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First-time owner: What do my pregnant stray cats need for care?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 10 months old

I have recently been taking care of two female stray cats , One is Pregnant and the other one I still don’t know if she is . I’m moving soon , and want to take them with me . This is my first time having a pet , and don’t know what really they need .

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on March 24th, 2019

How lovely of you to look after these kitties, and to take them with you! I would take them both into a vet for a health check to make sure everything is ok with them. The vet can also confirm if the other cat is pregnant. Once they give birth, you can have them spayed after the kittens are weaned, and you can get their vaccines. To keep them safe, I would move them indoors. I hope this helps!

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