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Spaying Your Female
                     
General Information
“Spaying”
refers to removing the uterus and ovaries from a female cat. It is best
done between six and eight months of age (before their first heat). The risk of
surgery is minimal in young and healthy cats. It is
abdominal surgery so the risk does increase in elderly or sick animals. Length of
stay in hospital is generally overnight to two days. All this
depends on your vet.
Favorable Effects of Spaying
1.
Not as
likely to wander off when in heat, thereby reducing the chances of being hit by
a car, bitten by a dog or clawed by another cat.
2.
No
unwanted heat cycles. Remember,
cats will come into heat again and again until they mate. This can be as often as every two weeks. This can make for long nights of yowling
and treading.
3.
No
unwanted pregnancies, a stress to you and your cat no unwanted kittens
(everybody says they are cute but nobody
wants to take one home).
4.
Reduces
the chance of breast cancer, uterine infections, ovarian cysts, etc.
Spaying will
1.
Not make
your cat fat or lazy. Weight is
controlled through proper feeding.
2.
Not change your cats personality, disposition, or intelligence. Cats personalities do not fully develop
until two years of age. If there is
a personality change in a cat spayed at a young age, it would have occurred with
or without surgery.
A
cat does not have to bear kittens to become a fulfilled pet – that is a fairy
tale.
For complete aftercare instructions please check with you personal
vet.
In general, keep her quiet, watch the incision and call if
anything looks unusual.
The stitches should dissolve in about two weeks (if used). Some vets
like to use a surgical glue, which will dissolve.
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