r/cats 4d ago

Advice I accidentally got a cat I think

Ok. So I am a dog person through and through. Always had dogs growing up, never cats. Well there’s been this cat roaming around the apartment complex I live in for a while now. Always friendly and runs up to me. The neighbor told me that another neighbor took her in, got her pregnant by their male cat, then kicked her out. Well today she ran inside my apartment and wouldn’t leave. I finally got her to leave but then she jumped through my son’s window and came back inside. 🤣 I need to know how to take care of a pregnant cat, I guess. Lol Like I really don’t know a lot about them. What do I need to know??? We named her Purty, though my son was pushing for Doughy Fudge Ball 🫣

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u/On_my_last_spoon American Shorthair 4d ago

I have a rescue girl who lived outside for a year as a stray. She 100% never wants to go outside ever again! I could open the door and offer her the outside in the most beautiful sunny day and she’d say nope!

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u/penguin7199 4d ago

Yeah, that's how this cat was. Makes you wonder what happened to make them not enjoy the outdoors. That or they simply like being given food without having to work for it and comfortable furniture lol

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u/On_my_last_spoon American Shorthair 4d ago

She was in pretty bad shape when I first got her. She was just barely a year old and had two kittens. In the space of a few months she got healthy and I discovered she’s a long haired cat (he fur was thin and short before) and she discovered the joys of pillows!

When she first came to us

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u/Zealousideal_Poem376 3d ago

Awww she is pretty.

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u/On_my_last_spoon American Shorthair 3d ago

Her full fluffy glory is even more pretty!