Are enlarged nipples a sign my cat is pregnant?
Enlarged nipples and cleared fur can appear before a cat becomes noticeably larger, making it difficult to confirm a pregnancy purely by sight. This ambiguity causes confusion when owners face conflicting information about the cat's spay status from previous owners, microchip details, or friends. Because cats often resist close physical examination, owners are forced to guess until they can get a veterinarian's confirmation.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Taking the cat to a vet
- 2waiting to take the cat to the vet after the weekend
- 3asking friends and online communities for advice
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“This was the best picture I could get because she wasn't having it, but her nipples have gotten larger and the fur around them has cleared a bit over the past few days. She isn't noticeably larger or anything, so I was just curious if this is a sign of pregnancy or something else.”source ↗