Cat Neutering, Is all this really necessary??

Podge52

My cat is a house cat and has zero chance of getting pregnant, because of this I wasn't going to have her spayed. However after her coming into season I realised it's something I must do for her comfort and my sanity.

After her first season I phoned my local vet to ask when I could have her done and was told that she had to be out of season for two months.

That's fair enough but she has come into season again another three times all within a couple of months period. Can I expect her seasons to settle to a pattern whereby I will get a two month clear period?

debsue

Just had my cats done, male and female, £100 for them both. No fancy blood tests, no lasering and no special food. they came home and behaved like nothing had happened, still the mental pair they always were.

BitterAndTwisted

Podge52 wrote: »

My cat is a house cat and has zero chance of getting pregnant, because of this I wasn't going to have her spayed. However after her coming into season I realised it's something I must do for her comfort and my sanity.

After her first season I phoned my local vet to ask when I could have her done and was told that she had to be out of season for two months.

That's fair enough but she has come into season again another three times all within a couple of months period. Can I expect her seasons to settle to a pattern whereby I will get a two month clear period?

It's my understanding that a female cat who is not "served" by a male will continually come into season, over and over again. Even when the female is securely locked up indoors you still have the possibility of tom-cats visiting and spraying outside your property, and very likely fighting between themselves all the while.

I would question the necessity (or even the possibility) of your cat being season-free for two months. A female cat can be spayed even when she's carrying kittens (although that's definitely not to be desired), so I'd go back to the vets and have them clarify what they mean as I suspect there may have been a misunderstanding along the way.

The sooner your little cat is spayed, the better. She must be stressed and utterly miserable continually coming into season. Never mind the stress of you having to listen to her constant yowling and trying to get out



EDIT: I've just used Google and have found a site which recommends a female cat is not spayed until two WEEKS after being in season.

Podge52

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

It's my understanding that a female cat who is not "served" by a male will continually come into season, over and over again. Even when the female is securely locked up indoors you still have the possibility of tom-cats visiting and spraying outside your property, and very likely fighting between themselves all the while.

I would question the necessity (or even the possibility) of your cat being season-free for two months. A female cat can be spayed even when she's carrying kittens (although that's definitely not to be desired), so I'd go back to the vets and have them clarify what they mean as I suspect there may have been a misunderstanding along the way.

The sooner your little cat is spayed, the better. She must be stressed and utterly miserable continually coming into season. Never mind the stress of you having to listen to her constant yowling and trying to get out

I actually live on the ninth floor of a high rise so the toms at the door isn't an issue, but the poor mite is suffering. I will visit the vet in person rather than speaking to a receptionist over the phone.

Thanks for the info.

teddysmum

Post-op Metacam isn't expensive, even for a dog.


Why not ring a few vets for a quotation ? They vary a lot.

loobylou2

Tango and I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has commented. Its been really interesting to hear what other people think about this. I have contacted several other local vets and cancelled his existing appointment. I've also rebooked him in at a different vets for his operation!!!!!

duchy

The sad thing is that some people fall for all this overcharging as they feel if they don't have all these extras they aren't doing their best for their pet.

sinar

I had my boy kitten neutered a few months ago. It was not suggested that he should have blood tests, special food, painkillers, collar or any extra treatment.

He was back to normal a few hours after coming home (he was little bit dopey to start off with)

It cost about £80 including microchipping, which I thought was reasonable.

Mrs_Soup

Our vet usually supplies one tin of bland food for the first post op meal. I would definitely get the pain relief but did not have the extra special l tests on either of my cats before they were neutered. At that stage they are generally young and healthy. Based on what otehrs have said I might pass on the metacam at first if the op was done early in the week so I would have access to get some later if the cat seemed to be in pain after a day or so.

jaylee3

I would go to a local vet rather than a chain every time. They're like the mainstream garages that are named after certain cars makes; they ALWAYS add stuff on to make you pay more.

We went to a certain vet chain for about 5 years with our pets, and thought the vet fees for yearly innoculations and flea drops etc were standard. When we registered them at a small, local vet (on the advice of someone we knew,) we paid virtually half.

It does sound a bit much what they're proposing.