Hi Gina
I am going out on a limb with this answer, but generally a cat will not go
into heat at this time of year bc the kittens would be born in the winter.
I have safely waited until January no later than early February to spay
kittens that were born the previous spring. They did not go into heat
before the spaying. If you are concerned though I would schedule her
appointment at your earliest convenience.
Hope this helps...sally
At 11:10 AM 11/9/2006 -0800, you wrote:
I just read the article! Now I am concerned that I waited too long to
have her spayed. She will be 7 months on November 25th and I assume she
could go into heat at any time :(
Gina
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OMG I have to DISAGREE..... read this months cat fancy spay before the
first heat reduces the risk of some cancers by 91 % !!!!!!!!!!!! Some
studies also show the heat is more stressful than the spay....
Inderstand if you lose one its harder but I am over 1000 now and only lost
one in all this time
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Subject: RE: Pippin tested negative on her IFA test --- plus questions
aboutSpaying ... Hideyo
I would wait at least 9 or 10 months of after --- even to a year
ideally â again I am very conservatives when coming to these things, so
others may think I worry too much. But losing my suzi to spaying surgery,
and knowing the fact that spaying/neutering could trigger certain
underlying illness, I wanted to make sure that their immune system are as
matured as it can be..
There is really nothing so bad to their body if they go on heat once â
it will last a couple of weeks, but then it does not do any damage to
their body.. the stress they go through heat cycle is much much less than
stress go through form the surgery..
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I would personally recommend that you wait to spay her for a little longer
â I donât know how long she is.. but unless itâs absolutely critical
she does (i.e. she is pregnant already), I really need to ask you to wait
for a several different reasons.. especially, now she is tested negative
for the test. â and if you still go ahead and do it, please let me
know, I have some tips to give it to you so the stress is reduced..
Pippin tested negative on her IFA test for FeLV and FIV. We waited 22
weeks between the first test (ELISA) test and the IFA. The vet says she
feels confident in the results for several reasons: because Pippin was 7
weeks old when she had her first test and she was a faint positive on the
ELISA at that time, and because we waited for 5 months to retest her. I
asked if there was a chance it had gone to the bone marrow and she felt
that it was very unlikely. Should we be celebrating?! :)
At any rate, the next step is for Pippin to be spayed. She will be
getting the pre-lab work done, fluids during the spay and pain
medication. Is there anything else I should ask for? I recall something
about a certain anesthetic that is preferable. What is the name of it?
After the spay what can I do to make her more comfortable? She tends to
be hyper-active (as kittens are! lol) so I was thinking of having her stay
in our room for the first day or so, so she won't run around the house in
her usual 120 mph fashion. Or would it be better for her to stay in her
crate?
Any suggestions would be appreciated :)
Thank you!
Gina
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