How to tell if my female cat mated? What are signs of pregnancy?

Cats are induced ovulators, which means mating with a male causes her ovaries to release eggs. So there is a possibility Manu could be pregnant. If you want to mate her, you can try to continue to introduce her to the Persian male, and I would bring her into the vet 45 days after that first time outside for x-rays to confirm if she's pregnant or not. I hope this helps.

Lovely would only mate with the male cat if she was in heat, so if they mated, then yes she was in heat. Since they mated, it is highly likely she is pregnant not, and it should be fine to return the male cat to your neighbor.

Yes it is normal, not all cats roll after mating. the earliest you would be able to know if she is pregnant or not is around 4-5 weeks after mating, with the aid of an ultrasound at your local vet office.

That could be diagnosed at around 25th day of pregnancy by quite expert ultrasonographers, or possibly later (36-40th day) with abdominal radiographs or manual palpation. Unfortunately only the ultrasound can give you information about the vitality of the kittens. There are hormonal tests available as well, but not everywhere and cost could be higher. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Gorge is a very handsome boy! As I'm sure you've noticed, females display typical behaviors when they are in heat. These behaviors include being more physically affectionate, being more vocal, and lifting up on her back legs and moving her tail to one side when you rub her back by her tail. When you see those signs, put Gorge and her into a room together. She will allow him to mate with her if she is truly in heat. Please keep in mind, however, that mating her will not stop her from showing mating behaviors. Those will only pass if the mating results in a pregnancy, and even after she has kittens, she will go into heat again showing the same behaviors. The only way to truly stop her from having these behaviors is to have her spayed.

With female cats it's very difficult, the best way would just be to wait and see if she shows signs of being in heat, which happens quite often in intact female cats, if she doesn't in the next 6 months or so, then she is most likely spayed.

Her abdomen does look distended at this point nor do I think her mammary glands look greatly developed. Unfortunately, it's still hard to say at this point if you would see signs of pregnancy yet. Here is a link and what to look for in the next few weeks: https://www.petcoach.co/article/pregnancy-diagnosis-caring-for-a-pregnant-cat/ I hope this helps.