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neutering age?
Hi all - I am getting two more kittens (Cali & Randi are fine now so now I'm
able to add to my family) from the same shelter I got Cali, but they are in foster care - about 3 months old - two boys. They are not neutered yet; what is the general age they do this now? When I got Randi he was done at 9 weeks before I got him. I'm getting them the end of the week. One is a longhair gray and the other is black & white. They're so cute - both males. Carol |
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"ElvisRocks" wrote in message
... Hi all - I am getting two more kittens (Cali & Randi are fine now so now I'm able to add to my family) from the same shelter I got Cali, but they are in foster care - about 3 months old - two boys. They are not neutered yet; what is the general age they do this now? When I got Randi he was done at 9 weeks before I got him. I'm getting them the end of the week. One is a longhair gray and the other is black & white. They're so cute - both males. Carol **Hi Carol, It really depends on how comfortable you* feel about getting it/ the procedure on done on him or her. I, personally, have preferred to get my cats neutered when: Blue was over 8 months, and now Dove. almost 7 months old. I feel better just knowing that his little organs and hormones has had some* time to develop. Something intuitive in me has directed me towards that mindset. ML |
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ElvisRocks wrote: Hi all - I am getting two more kittens (Cali & Randi are fine now so now I'm able to add to my family) from the same shelter I got Cali, but they are in foster care - about 3 months old - two boys. They are not neutered yet; what is the general age they do this now? When I got Randi he was done at 9 weeks before I got him. I'm getting them the end of the week. One is a longhair gray and the other is black & white. They're so cute - both males. Carol G;aad you are adding to your family. They can be safely neutered now, as long as they weigh 2 lbs. They have to weigh at least that much to be developmentally ready to handle anesthesia. -L. |
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-L. wrote:
ElvisRocks wrote: Hi all - I am getting two more kittens (Cali & Randi are fine now so now I'm able to add to my family) from the same shelter I got Cali, but they are in foster care - about 3 months old - two boys. They are not neutered yet; what is the general age they do this now? When I got Randi he was done at 9 weeks before I got him. I'm getting them the end of the week. One is a longhair gray and the other is black & white. They're so cute - both males. Carol G;aad you are adding to your family. They can be safely neutered now, as long as they weigh 2 lbs. They have to weigh at least that much to be developmentally ready to handle anesthesia. -L. It's instructive to note that women cat owners lop off a cats balls as soon as the cat can stand the anesthesia while male cat owners perfer to wait until the first yowls of mating occur. Funny that difference. Wonder how much of this is owner projection? |
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"ElvisRocks" wrote in message ... Hi all - I am getting two more kittens (Cali & Randi are fine now so now I'm able to add to my family) from the same shelter I got Cali, but they are in foster care - about 3 months old - two boys. They are not neutered yet; what is the general age they do this now? When I got Randi he was done at 9 weeks before I got him. I'm getting them the end of the week. One is a longhair gray and the other is black & white. They're so cute - both males. Carol Cats can be neutered safely anytime after 6 weeks but I prefer 8-12 weeks. If I were you, I'd make an appointment to have them neutered on the same day you pick them up and bring them straight to the vet as soon as you get them. Congratulations and best of luck! Phil |
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"Philip" wrote in message ink.net... -L. wrote: ElvisRocks wrote: Hi all - I am getting two more kittens (Cali & Randi are fine now so now I'm able to add to my family) from the same shelter I got Cali, but they are in foster care - about 3 months old - two boys. They are not neutered yet; what is the general age they do this now? When I got Randi he was done at 9 weeks before I got him. I'm getting them the end of the week. One is a longhair gray and the other is black & white. They're so cute - both males. Carol G;aad you are adding to your family. They can be safely neutered now, as long as they weigh 2 lbs. They have to weigh at least that much to be developmentally ready to handle anesthesia. -L. It's instructive to note that women cat owners lop off a cats balls as soon as the cat can stand the anesthesia while male cat owners perfer to wait until the first yowls of mating occur. Funny that difference. Wonder how much of this is owner projection? Well this woman cat owner doesn't fit your stereotype. I wait till my girls are 6 mos and the boys 7 (or obviously sexually mature earlier) before getting them neutered. I had never heard of very young kittens being neutered until just recently so I guess it's a case of old dogs, new tricks and all that. I'll wait for a generation of cats to be neutered young and see what the long term effects are before risking my own. But that's just me. W |
