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Old 01-06-2008, 10:33 AM
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Re: Age to mate a girl

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Originally Posted by MrsNik View Post
Ive never had an unspayed cat before so to be honest I didnt really have a clue what she was doing!! We were waiting until she was 6 months old before getting her spayed....so I was told its best to wait until this age...not sure why....She has always been a very affectionate cat so with any luck she wasnt caught!! I couldnt spay her knowing there was a chance she could be pregnant
I found most vets wont spay until 6 months old, this is why I have new born kittens!
When I found out she was pregnant, I spoke to the vet about the option of spaying her (and terminating) as all I wanted was what was best for my little girl. The vet said that spaying her would be a fairly major operation (as she was already 5 to 6 weeks pregnant) and she didn't really think it would be a problem for her to have them.
I think I may have got a different answer if we have realised a few weeks before (at week 2 or 3).
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