Oh, you have no idea…
I believe that Frederik Pohl’s Heechee series had the same scenario as a standard practice. There was a scene set in a field full of cows gestating human fetuses.
Some people on here are very fond of cats, but wow…
I have heard some cutesy types refer to pets as “furbabies”. This would make that an accurate statement instead of just cutesyness…
Don’t get me wrong, I like cats too. Your comment reminds me of the poster (can’t remember which one) who throws a birthday party for their cats every year and is afraid that would be too weird for potential dates. This would provide a great justification for the birthday parties. Hard to say if it would cause other problems (“And these are by babies… no, really!”)
Three words. Pan. Fried. Semen.
“And as a bonus, with a full litter we had enough placenta stew for everyone!”
Ewww.
Anyway, I imagine giving birth to kittens would be far easier than a human baby. They are just so small!
Arguably cuter, too 
Seen it, read it. Didn’t try it myself, but man was I tempted…
But questions like that are considered “natural” 'round these parts. But to implant feline embryos inside yourself & carry 'em to term…that came right from left field!!! :eek:
Out of curiosity: could we expect to be able to implant domesticated cat embryos into the uteruses of big cats such as lions or tigers? Or would you have to go with a species that is closer genetically, like Felis silvestris (regular ol’ wildcat) ?
That is where my mind went too-
‘BRB!’
It’s difficult to domesticate embryos. They’re notoriously unresponsive to commands.
Personally, I find this thread stranger than pan fried semen.
So if cows gestated human babies, would that please right-to-life advocates, because the rights of the fetus would clearly take precedence over the cow’s right to control her own body? I could also picture a scenario in which the biological mother has taken off, leaving the father and the cow, and the father now having complete control over whether to bring the fetus to term or have an abortion done.
Once a cow had carried your child to term, would you keep it as a pet, or would you grill it up for dinner? Maybe save some of it in the freezer for your baby when her teeth come in?
Hm, the cow could do the breastfeeding too, I guess.
No, but you might find the story of Mary Toft interesting.
Thankfully, there’s no chance she’s giving birth to that either.
(unless she has “K19” tattooed on her hoo-ha…)
Next to the placenta.
Oh yes. I tell people if you ever want proof that birds came from dinosaurs, take a look at a baby bird. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, that is a unique kind of ugly till they fledge out!
If it’s just record numbers your after then think about egg laying animals instead of mammals. All you’d have to do is incubate the eggs. You could probably manage a few thousand baby spiders.