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MaryL composed with style: My cats do have "glossy" coats ... However, I have never had a cat (male or female) get "fat" following the spay/neuter procedures. Bonnie is very glossy. I guess the fat part came from being in that cage for so long and then in her room and only out on weekends recently. I keep telling myself with normal activity she'll slim down but I think she was preg when she was spayed. I had a foster who I know was preg when she was spayed and she stayed looking preg. the whole time she was here. Part of the problem too, is using food to "bribe" her to like me. I'm very aware of this issue and measure her food though I can't get her to eat any other canned food besides kitten food. WORKING ON IT! I don't want to have another fat cat. |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... "Agalena" wrote in message news:CxV5b.267070$cF.84630@rwcrnsc53... I have a 10 year old supposedly spayed cat that I adopted from a shelter 6 months ago. I say "supposedly" spayed because she is definitely showing signs of being in heat. The shelter has only the prior owner's word that she was spayed, but I find it hard to believe some one would have a 10 year old female cat who wasn't spayed. I've heard that if some ovarian or uterine tissue was missed during the spay procedure, the cat could still go into heat although, obviously, not be able to get pregnant. Has anyone had any experience with this? What can be done to solve this problem? I can put up with the howling and restlessness, but not with her spraying all over the house and all the toms in the neighborhood hanging around. Can the tissue that was left behind be found and removed surgically? Can the estrus cycle be suppressed pharmacologically? Thanks. Agalena Yes, there definitely are people who have 10-year-old cats that have not been spayed or neutered. I think the obvious answer here is to have your cat examined by a vet. Incidentally, have you checked to see if an incision is obvious? MaryL Believe me, we've been to the vet! There is no obvious incision, but she just felt through the fur. Looks like we're going to have to shave a very uncooperative kitty and check further. Agalena |
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"MaryL" wrote in message ... "Agalena" wrote in message news:CxV5b.267070$cF.84630@rwcrnsc53... I have a 10 year old supposedly spayed cat that I adopted from a shelter 6 months ago. I say "supposedly" spayed because she is definitely showing signs of being in heat. The shelter has only the prior owner's word that she was spayed, but I find it hard to believe some one would have a 10 year old female cat who wasn't spayed. I've heard that if some ovarian or uterine tissue was missed during the spay procedure, the cat could still go into heat although, obviously, not be able to get pregnant. Has anyone had any experience with this? What can be done to solve this problem? I can put up with the howling and restlessness, but not with her spraying all over the house and all the toms in the neighborhood hanging around. Can the tissue that was left behind be found and removed surgically? Can the estrus cycle be suppressed pharmacologically? Thanks. Agalena Yes, there definitely are people who have 10-year-old cats that have not been spayed or neutered. I think the obvious answer here is to have your cat examined by a vet. Incidentally, have you checked to see if an incision is obvious? MaryL Believe me, we've been to the vet! There is no obvious incision, but she just felt through the fur. Looks like we're going to have to shave a very uncooperative kitty and check further. Agalena |
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"Kalyahna" wrote in message ... "Agalena" wrote in message news:CxV5b.267070$cF.84630@rwcrnsc53... I have a 10 year old supposedly spayed cat that I adopted from a shelter 6 months ago. I say "supposedly" spayed because she is definitely showing signs of being in heat. The shelter has only the prior owner's word that she was spayed, but I find it hard to believe some one would have a 10 year old female cat who wasn't spayed. I've heard that if some ovarian or uterine tissue was missed during the spay procedure, the cat could still go into heat although, obviously, not be able to get pregnant. Has anyone had any experience with this? What can be done to solve this problem? I can put up with the howling and restlessness, but not with her spraying all over the house and all the toms in the neighborhood hanging around. Can the tissue that was left behind be found and removed surgically? Can the estrus cycle be suppressed pharmacologically? Thanks. Agalena Most shelters are not so foolish as to simply trust what they're told. We routinely do spay-scar checks on females unless the surrendering owner brings in the medical papers from the vet to prove the surgery was done. In an example of, "You learn something new every day," one of our techs pointed out that most declawed females are also spayed, and if you have an eye for it, it's generally possible to tell a spayed female from an unspayed female by the condition of the coat. Something about how calories directed to the reproductive system before the spay are then directed to hair and skin and whatnot afterward... which also explains why many altered animals become glossy and fat. Well, my kitty certainly has the physique of a spayed cat! |
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"Kalyahna" wrote in message ... "Agalena" wrote in message news:CxV5b.267070$cF.84630@rwcrnsc53... I have a 10 year old supposedly spayed cat that I adopted from a shelter 6 months ago. I say "supposedly" spayed because she is definitely showing signs of being in heat. The shelter has only the prior owner's word that she was spayed, but I find it hard to believe some one would have a 10 year old female cat who wasn't spayed. I've heard that if some ovarian or uterine tissue was missed during the spay procedure, the cat could still go into heat although, obviously, not be able to get pregnant. Has anyone had any experience with this? What can be done to solve this problem? I can put up with the howling and restlessness, but not with her spraying all over the house and all the toms in the neighborhood hanging around. Can the tissue that was left behind be found and removed surgically? Can the estrus cycle be suppressed pharmacologically? Thanks. Agalena Most shelters are not so foolish as to simply trust what they're told. We routinely do spay-scar checks on females unless the surrendering owner brings in the medical papers from the vet to prove the surgery was done. In an example of, "You learn something new every day," one of our techs pointed out that most declawed females are also spayed, and if you have an eye for it, it's generally possible to tell a spayed female from an unspayed female by the condition of the coat. Something about how calories directed to the reproductive system before the spay are then directed to hair and skin and whatnot afterward... which also explains why many altered animals become glossy and fat. Well, my kitty certainly has the physique of a spayed cat! |
