RE: Should I spay Ginger?

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

Good for you!  I do believe in the spiritual connection that you have with your kitty - the day of the surgery for Suzi, I put her in a carrier, and somehow, she managed to open the door of a carrier and got out --- and I should have know that it was a sign for her to let me know that she is not supposed to go that day.. and instead, I forced her back in the carrier and took her to the vet,, and she died… I so regret that I did not trust a sign that Suzi was giving to me..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Loesch Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:24 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Should I spay Ginger?   I would, too.  And that is advice that I am going to follow.  Partly because I've had her since she was four months old and she's come to work with me almost since the beginning and I've only had that feeling lately. Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Susan, Listen to your intuition. Going into heat can be stressful too, anyone that has had a female in heat in the house can tell you that, but it's not as stressful as surgery. As long as you are very careful that she has no avenue of escape, why not wait until that "feeling" goes away? For you and Hideyo both, if you have any reason, (feelings count!), to not spay and then something happens when you do, you'd torture yourselves afterward. At least I know I would. Susan Loesch wrote: > Julie - you said you waited until they were close to a year -- did you > wait as long as you could - until they first came in heat and then > spay? I hadn't really thought about this til today -- I've always > spayed and neutered negatives and positives, both feleuk and FIV and > not given it a thought - nor had any problems. But I have here at > work with me today Daisy, one of my "library cats" that I bring to > school (work) at AR School for the Blind. She is actually a foster > kitty but has become not only one of my extra special kids but also a > favorite of my kids at school. She is about 9 months old - no sign of > going into heat. And as she has gotten older she has been full of > energy - but I just have a gut feeling that she isn't going to be one > of the super-healthy, long-lived feleuk babies. She has lost some > weight recently - I don't have anything else to go by - just a feeling. > > So for the first time ever I am wondering about spaying - and I don't > believe in unaltered animals at all! So I am watching everyone's > answers here very closely.