I think Tonya meant to say that spaying decreases the risk of cancer. I'm
about to have my 2 FeLV+ females spayed per the vets recommendation. One has
already gone into heat. Her appetite was affected and she seemed pretty
stressed out. There is a risk to any surgery. You just have to make the best
decision you can with your vet's help.
Sharyl Sissy and Rocket
catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I would spay. I think your vet would tell you if there were any problem
and would persuade you not to spay. Spaying dramatically increases your cat's
risk of cancer. The stress of going into heat is also bad for a positive cat.
I have had both my positive cats spayed.
tonya
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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