Does anyone know why mum cats milk has to be completely gone before the vet will operate to spey her? Its terrible in my house trying to seperate mum & baby as both still want to feed but the vet told me that her milk has to be gone. Also as time goes on im worrying that she may be pregnant as I just cannot keep her in the house, she wont use the litter tray.....she wants out and she has done damage to doors and windows trying to get out. She seems very depressed at the moment and i'm feeling sad for her confused:

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Nic xx

Ask your vet for Ovarid, that will stop her coming into call again and you can then wait. Her milk will certainly have gone by the time the kitten is 12 weeks opld and probably before.

Liz

I had Tabitha spayed when she was still feeding her kittens. She still does very occasionally now, although they are 16 weeks. Two are going to their forever home on Tuesday and she does bat them away almost as soon as they start feeding so I think her milk is drying up.

I had my last cat spayed when she was still feeding as well - she kept feeding the two I kept until they were about eight!! I did speak to my vet about it and she said not to worry. They are 14 and 13 now and she doesn't feed them any longer, I'm pleased to say!

I guess I have been really lucky that my queens have been OK - I didn't know they were supposed to have stopped feeding altogether before being spayed.

no I didnt know either that they had to have their milk all dried up before the vet would spey. I've been reading on the forum and on other sites and other peoples cats comtinue to feed after their ops so i'm some what confused by my vets advice

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