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I don't know what studies you read, but most find no harmful side effects to pediatric spays, even earlier than ten weeks. My sister's cat was neutered at five weeks. He has a whole host of problems, mostly from brain damage, but none of them are from being neutered early.
Compared to the possibly lethal side effects of the bc pill for cats, there really isn't any choice.
I don't think anyone's gonna yell at you, things are done very differently in different places I'm sure, but cats can get pregnant well before you think they are having their first heat, and certainly well before seven months.
In America, we have no bc pill and we have pediatric spays and neuters. I think that that system is better for the cats, because a cat who is spayed before her first heat has a much much lower risk of mammary cancer, and no risk of pyometra or ovarian or uterine cancer. Also, lots of behavioral problems can be prevented with early fixing, most notably spraying in males (though both neutered males and females spray, I know).
Compared to the possibly lethal side effects of the bc pill for cats, there really isn't any choice.
I don't think anyone's gonna yell at you, things are done very differently in different places I'm sure, but cats can get pregnant well before you think they are having their first heat, and certainly well before seven months.
In America, we have no bc pill and we have pediatric spays and neuters. I think that that system is better for the cats, because a cat who is spayed before her first heat has a much much lower risk of mammary cancer, and no risk of pyometra or ovarian or uterine cancer. Also, lots of behavioral problems can be prevented with early fixing, most notably spraying in males (though both neutered males and females spray, I know).