Cat on heat?
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I have a 6 month old kitten who is booked in to be dressed in two weeks times but i think she might have just gone on heat or is just about to start.
She is allowed out in our garden but only when we are around and yesterday about 3 toms appeared out of nowhere sniffing about she has also been acting very strange and sleepy (neveer had a cat before so not sure if these are actual signs
Is it still possible to have her dressed or will we have to rearrange it?
She is allowed out in our garden but only when we are around and yesterday about 3 toms appeared out of nowhere sniffing about she has also been acting very strange and sleepy (neveer had a cat before so not sure if these are actual signs
Is it still possible to have her dressed or will we have to rearrange it?
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Havent let her out since yesterday but she is very determined so we may need to keep a closer eye on her.
She gets very tempermental if she doesnt get her own way
If she IS in season, do NOT neuter her. It is very risky, as there is increased blood flow to the uterus. I speak from personal experience - one of my kittens died of internal bleeding after I was badly advised by a former vet and had her neutered when she was in season (she was 6 months old - I always neuter at 5 months now).
It was a horrible three days, Anyway we called the vet and they said they would still see her but advised us that it would cost £20 more as it is a more complicated process when a cat is or has just had heat.
Having read Lippincotes comment, I was unaware of any danger. we specically did ask if it was safe and they said it was fine, just more complcated i and I am glad I didn't know that! Everything went ok with Ella.
My vet was clearly an idiot, he actually recommended waiting till she was in season to spay her, and despite repeated questioning denied there was any additional risk - or we would not have done it (we had always had male cats before so didn't know much about females at the time). He also spayed her midline which carries more risks than flank, and when we took her back in a state of collapse the next morning he didn't recognise how poorly she was - she died a few hours later.:mad: So as I say, an idiot.
I would never spay in season again, hence neutering at 5 months, you can be pretty sure they won't come into season that early.