregnant. She lost several kittens at birth and soon thereafter and the few remaining really struggled to thrive. She also took over an orphaned litter. A brave and wonderful mother who never had a decent kittenhood. The toll this took on her little body was very high. She has now been with me (spayed of course) for several months and only now starting to fill out a bit, looking slightly less like a balding sewer rat. I wish she had never had to undergo this horrible experience.

this is awful wish Aurelia could give us an update

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Aw the poor little cat! This is exact reason I had my male neutered as soon as. There are too many cats having babies when they shouldn't be! My little adopted one is pregnant and she should never of been allowed to be at her young age either. I'm a big believer in spiritual healing and will be sending healing thoughts to the little cat. X