Hi. My name's Jewel, and I've had cats since birth. But NEVER have I had this happen to me before, and quite frankly, I'm very confused.
In July of 2003 we welcomed a new kitten into our home with our 3 other cats. When he was 6 or 7 months old, I took him to my normal vet (who has treated all my cats and my dog and been nothing but wonderful for the past 16 years) and we had him neutered.
Well about 2 weeks ago, I was playing with Smokey and throwing a ball for him, and when he ran away from me with his tail up, I noticed something very strange...his testicles appeared to be back! I grabbed him for a closer look and even had my husband and other family members verify what I saw. I wasn't imagining this, indeed, what should NOT have been there under Smokey's tail was somehow back again.
So I thought to look up our records on him...I paid for the procedure and blood tests on my credit card, so I know I was charged for a castration...and I even called the vet's office and asked if they could please pull his records and tell me that date that he was neutered. (I didn't mention that I thought his testicles had grown back.)
OK, so what I want to know is, has this happened to anyone else, and what should I do about it? I'd hate to have to put Smokey throught that again, and I really can not afford to pay for it at this time since the holidays were just here and my daughter's birthday is in a month. I've looked on the internet for information regarding this subject but didn't really find anything. Is this normal, and can this happen? What should I do?
Please help, I'm so confused!!! Thanks!
-Jewel
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In July of 2003 we welcomed a new kitten into our home with our 3 other cats. When he was 6 or 7 months old, I took him to my normal vet (who has treated all my cats and my dog and been nothing but wonderful for the past 16 years) and we had him neutered.
Well about 2 weeks ago, I was playing with Smokey and throwing a ball for him, and when he ran away from me with his tail up, I noticed something very strange...his testicles appeared to be back! I grabbed him for a closer look and even had my husband and other family members verify what I saw. I wasn't imagining this, indeed, what should NOT have been there under Smokey's tail was somehow back again.
So I thought to look up our records on him...I paid for the procedure and blood tests on my credit card, so I know I was charged for a castration...and I even called the vet's office and asked if they could please pull his records and tell me that date that he was neutered. (I didn't mention that I thought his testicles had grown back.)
OK, so what I want to know is, has this happened to anyone else, and what should I do about it? I'd hate to have to put Smokey throught that again, and I really can not afford to pay for it at this time since the holidays were just here and my daughter's birthday is in a month. I've looked on the internet for information regarding this subject but didn't really find anything. Is this normal, and can this happen? What should I do?
Please help, I'm so confused!!! Thanks!
-Jewel
[email protected]