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my cat is pregnant under a year old!

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Question
is my cat in any danger being pregnant under 1 year old? she is nearly a year and im worried that there could be complications at birth. so is she in any danger?

Answer
Jake,

If the kittens will be born when she is about a year old, all will probably be OK.  If she is much younger, you could have difficulties.  I would be in constant contact with your vet when she comes to term.

Birth is always a somewhat dangerous process, especially the first litter, so you need to be very, very careful with females who are not quite as physically mature as one would like.

You will have to make sure she gets plenty of food and a vitamin/mineral supplement with plenty of calcium (calcium and phosphorous need to be balanced for cats).

Best regards... Norm.