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My cat is pregnant. What are the risks and how can I best help?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Longhair | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 3 months old | 8.3 lbs

Hi , my cat that is a longhair dsh has mate with a british short hair and she got pregnant, i am so worried about her giving birth she is 2y and 3.800 kg can she give birth? What kind of tares are there for her and her child’s, what should i do?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on July 22nd, 2019

Muchikoo should be fine, cats are pretty good at giving birth without intervention. Check out this PetCoach article on things to watch out for: https://www.petcoach.co/article/queening-giving-birth-in-cats/

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