Today, I got a new cat. It was fine for a couple of hours until it gave birth in my kitchen. The seller claims to have no idea that it was pregnant. Now I have to take care of 7 cats instead of 2. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I took in an old friend’s fat cat for a month until she finds a place to live. Turns out the cat isn’t fat, just pregnant. I found out when I found two of her dead kittens in my living room. FML
Today, my cat went into labor. This is surprising since 6 years ago, we paid to have her spayed. FML
Today, I had to babysit both my neighbor's 3-year-old daughter and my very pregnant cat. I left the room briefly, only to come back to a traumatized 3-year-old crying in horror as my cat gave birth in front of her. FML
Today, I woke up in the middle of the night to my cat meowing, with her dilated vagina in my face, giving birth to her first litter of kittens. FML
Today, I found out two of my rats are pregnant. The breeder told us that all of them were male, only one ended up being male. I now have 20+ rat babies on the way and no idea how to take care of them. FML
Today, my wife brought home a kitten, telling me it had been abandoned. She must think I’m dumb, since our credit card statement shows that all last week she bought it from a breeder, then got it vaccinated and chipped at the vet's, and only now brought it home to feed me this pack of lies. FML
Today, my cat had the bright idea of giving birth in the dryer, on top of all my new white towels. FML
Today, I was over at a friend's house feeding her cats while she was on vacation. After feeding the four of them, I found an extra cat under the sofa. Thinking it was an intruding stray, I kicked it out. She actually has 5 cats. FML
Today, I came home to find that my pregnant cat had given birth to a stillborn kitten in practically every room of the house. She had then rubbed her butt around the house, leaving bloody stains everywhere. When I tried to clean the white carpet, the bleach turned it green. FML
Today, I thought I had two cats, an albino and a tuxedo, but apparently I have four. I just discovered that an orange cat and a black cat have somehow gotten into my basement and made themselves at home. There's no way in hell I can afford four cats. Oh, and the cats I actually own hate them. FML
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slowlybreakingme 14
How did YOU not know it was pregnant? Or did you just think you were buying a firmly fat cat?
Grand_Cookie 21
Well meow, that sucks.
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Grand_Cookie 21
Well meow, that sucks.
Dairyking 8
Maybe I'm mistaken, but wasn't there already another FML story about this very thing? Kind of recently, too, I believe....
fareith 15
I kind of see what you did there... and the more the merrier eh?
flockz 20
two more and you can become the creepy cat lady/man.
MyNameIsViet 15
Well OP can look at it this way: Buy 2 get 5 free!
TheInvisibleOne 31
Wait, nine cats makes you the cat lady? I have thirteen. Guess I'm the insane one.
Stiggy626 25
7.... they said 7
AngrySailor 17
I thought you needed twenty or more and be forever single for admission to that club?
fareith 15
Since when did the requirement become 9 cats?
cmac86 24
I lived next to a lady that had 27. I don't know if she really had that many, but the smell of ammonia was horrific.
Stiggy626 25
I think it's funny how they say 7 and everyone jumps numbers like they just appeared or something
DippinGrizzly907 27
You didn't think to ask if it was spayed or neutered? Cats are awesome but I'm sorry you have 7 instead of the desired 2 :/
Melolssa 8
did you know that people can lie because they can do that. If they did ask, the seller probably lied and was trying to get rid of a gross pregnant cat
Bibliovore 26
Perhaps OP knew it wasn't spayed (as it gave birth, it's presumably female so wouldn't have been neutered); that does not necessarily mean it's pregnant, and it's the sort of thing a new pet owner usually covers with the vet on the "I just got a new pet" visit. Oh, and OP? Congrats on the new pet and her family, but you probably want to get her (and any kittens you're keeping) fixed as soon as your vet tells you it's okay to do so.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
#18- Pregnant animals are gross now?
peacelovecoffee 20
Now you get* to take care of 7 cats!!
larsak 3
I appreciate your enthusiasm so obviously I "liked" your comment! Congrats!
calipilot227 16
Kittens!!! :-)
Quitte le ! 27
#4 that was the most annoying grammar correction comment i have read on FML
FlowerMama 20
99 - I don't think it was a grammatical correction so much as encouragement to look at the situation from the bright side: GETTING to take care of those sweet kittens, rather than HAVING to do it. Hard work? Yes. Messy? Probably. Potentially expensive? Could be. But it could also be a rewarding situation full of lots of cuteness until they find new homes. :)
Quitte le ! 27
Apologies
slowlybreakingme 14
How did YOU not know it was pregnant? Or did you just think you were buying a firmly fat cat?
