This is about the cat in the thread, 'fearful mother-to-be'.

I'm beginning to wonder if the cat really is pregnant.  She
has been in a bedroom for 8 days now, and I still haven't
seen her walking around; so I can't see whether her belly
pokes out like a pregnant cat's or not.  The 'owners'
assured me that she looked the way she did shortly before
having her first litter, and I've been taking their word
for it.

The reason I haven't seen the cat walking around is because
she is afraid of me, and always is either settled in the place
in the closet prepared for her, or settled in a window, or
settled under the bed.  Always upright, never lying down,
though settled down on all four legs, not sitting up.  She eats
and uses the litter box when I'm not in the room, and always
goes back to the closet or under the bed if she hears me opening
the door, which can't be done soundlessly.

When looking at her under the bed, she often is facing me, but
doesn't seem to be spread out on either side as I would expect
a pregnant cat to be.  Also, looking down at her from about a
45 degree angle in the closewt, she doesn't appear spread out from
side to side.  But I don't know what to make of this.  She always
is upright, not standing up, but not lying on one side either.
If I saw her lying on one side, I would expect to see her belly
really expanded, and then probably could tell if she is pregnant.

Is there a good web site with a lot of pregnant cat pictures?
This cat is rather small, by the way, not a big mama.

-cr