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Found a pregnant stray cat: smells bad, bald spots, not eating?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 9 months and 3 days old | 5.7 lbs

I found this cat 3 days ago she looks pregnant ( thin with a large belly dangling) but she smells horrible I gave her a shower but she still smells and what concerns me the most is the scaly bald patches on her fur and also she seems hungry but doesn’t eat when I give her food also I am not sure if she has a scar on her face or not but it smells bad

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Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 11th, 2019

Hello. I am very concerned about her condition. If she is indeed pregnant, being so malnourished could cause many problems with her pregnancy. Please her her seen by a veterinarian as soon as possible to check out what might be going on. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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