I have two cats who are ages 4 and 3 (almost 5 and 4 though! They grow up so fast) and I rescued them around two years ago from living with their previous owner in a car and outdoors.

Without giving too many unnecessary details, basically, a month ago I took my older cat to the vet and the vet suggested that it was likely this cat had birthed kittens at some point because she has developed nipples and had a herniated bladder when I adopted her.

So, the question just hit me… is it possible she is the mother of my younger cat? They’re only a year apart, sure, but is it possible? They’re both longhair, the older one is a calico and the younger is a brown tabby. They’ve always had the type of relationship where the older cat takes care of the younger one, I just assumed it was an older sister/younger sister kind of dynamic, but now I’m wondering…

Anyway, what do yall think? Is DNA testing a thing for cats? Can I determine if they are mother and daughter? Including a pic of them here as well.