Suninfrance Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Got two kitties (one male, one female) coming up to 4 months old. Is this too young to get them neutered/spayed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Don’t know (sorry). However, with dogs different vets have different preferences so I wouldimagine that it is probably best to ask your vet (who may give different advicefrom another vet – though they will probably both be correct).Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agenais Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 It would be ok for the boy, but I was told by our vets that the female needs to have one season before being spayed, that was some years back. Most breeders recommended that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Might be OK for dogs to have one season but if you let a cat 'come into season' you really do risk a litter of kittens esp if the boy hasn't been done ( I don't think cats know about incest ! )I would contact your vet asap and ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted January 2, 2006 Author Share Posted January 2, 2006 Thanks all.Will chat to the local vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayB Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 [quote user="Suninfrance"]Got two kitties (one male, one female) comingup to 4 months old. Is this too young to get themneutered/spayed?[/quote]We have 3 cats here on the farm. Well, 4 if you count my wife (She's the 'COOL' one). All 4 have been spayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Good for you Ray! Bonjour à la grande minette...Jan, yes check with your vet, but 6 months seems to be a minimum age. Also it's a good opportunity to get them tattooed while they are asleep. I still prefer the tattoo to the microchip as it can be seen, except of course for crossing the borders.Years ago we found a home for a white cat in a ground floor flat in Chartres. We asked the people to be very careful at the beginning until the cat knew this was his home. Sure enough, after a couple of days, he disappeared out of a window. Six months later a lady who was feeding stray cats in Chartres had a white cat join the group. One day she noticed there was a tattoo in the ear and that is how we finally found the poor thing. If he had only had a microchip, we would probably never have got him back as he would have just been considered as another stray. The tattoo showed up well on a white cat and it is a good idea to ask the vet to do a "grand tatouage" as cat breeders, who do not want the beauty of their cats to be spoilt, ask for the tatouage to be as discreet as possible. Hence, many vets have got used to doing tiny little tatouages right down in the ear. We have several which it is impossible to read, just a tiny sort of smudge. If a cat has a chance of being retrieved when lost its better to have a big showy tatouage.Happy New Year Jan with your little family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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