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How to tell if my cat is pregnant or has a serious health problem?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Egyptian Mau | Female | unspayed

I don’t know if my cat is pregnant or if she has some sort of disease. Please help me because I’ve been through the same thing before and it was a disease with another pet of mine

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 14th, 2018

If Pulgosa is pregnant her abdomen might be distended but you also might notice that her mammary glands are starting to look developed. If you think she may be at least 45 days pregnant your veterinarian might be able to take an x-ray to determine whether or not she is pregnant, and could also perform a physical exam which would be the first step to determine whether or not she may have a medical condition.

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    Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

    Veterinarian

    Published on May 18th, 2018

    Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! it is possible she is pregnant if she isn't spayed and has access to the outdoors where male intact cats are. Her mammary glands appear very developed. Normal pregnancy length in a cat is 60-63 days. Around day 50-55 you can have an X-ray taken to confirm if she is pregnant. If her belly is also enlarged that also makes it highly possible. Good luck!

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