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Vet not detecting pregnancy
I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have
expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion |
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Marion, do not feel bad. As you well know for fostering, there are so many
unwanted cats in the world. This little cat did not "know" she was pregnant and wasn't expecting something in the way we would. She will be more comfortable now and a happy kitty. Do not dwell on that which you can't change, just enjoy this little cat until she finds a forever home. Karen "Marion" wrote in message om... I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion |
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Marion, do not feel bad. As you well know for fostering, there are so many
unwanted cats in the world. This little cat did not "know" she was pregnant and wasn't expecting something in the way we would. She will be more comfortable now and a happy kitty. Do not dwell on that which you can't change, just enjoy this little cat until she finds a forever home. Karen "Marion" wrote in message om... I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion |
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Marion wrote:
I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion If there was ANY doubt at all, the vet should have x-ray'd. This isn't your fault, so don't feel bad. -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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Marion wrote:
I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion If there was ANY doubt at all, the vet should have x-ray'd. This isn't your fault, so don't feel bad. -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have
expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion Don't feel bad. I agree that if the cat was in the latter stages of pregnancy, the vet really should have noticed it, but again, it's not that unusual, especially if you took her to a vet that does a high volume of spays. Don't start dwelling on it as a moral issue, either. It's not that unusual to spay a pregnant cat--it's not right, but neither is killing healthy kittens already born, which is exactly what we do in this country. The cat really doesn't know the difference, and after her hormones settle down, she'll be a much happier cat. Hope she gets a good home. Sherry |
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I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have
expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion Don't feel bad. I agree that if the cat was in the latter stages of pregnancy, the vet really should have noticed it, but again, it's not that unusual, especially if you took her to a vet that does a high volume of spays. Don't start dwelling on it as a moral issue, either. It's not that unusual to spay a pregnant cat--it's not right, but neither is killing healthy kittens already born, which is exactly what we do in this country. The cat really doesn't know the difference, and after her hormones settle down, she'll be a much happier cat. Hope she gets a good home. Sherry |
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"Marion" wrote in message om... I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion We routinely spay pregnant cats right up to term. It's not at all unusual. And, it would never occur to us to call an owner and ask them if they *really* wanted their pregnant cat spayed. An owner usually knows if the cat is PG or not. And if they "don't", it usually means that they really *do*, but don't want to tell us because then it would somehow involve them in the decision of euthanizing the babies. There are so many cats killed in this country because of pet overpopulation that adding those kittens *does* involve euthanasia of healthy animals---just not those particular ones. It would be nice to live unaware of that, but it's the truth. For every kitten born, that means another cat somewhere has to die. Spaying your cat saved lives. If they know anything at all, the kittens were not aware of what happened to them. All they know is that they were in a warm dark place and then maybe they know they weren't. Euthanizing an adult cat involves no such serene death. The cat is fully conscious of the needle going in, even if they are unconscious by the time it's had it's full efects. You did the right thing. Do it again if you have to. The only solution to pet overpopulation is to spay and neuter. And, that includes terminating many pregnancies. |
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"Marion" wrote in message om... I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house was full of unspayed/unneutered cats and dogs. Someone had said that she might be pregnant. About a month later, she was at the vet for a checkup, and the vet said that she didn't seem to be pregnant, unless the pregnancy was early along. So on Monday (March 22) she went in to be spayed. When the volunteer brought her home last night, she said that the vet discovered when he opened her that she was indeed pregnant, and that he'd had to terminate the pregnancy. Now, adding up 22 + 23 + an unknown number of days before she arrived, and we're getting rather close to the 60-63 day gestation period. The only thing that I noticed was that she had a voracious appetite. I've felt her tummy, but never noticed anything unusual. Was this vet really careless in starting a spaying operation without checking, or is it an easy mistake to make? I could cry -- I feel that I've let this pleasant little cat down. Marion We routinely spay pregnant cats right up to term. It's not at all unusual. And, it would never occur to us to call an owner and ask them if they *really* wanted their pregnant cat spayed. An owner usually knows if the cat is PG or not. And if they "don't", it usually means that they really *do*, but don't want to tell us because then it would somehow involve them in the decision of euthanizing the babies. There are so many cats killed in this country because of pet overpopulation that adding those kittens *does* involve euthanasia of healthy animals---just not those particular ones. It would be nice to live unaware of that, but it's the truth. For every kitten born, that means another cat somewhere has to die. Spaying your cat saved lives. If they know anything at all, the kittens were not aware of what happened to them. All they know is that they were in a warm dark place and then maybe they know they weren't. Euthanizing an adult cat involves no such serene death. The cat is fully conscious of the needle going in, even if they are unconscious by the time it's had it's full efects. You did the right thing. Do it again if you have to. The only solution to pet overpopulation is to spay and neuter. And, that includes terminating many pregnancies. |
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Campus Cats routinely spays pregnant cats, as does the local feral cat spay/neuter clinic. There are so many more cats than laps out there, we feel it is wrong not to spay. That said, our vet chickened out for the first time in the 10 years we've been working together and opted out of spaying a tame preggie cat we rescued. So now we have a cat and four kittens to find homes for. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats Seattle |
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