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"Wendy" wrote in message Well this woman cat owner doesn't fit your stereotype. I wait till my girls are 6 mos and the boys 7 (or obviously sexually mature earlier) before getting them neutered. I had never heard of very young kittens being neutered until just recently so I guess it's a case of old dogs, new tricks and all that. I'll wait for a generation of cats to be neutered young and see what the long term effects are before risking my own. But that's just me. Cat have been neutered early (6-12 weeks) for 30 years and no early or long-term adverse effects have ever been documented. Special anesthesia and surgical considerations must be observed with young kittens, but as long as the well established anesthetic and surgical protocols are followed, early -age neutering (EAN) is no more risky than traditional age neutering. In fact EAN is less traumatic for the cat than traditional-age neutering- especially for females- because young kittens have less abdominal fat and muscle to cut. Surgery and anesthetic time is also substantially reduced. There is also virtually no bleeding because the small vessel size permits precise hemostasis. Recovery and healing is also much quicker- kittens are up and playing within minutes after surgery and eating within an hour. Watch this video: http://maxshouse.com/Early_Age_Spay-1.wmv Phil |
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Philip Wrote:
It's instructive to note that women cat owners lop off a cats balls as soon as the cat can stand the anesthesia while male cat owners perfer to wait until the first yowls of mating occur. Funny that difference. Wonder how much of this is owner projection? *** Not true. I'm a female..and proud :-). Please don't generalize about us, Philip, because that's not cool. Just like I'd be tempted to write, based on newspaper headlines, (local & national) that males are just aggressive bullies and murderers who have no anger control and they usually take out their frustrations on female partners and/or other nearby males. Do I know that this is Not* true for all* males out there..absolutely! Thank God. ML |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... "Philip" wrote in message ink.net... -L. wrote: ElvisRocks wrote: Hi all - I am getting two more kittens (Cali & Randi are fine now so now I'm able to add to my family) from the same shelter I got Cali, but they are in foster care - about 3 months old - two boys. They are not neutered yet; what is the general age they do this now? When I got Randi he was done at 9 weeks before I got him. I'm getting them the end of the week. One is a longhair gray and the other is black & white. They're so cute - both males. Carol G;aad you are adding to your family. They can be safely neutered now, as long as they weigh 2 lbs. They have to weigh at least that much to be developmentally ready to handle anesthesia. -L. It's instructive to note that women cat owners lop off a cats balls as soon as the cat can stand the anesthesia while male cat owners perfer to wait until the first yowls of mating occur. Funny that difference. Wonder how much of this is owner projection? Well this woman cat owner doesn't fit your stereotype. I wait till my girls are 6 mos and the boys 7 (or obviously sexually mature earlier) before getting them neutered. I had never heard of very young kittens being neutered until just recently so I guess it's a case of old dogs, new tricks and all that. I'll wait for a generation of cats to be neutered young and see what the long term effects are before risking my own. But that's just me. W **Yep. Me too, Wendy. :-) ML |
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Wendy wrote: Well this woman cat owner doesn't fit your stereotype. I wait till my girls are 6 mos and the boys 7 (or obviously sexually mature earlier) before getting them neutered. I had never heard of very young kittens being neutered until just recently so I guess it's a case of old dogs, new tricks and all that. Nope, you're just out of the loop. I'll wait for a generation of cats to be neutered young and see what the long term effects are before risking my own. It's been done for 25+ years, IIRC. Study after study has shown early S/N to be safe. Here are just a few: Kustritz MV. Early spay-neuter: clinical considerations. Clin Tech Small Anim Pract. 2002 Aug;17(3):124-8. Kustritz MV. Early spay-neuter in the dog and cat. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1999 Jul;29(4):935-43, vii. Hoskins JD. Pediatric health care and management. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1999 Jul;29(4):837-52, v. Stubbs WP, Bloomberg MS. Implications of early neutering in the dog and cat. Semin Vet Med Surg (Small Anim). 1995 Feb;10(1):8-12. Howe LM. Short-term results and complications of prepubertal gonadectomy in cats and dogs.J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1997 Jul 1;211(1):57-62. Johnston SD. Questions and answers on the effects of surgically neutering dogs and cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1991 Apr 1;198(7):1206-14. Kahler S. Spaying/neutering comes of age. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1993 Sep 1;203(5):591-3. Lieberman LL. A case for neutering pups and kittens at two months of age. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1987 Sep 1;191(5):518-21. Erratum in: J Am Vet Med Assoc 1987 Nov 1;191(9):1118. Phillips I. In favor of pediatric neutering. Can Vet J. 1998 Jul;39(7):397. Lieberman LL. The optimum time for neutering surgery of dogs and cats. Vet Rec. 1988 Apr 9;122(15):369. Gourley J. When to spay. Vet Rec. 1987 Oct 17;121(16):384. Okkens AC, Kooistra HS, Nickel RF. [Comparison of long term side effects of ovariectomy versus ovariohisterectomy in the bitch] Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 2002 Jun 1;127(11):369-72. Dutch. There is no reason to wait until a puppy or kitten is sexually mature. In fact, some types of cancers such as mammary and ovarian cancer are thought to be triggered or exascerbated by gonadotrophins. -L. |
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