Now THERE'S a scary thought! (Shudder!)
Cherry is getting worse in her attacks on Mia. I had to separate them today even when
I was at home. I guess I better call the vet and have her checked over in case it's
something organic. Otherwise, I'll have to look for a new home for her. I have
suspected all along she'd be happier as an only cat. There just aren't many places
like that, most folks who want a cat have one already. (sigh)
jean
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> My cat Pooka was spayed at 6 months prior to her first heat. A year
> afterwards she started exhibiting behavior that was consistent with being
> in heat. I couldn't figure out what was going on. I thought at first
> maybe she was just lonely, so I got another cat, Bandit. That really
> didn't resolve the problem, but I am sure she was happier having a
> companion anyway. . Finally in desperation, particularly after Bandit
> became sexually mature (he was male) and she really started carrying on; I
> took her to the vet . He suggested doing exploratory surgery to see if a
> little residual ovarian tissue was left from the first spay, that was
> producing hormones triggering the behavior.
> Low and behold, He found a second intact set of ovarian horns and uterus.
> He said that it was not unheard of that cats had duplicate sets of
> reproductive organs. I still have them in a little jar of formalin on my
> shelf (remember I work in a Pathology lab.... <<grin>>) Neither of us
> could figure out how the first vet missed them, but it stopped the behavior
> and luckily, before I became Yia Yia to a litter of kittens!!
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> We see this same phenomenon in women with dual cervices and uteri in our
> practice.
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> Robin L. Davis, SCT (ASCP)
> Supervisor Cytology Laboratory
> UC Davis Med Center Dept of Pathology
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> > The vet who first examined her believed he could see a spay scar, but
> wasn't sure...said the !
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> Could you take her to local vets to see if they remember her?
> It sounds like a desire to mate to me.
> How old did she look when you first got her?
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> > best option was to wait and see if she went into heat. She's not showing
> any other heat-type behaviors, just the desire to go out.
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> > I really need to figure out what to do. I'd like to keep her, but I
> can't let her beat up the kitten who is already getting very skittish from
> being attacked so often.
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> > Any thoughts?
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> > thanks,
> > jean
> > Jean Wells Rock Hill, SC
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