Six months ago, we "adopted" a cat named Amber that was found on my Dad's farm. We were moving into a new home at the time, hence her not being taken to the vet immediately. Besides, our other cat had been neutered so I was not concerned about him impregnating her. One night, she ran out the door and into the woods near our house. Despite us calling her, we could not find her, but a few hours later she showed up at the back door. A few weeks later, I realized that her recent weight gain was due to more than just a better diet. She now has four beautiful kittens and an appointment to be spayed. However, she can't be spayed until her milk dries up. I don't want to limit her fluid or food intake as was suggested on several sites as she is already very thin and separating her from the kittens isn't working. She is now a mostly outdoor cat as the battle to keep her indoors was just too hard. I currently have her in a large cage in the corner of the barn where she is happiest at and let her out at night but put the kittens in the cage while she is out. I've already had to move her appointment and worry about her starting her estrus cycle and getting pregnant before her surgery. Any suggestions?
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Any tips on drying up a queen's milk supply?
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It's possible she's already pregnant again :/. Some cats go into heat soon after giving birth and if they're mated quickly enough you'll never see any signs of heat. Well, hopefully not, we are going into winter after all, so maybe that will keep her from going into heat. Anyway, it's not necessary for her to dry up completely before being spayed. If your vet is insisting on this, maybe try another vet, if that's a possibility. Also be sure to have the kittens spayed/neutered bofre 4 months or there could be a lot more surprises!
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I'm certain she is not pregnant yet. The first thing I noticed when she got pregnant the first time was a sudden change in appetite...she was voracious ! Right now, her appetite has even waned. My daughter says she acts depressed and she probably is since she has been separated from her kittens.
I've already preliminarily scheduled the females to be spayed when they are four months old...only problem with that is that one of them is quite petite. The vet we use says he can't do it unless she is over 5 lbs. I struggled to get Amber above that weight and she is an adult.
The vet suggested doing the girls first and then doing the boys, as my income is limited. (I even vaccinate my cats myself.) I read recently, since I first posted, that black sage can be given to a cat to decrease the milk supply. I need to research this further, obviously.
I've already preliminarily scheduled the females to be spayed when they are four months old...only problem with that is that one of them is quite petite. The vet we use says he can't do it unless she is over 5 lbs. I struggled to get Amber above that weight and she is an adult.
The vet suggested doing the girls first and then doing the boys, as my income is limited. (I even vaccinate my cats myself.) I read recently, since I first posted, that black sage can be given to a cat to decrease the milk supply. I need to research this further, obviously.
Your vet sounds old-school. . .mine is too. The problem with this is that sometimes you can't wait around for ideal conditions (kittens getting to 5 pounds, milk bags drying up, etc.) or there will be a lot of unwanted pregnancies. It can take months for a cat's milk bags to be completely gone. Some cats never do get over 5 pounds. A good vet can handle that kind of thing. It's safe to spay/neuter kittens if they're over 2 pounds, and they can cut around the milk bags. If your vet is 100% not going to be accomodating about those issues, a more modern vet might be a good thing to find. Finances can be a problem though. It's worth talking to the vet about anyway.
If she were kept indoors I would say it's no big hurry, but since she goes outside it's really only a matter of time before a tomcat finds her :/. I wouldn't want to wait.
If she were kept indoors I would say it's no big hurry, but since she goes outside it's really only a matter of time before a tomcat finds her :/. I wouldn't want to wait.
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I'm wondering myself because I had this cat spayed a month ago, and aborted (she was two weeks along) and now her teats are full of milk. What's going on? Anybody?
This is highly unusual. Please get her vet checked to make sure she was actually spayed and aborted. She may still be pregnant.
