She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) and the vet
said she seems very healthy. The vet said that cats that are not spayed have
more problems with cancer. She has been in heat twice now and it does seem to
stress her out some and she eats less during that time
Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kathy, personally, unless she has had
bloodwork showing she is the healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not
do it. I was told that the stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than
the stress of undergoing neutering but if I had to do it again, I would never
have had my positive male neutered. Although he was pretty far advanced
leukemia wise, I truly believe his neutering caused him many additional
problems that hastened his death. As we know, spaying is a much bigger
procedure than neutering. If she is going to be an indoor cat only and you are
willing to go through heats I would not do it. Just my take on things. I now
have a 3 year old female who has Feline Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment,
and I've only had her for a week. I am not even going to think about spaying
for at least a month. I want her to be in excellent health, stress free etc
before I'll even consider it.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Dillard
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: re spaying my kitten
My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested positive for
feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My vet has
recommended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and cons. I feel
very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want to do the
right thing for Foxy.
kathy
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