Need advice,,,

I have a very small female who had gotten run over and fractured her pelvis about 3 months ago. We were unable to get her spayed because of the fracture.She is now pregnant. She is under 1 year old. I don't think she would be able to deliver kittens and I have no idea of how far along she is. She is obviously showing and her nipples have been pink for about a week. My question is this...Would it be difficult to attempt to determine the right time to schedule a spay/c-section so the kittens are viable or do I just schedule her for a spay (abortion)? I really don't like to think of the second option but if it has to be done I will do it.

Any advice?

Stacey

mom to 6 cats: Zelda, Angus, Minerva, Sebastian, Tabitha and Willow

It seems to me that the first option is really only do-able if you can bottle feed the kittens and if you have homes lined up for them.

Otherwise, sadly, I would vote for the second option.  If she is unable to deliver normally, it is going to be difficult for her to nurse after a C-section.  She's already been through so much, its sad to think about putting her through more.

Whatever you decide, thank you for caring for her.  She's lucky to have found you!

StaceyG said:

. My question is this...Would it be difficult to attempt to determine the right time to schedule a spay/c-section so the kittens are viable 

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I think its practically impossible.  Because the window   where they can survive before their natural delivery is very short, 2-3 days.   Kittens manage badly premature deliveries, unlike human children.  If deliveried earlier, they are visibly premature - and stillborne or at the very best its a fight uphill even for a dedicated caretaker.

But they do manage better the other extreme - seemingly a too long pregnancy.

Next difficulty is, its almost impossible to know WHEN their natural delivery day is.   Even if you know the exact mating day. When the teats got ping, and when the kittens begans to move -  you can calculate a decently good guessing, but it is still a wild guess.  You dont even have a good help when the signs for a nearing delivery comes.   It still may take days....   As the exact day and hour are in much individual, and thus, the individual window is still 2-3 days.

The only way to be sure is to have your own tame court surgeon waiting on sharp alert the last days, and as soon you notice the labor has began - rush her to the surgeon clinic.  Hoping she isnt one of the quickies.    

Although I suppose if you DO have your tame court vet surgeon, there may be some hormone stopping the labor...  And the vet will give you them, and show how to inject.  And so you can rush her in with the labor safely stopped...

So, theoretically I suppose its is possible, but practically, you take all the risk.  ALL..   And dont have any quarantee of success.

If you DO have access to a very good, understanding vet, experienced with obstetricks,  why, do discuss through this question.

The practical advice  is to take the spaying  now, as soon you can practically manage it.   Its my advice here.

If she has got rosey  teats about a week ago, she is in he fourth week.   So its no late spaying no.

Its not too advanced, the spaying will not be too difficult nor extra dangerous, if the vet is no beginner.

Good luck!