Thank you Dede. I'm gonna do just that, talk to the vet about everything. Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "dede hicken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:13 PM Subject: Re: spaying
> Lynne, I can undrstand your feelings, especially with what you have gone through. Kelley is right about all she says. > > I just finished working at a spay/neuter clinic today...35 cats done successfully. If you use a really safe anesthesia, and the cat is monitored. You should really be OK. Most of the cats we did today had had litters before. > > Really, talk to your vet about EVERYTHING they will do, and your concerns It should make you feel better. > > Best you you all, > Dede > > > > "When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God" > Mosiah 2:17 > > > --- On Sun, 6/22/08, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: spaying > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 6:19 PM > > Hi Lynne, > > > > I would check the contract you have with the agency from > > which you adopted > > her. It is likely the adoption is conditional on you > > getting her spayed - > > this is why we do not adopt out unspayed animals btw. > > > > Unless there is some severe underlying health issue, which > > the vet should > > have advised you of, it is always healthier for the cat to > > be altered. It > > reduces or eliminates the chances of certain types of > > cancer, it eliminates > > the chance of unplanned pregnancies, etc. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Lynne > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Here I go again, waffling about neutering my cat. I > > need some honest > > > advice here. Don't just tell me what I want to > > hear but what I must hear. > > > > > > I haven't owned too many cats in my life, 3 to be > > exact because they all > > > lived very long lives. Then came BooBoo and all the > > tragedy associated with > > > Feline leukemia, FIP etc. I still say I shouldn't > > have neutered him (age 5) > > > and that stress contributed to his very quick demise. > > My other cats have > > > always been neutered before we got them (from the > > humane society.) Now we > > > have Snowy, the 3 and a half year old rescued cat who > > was very ill with > > > feline herpes virus. It caused some scarring in one > > eye and apparently it > > > took 2 months in a foster home to get her eyes and > > respiratory tract > > > infection treated. She is seemingly very healthy, the > > vet says she has a > > > strong heart. What I did learn about her though was > > that she did have a > > > litter of kittens at one point and they all died. I > > have read that it can > > > be complicated to spay a cat that has had a litter and > > that is why it is > > > best to do it at a young age. I have her scheduled to > > go in this Tuesday > > > and I'm petrified. I would absolutely die if > > something were to happen to > > > her. I worry about the stress and her history of > > Herpes virus. She's such > > > a happy and loving little girl but becomes very > > aggitated over having her > > > eyes cleaned daily and being brushed, necessary things > > for a persian. When > > > we got her about two weeks later we discovered she had > > a very horrible > > > ingrown nail and took her to the emergency vet to have > > it surgically > > > removed. It was a horrible sight. She had to be put > > under she was so > > > hysterical. The vet even told us we had a bad kitty > > because I guess she put > > > a job on him. From what I can tell she has not gone > > into heat during the > > > time we've owned her which is around 4 months now. > > She's an indoor cat but > > > is allowed to go outside with us and Lenny for fresh > > air and nature. > > > Neither cat is ever let outside without at least one > > of us in the yard with > > > them and both stay very close. It is impossible for > > either one go get out > > > of the back yard, but yes, it is possible for an agile > > male to find his way > > > in. Like I mentioned, they both are supervised > > diligently and only let out > > > for a short time. 90% of the time they are inside or > > in the screened > > > patio. > > > > > > I know ultimately this is my decision but I would > > truly appreciate any > > > thoughts you wonderful people might have on the > > subject. > > > > > > Many thanks > > > Lynne > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 > > > > Check out our Memsaic! > > http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 > > > > http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* > > > > Please help with some of our kitties medical needs! > > > > http://rescuties.chipin.com/kitties-medical-expenses > > > > "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers > > and say "take them first > > as long as you leave me > > alone"._______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
