Kitten maybe pregnant??

Kimberley

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

Why did the RSPCA not neuter the kitten?



http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RSPCA/RSPCARedirect&pg=CatsPetCare

I would be tempted to find a vet that will spey her, to be honest. Many rescues spey kittens far younger than this, and as this states, there is no reason to wait till she comes into heat:
http://www.petvet.net.nz/Pet_Care/Speying%20my%20Cat.pdf

Most vets do, my Bengals were both neutured at 16 weeks of age.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

From the RSPCA website - ''We have 561animal centres across England and Wales and hundreds
of local RSPCAbranches which also rehome animals, so you should
find somewhere close to home.
What’s more, the price you pay to adopt a pet from the RSPCA
will include the cost of microchipping, neutering (when necessary),
and vaccinations2, which together can cost up to £150. You will
also be entitled to reduced-rate RSPCApet insurance3.
Our professionally trained staff work hard to rehabilitate the
animals in our care. And before they can be adopted, each animal
has... ''

So does this '...Once they had passed their home visit – to make sure that Lilia would have access to a
garden and wouldn’t be left alone at home for long stretches of the day – Chloe and Jeremy
became the proud new owners of Lilia (meaning blue in Russian)...'

Try not to be so defensive. You seem to be contradicting everything anyone else has read or experienced, so there are going to be awkward questions.

shimmershelly

My boy was done at 5 months exactly and my girl a week before she hit 5 months, my vets is Companion Care. She had no problems whatsoever being speyed that young and the vets were all for it, and now I have peace of mind my different sex kittens won't make babies.

foreign_correspondent

MrsTine wrote: »

Until you get one or both done then KEEP THEM SEPERATE! It's NOT cruel! You're not doing this for the rest of their lives after all - just as a means to an end for now. It will certainly be less harmful to your female cat than a pregnancy this young... A bit of loneliness for a matter of weeks vs serious health issues or worst case death...
This isn't having a go, this is trying to make you realise that sometimes you have to do something short term for the sake of your pets no matter how "mean" it makes you feel at the time...

I totally agree with this - seperating the cats is far less cruel than putting the female kitten through a pregnancy... if you choose to have two cats of opposite sexes, unneutered, in the house at the same time, whilst you are out at work, then I am afraid you have to take responsibility for this fact and act accordingly, which means seperiating them till the lad is done and for some time afterwards.

Otherwise, although the vet does not think she is pregnant now, she may well be in the near future. Please do not feel 'got at' - this is about the best for your cats, which I am sure is what you want too! It is better for the cats to be kept seperate rather than risk the complications associated with pregnancy in an immature animal.