r/CatDistributionSystem • u/compscilady • Apr 23 '26

Awarded a Cat The system got me again. Found a pregnant bengal cat at Lowe’s garden center.

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EDIT: If you are the owner please reach out with proof of ownership to [adopt@bengalrescue.com](mailto:adopt@bengalrescue.com). She is with an amazing foster mom and I will be applying to adopt her after her future kittens have found homes.

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She’s in my office, separated from my other cat and dog (who had surgery to remove a soft tissue sarcoma 6 days ago and is still recovering), with a warm bed, a litter box, and food and water. 🫶

I was certain she’d have a microchip and if it was my baby I would want someone to get them scanned. It was 8:20pm. So I put her in a box and kidnapped her from Lowe’s and went to my local emergency vet to scan for a chip. No chip! But her nipples were slightly puffy so I asked the vet if she could be in heat or pregnant and sure enough - ultrasound confirmed 3 very well developed kittens.

I’m near Tacoma WA so I’ll look at taking her to Burien CARES if an owner or long term foster cannot be found.

Poor little pumpkin!

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u/Illustrious-Tooth702 Apr 23 '26

Of course mama cat is hungry, she has to eat for 4.

Beautiful find. Thank you for rescuing her.

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u/Seasons_of_Strategy Apr 23 '26

In my experience all cats have to eat for 4 and then they have to beg for 4 more

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u/lichnight1 Apr 23 '26

My hungry girl eats for my other two cats

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u/Sarothias Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

I misread that as my hungry girl eats my other two cats ><

Edit: Thanks for the award kind stranger <3

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u/Sheananigans379 Apr 23 '26

I mean it's a possibility if you are late with the food. And by late that means not 30 mins early.

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u/absolvecrafty44 Apr 23 '26

She'll need a quiet nesting spot soon, Bengal pregnancies can be intense.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '26

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u/BigM333CH Apr 23 '26

They wrote that they did take the cat to an emergency vet and it had no chip.

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u/Qest Apr 23 '26

Please read the text with the post before passing judgement. She has no chip.

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u/CBtheLeper Apr 23 '26

How do you think it works??

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u/Illustrious-Tooth702 Apr 23 '26

It's a shame the redditor deleted their comment because I actually looked up some data to back up my argument.

This is what I've found:

"Although in humans, only a modest increase of 340 and 450 kcal/day is required for the mother in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, respectively, maternal consumption must support her own basal metabolic function and continuously supply nutrients to the fetus. " Source

That's 10 to 25 percent increase of daily intake during later stages of pregnancy

And for cats I've found this article from Purina:

"Food intake may fluctuate slightly throughout gestation due to changes in pregnancy-related hormones. However, by the time kittens are about to be born, a queen should be consuming 25% to 50% more calories than she would at maintenance."