I've only heard that especially for males, if they're too young and not sexually mature, there could be urinary problems in the future....for females, it seems OK to do it early. Right now, I have one female and 2 males of about 6-7 months of age. they're not large - absolutely no sign of anything sexual going on. But I will spay the female first. They are waiting to find homes.....
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kim Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 2:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males I usually wait until they are 6 months old also. However, I currently have a litter of 1 female and 2 males and I was wanting to get it done before they became sexually mature. I have them scheduled for the middle of January and they will be only 4 1/2 months old. What are the future health problems for early spays and neuters. I haven't heard about this before. Perhaps I need to reschedule for a later date? "...Saving just one pet won't change the world....but surely the world will change for that one pet..." The top ten reasons to spay and neuter your dog or cat were killed in a shelter today. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Natalie Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 1:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males I personally do NOT neuter/spay until much later and have never had a sprayer.....my vet doesn't like doing it that early, and believes that neutering males so early has some possible future risks that are not yet known. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 12:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males We do ours at 6 months; our vet will not do them before that, and from what I've read about the bad possible side effects of early s/n in dogs I can't blame him. On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Edna Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > My vet prefers for them to weigh 3-4 pounds before surgery (usually 16 > weeks) > > > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:33:58 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males > > > > Many of the vets I use with rescues want the kitten to weigh 2 pounds, > age > > doesn't matter. > > > > --Katy > > > > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Peggy Verdonck < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Just a quick question. At what age do you guys have your male kittens > > > neutered. I have a 10 to 12 week old kitten (not sure exactly, found > him at > > > a gas station). > > > We have to have him tested for Felv/Fiv and I was thinking to have him > > > neutered at the same time because it would save us a lot of money. > > > He is a strong and healthy guy and both his testicals are showing > already. > > > > > > Thanks for any replies, > > > > > > Peggy > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties stores and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Buy or renew magazines and help our kitties! http://www.magfundraising.com/rescuties Please help Trooper! http://rescuties.chipin.com/trooper "And it is the most divisive incivility to tell true animal lovers they can't complain about it, that they can't fight for the animals, that they should sit down and shut up and allow the killing to continue." - Nathan Winograd _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
