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Post by Januinely~me on Jan 2, 2018 15:08:44 GMT -5
What's the best age to get a kitten "fixed"? Thanks for your help  |
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Post by kidsandpets on Jan 2, 2018 15:42:40 GMT -5
Shelters will do it as early as 2 months - necessary to make sure adopted animals get fixed. It is safe but not something I generally recommend to owners. Females I usually say 4-6 months is good. Anything after 6 months risks them going into heat. Males I have had done earlier with my own cats. I did my males as early as 3 months. Some say it doesn't make any difference in spraying behavior, but my own experience is that it might (or maybe it was just those individual cats too). The surgery for males is very simple not nearly as invasive as it is for the females though so I'm more comfortable doing them at an earlier age. Do you have a young kitten? |
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Post by Januinely~me on Jan 2, 2018 20:27:12 GMT -5
Thanks so much for your help, Shannon My dd has 2 young kittens. They're 4 months old, so it sounds like we could take them into the vet anytime now. |
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Post by kidsandpets on Jan 2, 2018 21:13:09 GMT -5
Fun! Yep, anytime in the next couple of months. |
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Post by lucy on Jan 3, 2018 11:03:56 GMT -5
Do it soon ! I had a vet tell me 6 months.....I took the kitten in at 6 months, to be told she was pregnant! That was the year I was given a stray kitten that arrived pregnant.....had a litter, we gave all away except one....and that darn thing got pregnant before we could get her fixed. raining cats..... |
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Post by Januinely~me on Jan 4, 2018 15:11:44 GMT -5
We'll be getting it done this month |
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Post by kidsandpets on Jan 4, 2018 16:18:50 GMT -5
Sounds good!
Six months is early for a kitten to be pregnant! Obviously not impossible - just unusual.
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