OMG should I be worried?

kellyyfaber · Mar 17, 2005

My little girl Sui is 5 months old now. My vet has her scheduled to be spayed when she is about 6 1/2 months old. I just read on a website that in spring, female cats can actually go into heat when they are 4-5 months old. I DO NOT want her to go into heat but my vet can't squeeze me in to have her fixed any earlier. Should I see if another vet can get her in before then? I really love my vet now, and would be leery of letting a stranger do her surgery. OMG, I don't know what to do!!!

petnurse2265 · Mar 17, 2005

Is she an indoor cat? If she is you should be fine, but you could call your vet and tell them if they get a cancellation that you would like to get in earlier.

ranger · Mar 17, 2005

My youngest baby is six and a half months old and there's been no sign of her coming into heat- she's scheduled for Tuesday and I may need valium by Monday night! I was worried about what would happen if Jazzie came into season early, but I had heard that the first time or two tended to be fairly minor in a young kitten anyway? Is that an old wives tale? Unless it is, I'd think your baby is going to be fine waiting and you can stick to the vet you know and trust.

cjandbilly · Mar 17, 2005

I've read that it is actually best to get her spayed after her first heat cycle. I'm not sure, though. Is that right? Maybe, if there isn't a sooner time, you can keep her seperate from any male cats you have. That's what we did with CJ. (Apparently, we weren't careful enough. She's having kittens.

)
Maybe you could try that? Good luck!

kellyyfaber · Mar 17, 2005

Originally Posted by Petnurse2265

Is she an indoor cat? If she is you should be fine, but you could call your vet and tell them if they get a cancellation that you would like to get in earlier.

Yeah, she's an indoor cat. I have 3 other cats (all spayed/neutered). I'm just freaking out cuz one of my roomates had a cat that went into heat and it was AWFUL and I don't want her to go through that. Thanks for the advice, just called to be put on the "cancellation list"!

kellyyfaber · Mar 17, 2005

Originally Posted by Ranger

My youngest baby is six and a half months old and there's been no sign of her coming into heat- she's scheduled for Tuesday and I may need valium by Monday night! I was worried about what would happen if Jazzie came into season early, but I had heard that the first time or two tended to be fairly minor in a young kitten anyway? Is that an old wives tale? Unless it is, I'd think your baby is going to be fine waiting and you can stick to the vet you know and trust.

Thanks for the reassurance!! I tend to freak out easily when it comes to my babies! I didn't get my other 2 girls fixed until they were 7 months old and they never went into heat. I've hand raised Sui since she was 2 days old so I'm EXTRA protective of her. I hope your little baby's surgery goes well!

cjandbilly · Mar 17, 2005

Originally Posted by Kellyyfaber

Yeah, she's an indoor cat. I have 3 other cats (all spayed/neutered). I'm just freaking out cuz one of my roomates had a cat that went into heat and it was AWFUL and I don't want her to go through that. Thanks for the advice, just called to be put on the "cancellation list"!

My CJ has

WILD

heat cyles! They aren't too bad, it's just... umm... well.... sickening, disgusting, gross, makes you want to vomit when you see her doing her thing to attract a male. It's nasty, IMO. But, I live with it. I just ignore her. The worst part is when you have people over, and she goes in front of them and does her "butt thing,"

as I call it, to attract a male cat, and the guests are like, "Umm... okay... EWW!" LOL!

petnurse2265 · Mar 17, 2005

Spaying a cat before her first heat cycle eliminates the chances of mammary cancer, and pyometra's.

cjandbilly · Mar 17, 2005

Originally Posted by Petnurse2265

Spaying a cat before her first heat cycle eliminates the chances of mammary cancer, and pyometra's.

Hmmm... I wonder where I read that. I read it a few times, but, I don't know where? Hmmm... okay.. now that I know. Thanks!

petnurse2265 · Mar 17, 2005

I learned that at school when I became a vet tech.

valanhb · Mar 17, 2005

Originally Posted by CJandBilly

I've read that it is actually best to get her spayed after her first heat cycle. I'm not sure, though. Is that right? Maybe, if there isn't a sooner time, you can keep her seperate from any male cats you have. That's what we did with CJ. (Apparently, we weren't careful enough. She's having kittens.

)
Maybe you could try that? Good luck!

Actually no...that is the old wives tale. If they are spayed before their first heat, there is almost zero chance of developing mammary cancer later in life and of course no chance of developing pyometra. With each heat cycle she goes through, the higher the chances of mammary cancer.

Besides...being in heat is miserable for cats. That's why they are so desperate to mate...to make it STOP!

And of course, getting a cat (or dog) spayed or neutered before they come into sexual maturity means zero chance of that animal adding to the overpopulation.

cjandbilly · Mar 17, 2005

Originally Posted by valanhb

Actually no...that is the old wives tale. If they are spayed before their first heat, there is almost zero chance of developing mammary cancer later in life and of course no chance of developing pyometra. With each heat cycle she goes through, the higher the chances of mammary cancer.

Besides...being in heat is miserable for cats. That's why they are so desperate to mate...to make it STOP!

And of course, getting a cat (or dog) spayed or neutered before they come into sexual maturity means zero chance of that animal adding to the overpopulation.

Okay.. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info!

OMG should I be worried?

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