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Thanks for the good info. In fact, my kitty did have symptoms of a UTI
about 10 days before the symptoms of estrus appeared. I took her in to the vet, and she did have white blood cells in her urine so was treated for a UTI. She stayed at the vet for a week, because as luck would have it, we were going on vacation just when the symptoms appeared. When we got home, and I picked her up, she seemed fine for a couple days then the restlessness and spraying started. I thought it was a relapse of the UTI because she'd also been throwing up her antibiotics (hairballs). We went back to the vet. No WBCs in the urine this time, but there were epithelial cells. We started giving her some hairball medicine which helped with keeping down the antibiotics, and the vet said to keep her on the antibiotics for a few more days. Incidentally, she wasn't acting like she was in heat at the vets. When I brought her home the rubbing, yowling, restlessnes, etc. increased, and that's when we began to suspect she was in heat. I'm still hoping she was never actually spayed, but thanks for the good information on "kitty birth control"! I'm glad to know there's an option available if she was spayed but they missed some tissue. "luna" wrote in message ... Our female kitty Luna was having the same problems. At first the vet tried treating her for bladder infections. He said that some cats were just prone to getting them and it had some of the same "side effects" as coming into heat. She was given a course of antibiotics numerous times but it kept coming back every 3 months or so. We asked if it was possible that something got left behind when she was fixed. Sometimes a very small amount of tissue can be missed, but is very difficult to find. Our solution has been kitty birth control. It eases all of the symptoms within a few days. That includes the howling, restlessness and spraying. It is called megestrol acetate ovaban and is only available through your vet. We give her 1/4 tablet (they are about the size of an aspirin whole) a day for 12 days as soon as we start to notice the symptoms. 2-3 days and she's our little girl again. Check with your vet and see if he thinks that this may help. Good Luck. Jeanne "Agalena" wrote in message news:CxV5b.267070$cF.84630@rwcrnsc53... I have a 10 year old supposedly spayed cat that I adopted from a shelter 6 months ago. I say "supposedly" spayed because she is definitely showing signs of being in heat. The shelter has only the prior owner's word that she was spayed, but I find it hard to believe some one would have a 10 year old female cat who wasn't spayed. I've heard that if some ovarian or uterine tissue was missed during the spay procedure, the cat could still go into heat although, obviously, not be able to get pregnant. Has anyone had any experience with this? What can be done to solve this problem? I can put up with the howling and restlessness, but not with her spraying all over the house and all the toms in the neighborhood hanging around. Can the tissue that was left behind be found and removed surgically? Can the estrus cycle be suppressed pharmacologically? Thanks. Agalena |
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Thanks for the good info. In fact, my kitty did have symptoms of a UTI
about 10 days before the symptoms of estrus appeared. I took her in to the vet, and she did have white blood cells in her urine so was treated for a UTI. She stayed at the vet for a week, because as luck would have it, we were going on vacation just when the symptoms appeared. When we got home, and I picked her up, she seemed fine for a couple days then the restlessness and spraying started. I thought it was a relapse of the UTI because she'd also been throwing up her antibiotics (hairballs). We went back to the vet. No WBCs in the urine this time, but there were epithelial cells. We started giving her some hairball medicine which helped with keeping down the antibiotics, and the vet said to keep her on the antibiotics for a few more days. Incidentally, she wasn't acting like she was in heat at the vets. When I brought her home the rubbing, yowling, restlessnes, etc. increased, and that's when we began to suspect she was in heat. I'm still hoping she was never actually spayed, but thanks for the good information on "kitty birth control"! I'm glad to know there's an option available if she was spayed but they missed some tissue. "luna" wrote in message ... Our female kitty Luna was having the same problems. At first the vet tried treating her for bladder infections. He said that some cats were just prone to getting them and it had some of the same "side effects" as coming into heat. She was given a course of antibiotics numerous times but it kept coming back every 3 months or so. We asked if it was possible that something got left behind when she was fixed. Sometimes a very small amount of tissue can be missed, but is very difficult to find. Our solution has been kitty birth control. It eases all of the symptoms within a few days. That includes the howling, restlessness and spraying. It is called megestrol acetate ovaban and is only available through your vet. We give her 1/4 tablet (they are about the size of an aspirin whole) a day for 12 days as soon as we start to notice the symptoms. 2-3 days and she's our little girl again. Check with your vet and see if he thinks that this may help. Good Luck. Jeanne "Agalena" wrote in message news:CxV5b.267070$cF.84630@rwcrnsc53... I have a 10 year old supposedly spayed cat that I adopted from a shelter 6 months ago. I say "supposedly" spayed because she is definitely showing signs of being in heat. The shelter has only the prior owner's word that she was spayed, but I find it hard to believe some one would have a 10 year old female cat who wasn't spayed. I've heard that if some ovarian or uterine tissue was missed during the spay procedure, the cat could still go into heat although, obviously, not be able to get pregnant. Has anyone had any experience with this? What can be done to solve this problem? I can put up with the howling and restlessness, but not with her spraying all over the house and all the toms in the neighborhood hanging around. Can the tissue that was left behind be found and removed surgically? Can the estrus cycle be suppressed pharmacologically? Thanks. Agalena |
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