Re: [Felvtalk] pregnant positive cat

2015-01-16 Thread Margo
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Re: [Felvtalk] pregnant positive cat

2015-01-16 Thread Marsha
I am getting more confused. A standard spay of a female cat involves removal of both ovaries and both uterine horns. The uterus is not left behind, so there would be no D C as is done with humans after a miscarriage. The ovaries, uterus, AND kittens inside it would come out during a spay,

Re: [Felvtalk] pregnant positive cat

2015-01-16 Thread Katherine K.
That's a tough issue and I can see both sides. The kittens would take a lot of her nutrients during nursing, but I don't know how much that would compromise her immune system. The idea of eliminating a pregnancy during spay appeals to no one, but raising a litter of positive kittens has it's own