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I realize a lot of people will be confused by my title, but let me explain.
My boyfriend and I adopted our Ella last year, and she was about 2-3 years (they can't tell for certain), and had already had a pretty rough go at it. She only has about 4 teeth, since she had to get most of them taken out due to stomatitis (But that is an entirely different issue). We had adopted her through a fairly reputable adoption agency, and had no trouble whatsoever bringing her home. (We were told to expect her to be fearful and shy for the first few weeks, since she had been so shy at the shelter, but about ten minutes after we brought her home, she was rolling onto her back and kneading our laps! Since then she has claimed the apartment, but out of the goodness of her heart allows our other cat, my boyfriend and I to live here with her.)
About a month after we adopted her, she started acting strange. She would walk around the apartment, chirping like a cat and rubbing herself against the walls, the furniture and us constantly. She continually raised her butt up in the air, almost as if she was twerking. But even worse than all of the annoying behavior is that she seemed like she was miserable. Of course, I immediately brought her into the vet. He told us that she was in heat. But what?! She couldn't be in heat! The adoption agency told us that she was spayed! The vet shaved her belly, and confirmed that she indeed had a spay scar. He then told us that, unfortunately, we have a partially spayed cat. What this meant (at least from my understanding) was that she was spayed, but there may be a few ovarian cells left behind that released the hormones that produce this reaction. He confirmed that the spay was successful in removing the ovaries, and also confirmed that she cannot get pregnant.
My vet pointed out that there could be issues in the future with this, but also said that there isn't really any cause for alarm. Does anyone have any ideas about this? The other concern is, every month or so she starts with her weird behavior again, and she gets absolutely miserable. The vet said that we always have the option of opening her back up again, but the procedure is pretty expensive, and he said it really wouldn't guarantee that it would solve her problem. It's been about a year since our initial vet appointment, and every month, like clockwork, Ella starts acting funny again, and every time, my boyfriend and I start discussing whether or not this is something to consider.
Does anyone have any recommendations or further input? I'd hate to put her through another surgery unless it's absolutely necessary, but on the other hand, if it would prevent her any pain in the future, I would be more than willing to do so.
My boyfriend and I adopted our Ella last year, and she was about 2-3 years (they can't tell for certain), and had already had a pretty rough go at it. She only has about 4 teeth, since she had to get most of them taken out due to stomatitis (But that is an entirely different issue). We had adopted her through a fairly reputable adoption agency, and had no trouble whatsoever bringing her home. (We were told to expect her to be fearful and shy for the first few weeks, since she had been so shy at the shelter, but about ten minutes after we brought her home, she was rolling onto her back and kneading our laps! Since then she has claimed the apartment, but out of the goodness of her heart allows our other cat, my boyfriend and I to live here with her.)
About a month after we adopted her, she started acting strange. She would walk around the apartment, chirping like a cat and rubbing herself against the walls, the furniture and us constantly. She continually raised her butt up in the air, almost as if she was twerking. But even worse than all of the annoying behavior is that she seemed like she was miserable. Of course, I immediately brought her into the vet. He told us that she was in heat. But what?! She couldn't be in heat! The adoption agency told us that she was spayed! The vet shaved her belly, and confirmed that she indeed had a spay scar. He then told us that, unfortunately, we have a partially spayed cat. What this meant (at least from my understanding) was that she was spayed, but there may be a few ovarian cells left behind that released the hormones that produce this reaction. He confirmed that the spay was successful in removing the ovaries, and also confirmed that she cannot get pregnant.
My vet pointed out that there could be issues in the future with this, but also said that there isn't really any cause for alarm. Does anyone have any ideas about this? The other concern is, every month or so she starts with her weird behavior again, and she gets absolutely miserable. The vet said that we always have the option of opening her back up again, but the procedure is pretty expensive, and he said it really wouldn't guarantee that it would solve her problem. It's been about a year since our initial vet appointment, and every month, like clockwork, Ella starts acting funny again, and every time, my boyfriend and I start discussing whether or not this is something to consider.
Does anyone have any recommendations or further input? I'd hate to put her through another surgery unless it's absolutely necessary, but on the other hand, if it would prevent her any pain in the future, I would be more than willing to do so.
