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16:25:57

Question
i have a female cat and 3 weeks ago i found a male cat and we brought him in and my females in heat they been around each other for weeks now so if they mated will she still be in heat or if shes pregnant can they still be in heat ?im not sure if they mated or not but im almost sure they did


Answer
Im not trying to be rude but PLEASE get the male cat away from the female immediately!  You also need to take the female to the vet and have her checked to see if she is pregnant.  If she is, aborting the litter would be the responsible thing to do.  Then the next thing you need to do is set up an appointment to have the female cat spayed as soon as possible.  Millions of kittens and cats die every day in shelters from euthanasia because there are not enough homes to take them all in.  

It costs more money to feed one litter of kittens than it does to spay or neuter a cat.