Answer: Clearly, it is important to avoid putting pressure on the developing fetuses in the abdomen and yet to provide adequate support for the near end, which is heavier then usual. Certainly, the cat should not be lifted with a hand beneath its abdomen. The some method as illustrate for a normal cat would be satisfactory.
Some breeders prefer to carry pregnant females with their body in a more vertical plane; one hand handling the front legs up and the other supporting the weight of the hind quarters, so that the cat is in a ‘sitting up’ position.