ShyAnn29 15
Maybe she wasn't very fat when OP got her
Zomg_Okay 27
14 - OP got her only a few hours before she gave birth. The cat would hardly have been skinny.
Bibliovore 26
Some cats are chubby and/or fluffy enough that it could be hard to tell if they were pregnant. If OP couldn't tell, it's at least narrowly possible that the seller also couldn't tell -- but somewhat less likely, as one hopes the seller would've been noticing the cat's weight and size change at least somewhat, and most likely would have known that the cat had previously gone into heat.
gracehi 33
I didn't realize my cat was pregnant until she day on my husband's lap and a kitten started coming out. Sometimes it's not obvious. It happens.
ShyAnn29 15
Sorry, I read it wrong
UsernameHere234 13
It is very easy to determine a pregnant cat if you look at the ****.
perdix 31
#5, maybe the OP is a "chubby chaser." Some people are into that -- BBPs, big, beautiful *******.
ShyAnn29 15
All I was meaning was that some cats are just really fat, so perhaps this cat was really fat!
Nobinx 15
Especially young animals often show no belly when pregnant. The same happened to me with a rat, only 2 days before the birth I got suspicous about her tummy.
tinysocks 11
I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask how you couldn't tell the cat was preggers...at least kittens are awesome!
Nobinx 15
Especially young animals often show no belly when pregnant. The same happened to me with a rat, only 2 days before the birth I got suspicous about her tummy.
PenguinBitch 44
Hey, be optimistic! I bet those seven cats will eventually become "kewl kats".
QuinnyZebrass 11
OP should give every one of them a name beginning with K
TheInvisibleOne 31
As long as they're not named after the Kartrashians.
spaboolly 26
If you're not prepared to care for the kittens, spend the few weeks they will need to stay with the mother to find some good homes for them. You could give them to friends/colleagues, put ads online, etc. Or if all that fails, try to find an organization that will care for them until they can be adopted. Just please... don't put them out on the street. That's just cruel.
Raykyogrou03 12
And not to mention a great inconvenience for everyone else.
gracehi 33
The mama cat will do everything. I barely lifted a finger when my cat had kittens. He should keep them until they're old enough to be adopted (6-8 Weeks). Their chances of survival well be much barter that way.
cmyk 19
Actually, it should be closer to 12 weeks, not 6. They're to young and often develop misbehaviour and wont learn how to cat if taken from mum to soon. And its nothing wrong having lots f kittens :) we foster-cared a rescue cat who gave birth to 4 lovely babies some years ago. We found great homes for the mother and 2 kittens and kept the 2 weakest ones ourself even though we already had adopted 2 from same rescue centre earlier. Wasn't planned, but never regretted the decision! Good luck OP :)
Hiimhaileypotter 53
Just to be safe, I definitely would keep them till 12 weeks as well. It may not be needed, but it would probably be beneficial. Also,
Hiimhaileypotter 53
Sorry, ran out of time to edit. Also, in response to #8, I have a friend whose cat had her 5th litter in 2 years or something ridiculous like that (they "can't afford" to spay her, in which case I think the cat should be given to someone who can care for her). Well, they took the litter of kittens and dropped them off in the park. In a box. Horrible people. At least take the defenseless kittens to the SPCA!
FlowerMama 20
58 - I had an ex-boyfriend who repeatedly let his cat get pregnant. At one point, the cat AND one of its kittens from a previous litter were both pregnant. It was ridiculous. I asked him how he could do that to his poor cats, and he said they "wouldn't go into heat if they weren't meant to get pregnant every time". I shot back that human women "go into heat" (have their cycles) around 12 times a year, on average; did that mean we're all supposed to get pregnant every time we ovulate (or, at least, every ovulation directly after a pregnancy)? He claimed it wasn't the same and refused to discuss the subject any further. He wouldn't listen when I told him it wears out the mama's body to be pregnant so often, and that the mom's life can be drastically shortened and made a lot harder, health-wise. He was a complete idiot.
staroftexas9 3
Buy one, get 5 free!
neonstarr 15
Keep them. They're the making of a army.. Very cute army.
Nobinx 15
yeah :) but let them all be castrated!