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Article #264Re: Kitten problems
From: Sharon Talbert
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 19:40
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 19:40
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> > > Your kitten was spayed at 3 months??? Isn't that a tad early? Our kitten > is just over 7 mos now and was spayed at 6 mos. > Actually, 3 months is just about right! We spay at 8 weeks, if the kitten is fit and fat. The little guys recover very quickly from the anesthesia and the surgery. Our vet keeps them just overnight, then they come back to us, where we have to watch them carefully for a few days, while they continue to behave as usual. I think our vet uses dissolvable, subcutaenous stitches. It is surprisingly difficult to find a vet savvy enough to recommend "early" spay/neuter. Waiting until the kitten is 6 months old practically guarantees it will not only go into heat before the surgery, but that kittens will be the likely result. I can't think of a single good reason to postpone spaying/neutering by 3 months, if not earlier, as long as the kitten is sound and the vet competent. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats www.campuscats.org
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