Hi all!
Last December I adopted Akira, a 4-5 month old female cat. The day she came home I took her to the vet for a complete check up and he told me she was perfectly fine, and that we should wait until she weighted 2.5 kg. before we could spay her.
When she was barely 5-6 months old she got in heat for the first time. The vet told me that she had developed too early (he had wanted to operate on her before she got her first heat) and that now we should wait until she was done with her cycle.
Akira was in heat three or four times in a row, so we had to wait a couple of months before being able to operate her. During this time, the two mammary glands on her rear got significantly bigger. This didn't seem to upset her, she ate and played and did her business as usual. I thought this was normal for a cat in heat, with the hormones and all, and the vet didn't make any comments about it.
Finally, we were able to spay her. Everything went well, but the vet was a little concerned because her mammary glands got very swollen during the operation and, though he told me this was normal, he kept an extra eye on her.
For a couple of days, Akira's mammary glands looked huge, all red and swollen and she seemed to be uncomfortable. But then they went back to normal. Only that "normal" was still enlarged, since her pouch still dangles slightly from side to side when she walks, just as it did before she was spayed.
The vet told me there was nothing to worry about, he said that the fat on her breasts may be reabsorbed with exercise and a good diet.
However, though I've done as he said, it's almost been a year and Akira stays the same. I don't know if she has mammary hyperplasia, or if this is normal. I dont' know if she may need some kind of treatment or if she'll be just fine as she is.
What do you think?
Thank you in advance for your time
Last December I adopted Akira, a 4-5 month old female cat. The day she came home I took her to the vet for a complete check up and he told me she was perfectly fine, and that we should wait until she weighted 2.5 kg. before we could spay her.
When she was barely 5-6 months old she got in heat for the first time. The vet told me that she had developed too early (he had wanted to operate on her before she got her first heat) and that now we should wait until she was done with her cycle.
Akira was in heat three or four times in a row, so we had to wait a couple of months before being able to operate her. During this time, the two mammary glands on her rear got significantly bigger. This didn't seem to upset her, she ate and played and did her business as usual. I thought this was normal for a cat in heat, with the hormones and all, and the vet didn't make any comments about it.
Finally, we were able to spay her. Everything went well, but the vet was a little concerned because her mammary glands got very swollen during the operation and, though he told me this was normal, he kept an extra eye on her.
For a couple of days, Akira's mammary glands looked huge, all red and swollen and she seemed to be uncomfortable. But then they went back to normal. Only that "normal" was still enlarged, since her pouch still dangles slightly from side to side when she walks, just as it did before she was spayed.
The vet told me there was nothing to worry about, he said that the fat on her breasts may be reabsorbed with exercise and a good diet.
However, though I've done as he said, it's almost been a year and Akira stays the same. I don't know if she has mammary hyperplasia, or if this is normal. I dont' know if she may need some kind of treatment or if she'll be just fine as she is.
What do you think?
Thank you in advance for your time
