Im saying, spaying when she is early, is easy medically, and not really big problem ethically.
Some veterinar handbooks even recommend it, as it is easier and less dangerous to spay them when she is early pregnant, then when she is in heat.
Spaying when she is late is much more touchy. The mom survives if the surgeon knows his job, but if the kittens are alive they are usually put down. (although I know a forumite told a case when the vet assistents tried to save them although premature. I think 1 did made it, the others died although intensive care)
Yeah, quite many people doesnt realize you can spay and abort although she is already pregnant.
Some dont know it, some think it is awkward and unpleasant.
My own brother was one example, and thus, they had 14 kittens running around the house: two young teenage moms, and their 12 kittens.
Yes, spaying and abortion is the end of the kittens, "terminate the pregnancy" - unless in very rare cases with high preg, like mentioned.
I suppose theoretically they could do just sterilize her, cut off the "pipes", like could be done 70 years ago. In this case it wasnt necessary to abort.
But nowadays they castrathe=spay them by taking out everything; the ovulae, the vomb...
Rightly so. Just sterilized, with heat cycles going on, and all hormones flushing, is not friendly to the cat nor owners. And the risk for pyomethra and cancer in the mammals remain. While spaying reduced dramatically these risks.
