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When is it ok to fix a pregnant Queen?
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We got left this nice little outdoor black and white by a tenant in our basement that disappeared. She was quite pregnant it would seem as she had kittens shortly after. This was in April of this year. She hadn't even finished weaning that batch and was obviously pregnant again. Well she is still milking the last 2 of a 5 batch and is very obviously knocked up again! Man oh man.... Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? I mean, I don't mind the kittens, they are neat and we always have folks that want them because the mother is such a sweetheart, but enough is enough.... She is bringing 3 or 4 mice in a day for the kittens to play with and they lose some of them. Came out this morning with 2 mice sitting on my recliner chair. Quite alive and fast to scoot too. Thanks for your opinions, Mike |
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Mike Romain composed with style: Ok.... We got left this nice little outdoor black and white by a tenant in our basement that disappeared. She was quite pregnant it would seem as she had kittens shortly after. This was in April of this year. She hadn't even finished weaning that batch and was obviously pregnant again. Well she is still milking the last 2 of a 5 batch and is very obviously knocked up again! Man oh man.... Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? I mean, I don't mind the kittens, they are neat and we always have folks that want them because the mother is such a sweetheart, but enough is enough.... She is bringing 3 or 4 mice in a day for the kittens to play with and they lose some of them. Came out this morning with 2 mice sitting on my recliner chair. Quite alive and fast to scoot too. Thanks for your opinions, Mike |
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Mike Romain composed with style: Ok.... We got left this nice little outdoor black and white by a tenant in our basement that disappeared. She was quite pregnant it would seem as she had kittens shortly after. This was in April of this year. She hadn't even finished weaning that batch and was obviously pregnant again. Well she is still milking the last 2 of a 5 batch and is very obviously knocked up again! Man oh man.... Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? I mean, I don't mind the kittens, they are neat and we always have folks that want them because the mother is such a sweetheart, but enough is enough.... She is bringing 3 or 4 mice in a day for the kittens to play with and they lose some of them. Came out this morning with 2 mice sitting on my recliner chair. Quite alive and fast to scoot too. Thanks for your opinions, Mike |
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Mike Romain composed with style: Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? To a lot of people this is a very moral question, and hard to answer. So the last litter was born in April and they are still nursing? If I read that right, then they don't need to be still nursing on mom and if you feel ok about it, she can be spayed now. Some vets will do this, some others won't. Check with a rescue group if you have one locally for a recommendation for one that will. I personally feel this is the best option since you may never get her in between litters and not pregnant. |
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Mike Romain composed with style: Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? To a lot of people this is a very moral question, and hard to answer. So the last litter was born in April and they are still nursing? If I read that right, then they don't need to be still nursing on mom and if you feel ok about it, she can be spayed now. Some vets will do this, some others won't. Check with a rescue group if you have one locally for a recommendation for one that will. I personally feel this is the best option since you may never get her in between litters and not pregnant. |
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Cheryl wrote:
In , Mike Romain composed with style: Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? To a lot of people this is a very moral question, and hard to answer. So the last litter was born in April and they are still nursing? If I read that right, then they don't need to be still nursing on mom and if you feel ok about it, she can be spayed now. Some vets will do this, some others won't. Check with a rescue group if you have one locally for a recommendation for one that will. I personally feel this is the best option since you may never get her in between litters and not pregnant. I didn't state that clear, sorry. This is her second litter since April and these ones are more than ready to go, I am holding onto one for a friend that needs to move first and the last one doesn't have a 'good' taker just yet. Interest from some young folks, but in my opinion they aren't stable enough or know enough of what they are getting into to own a cat. One person who was living stable wanted to cut the kittens toes off! Shudder, she didn't get one.... In my opinion, if you can't train your animal, then you shouldn't own one, but that is a different thread.... The first 3 of this batch got taken as soon as they hit solid food. The people (families) didn't want to wait any longer. I personally didn't/don't think spaying is a good thing while nursing or pregnant, but don't know what is safe to do. And yup, it sure doesn't seem like I can catch her in-between..... I tried to lock her down in the house when the first litter was still very young and she was acting like she was in heat, but she went nuts on us and would bolt out the door and refuse to come back in when her kittens needed milk, so we gave up. The kitten's health was more important. Mike |
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Cheryl wrote:
In , Mike Romain composed with style: Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? To a lot of people this is a very moral question, and hard to answer. So the last litter was born in April and they are still nursing? If I read that right, then they don't need to be still nursing on mom and if you feel ok about it, she can be spayed now. Some vets will do this, some others won't. Check with a rescue group if you have one locally for a recommendation for one that will. I personally feel this is the best option since you may never get her in between litters and not pregnant. I didn't state that clear, sorry. This is her second litter since April and these ones are more than ready to go, I am holding onto one for a friend that needs to move first and the last one doesn't have a 'good' taker just yet. Interest from some young folks, but in my opinion they aren't stable enough or know enough of what they are getting into to own a cat. One person who was living stable wanted to cut the kittens toes off! Shudder, she didn't get one.... In my opinion, if you can't train your animal, then you shouldn't own one, but that is a different thread.... The first 3 of this batch got taken as soon as they hit solid food. The people (families) didn't want to wait any longer. I personally didn't/don't think spaying is a good thing while nursing or pregnant, but don't know what is safe to do. And yup, it sure doesn't seem like I can catch her in-between..... I tried to lock her down in the house when the first litter was still very young and she was acting like she was in heat, but she went nuts on us and would bolt out the door and refuse to come back in when her kittens needed milk, so we gave up. The kitten's health was more important. Mike |
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wrote on 10/9/03 8:26 PM: Cheryl wrote: In , Mike Romain composed with style: Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? To a lot of people this is a very moral question, and hard to answer. So the last litter was born in April and they are still nursing? If I read that right, then they don't need to be still nursing on mom and if you feel ok about it, she can be spayed now. Some vets will do this, some others won't. Check with a rescue group if you have one locally for a recommendation for one that will. I personally feel this is the best option since you may never get her in between litters and not pregnant. I didn't state that clear, sorry. This is her second litter since April and these ones are more than ready to go, I am holding onto one for a friend that needs to move first and the last one doesn't have a 'good' taker just yet. Interest from some young folks, but in my opinion they aren't stable enough or know enough of what they are getting into to own a cat. One person who was living stable wanted to cut the kittens toes off! Shudder, she didn't get one.... In my opinion, if you can't train your animal, then you shouldn't own one, but that is a different thread.... The first 3 of this batch got taken as soon as they hit solid food. The people (families) didn't want to wait any longer. I personally didn't/don't think spaying is a good thing while nursing or pregnant, but don't know what is safe to do. And yup, it sure doesn't seem like I can catch her in-between..... I tried to lock her down in the house when the first litter was still very young and she was acting like she was in heat, but she went nuts on us and would bolt out the door and refuse to come back in when her kittens needed milk, so we gave up. The kitten's health was more important. Mike We had a cat spayed while still having milk and it went fine. Karen |
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Mike Romain wrote in message ...
Ok.... We got left this nice little outdoor black and white by a tenant in our basement that disappeared. She was quite pregnant it would seem as she had kittens shortly after. This was in April of this year. She hadn't even finished weaning that batch and was obviously pregnant again. Well she is still milking the last 2 of a 5 batch and is very obviously knocked up again! Man oh man.... Is it ok to have her fixed when she is still milking or when she is pregnant? Let her wean the kittens before doing the surgery. They can be weaned at 8 weeks. She can be spayed right up until delivery (the kittens are usualy euthanized), but IMO, if she is a few weeks from delivery, let her have the babies and then wean them, before spaying her. -L. |
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