As you will probably know I phoned the vets yesterday and spoke to the receptionist about Spencer peeing on the floor and wondered if it was because he needed neutered. She said she would book him in and made the appointment for next wednesday (taking him in tuesday night). Now, he had no accidents from midday monday until before I went to bed last night.

Was phoning the vets anyway to ask if there is extra charge for him being in overnight and asked to speak to the vet about him (I had asked yesterday but obviously receptionist thought she knew better than the vet ). Luckily the vet was available to speak to me there and then and he said it could either be an infection or he could be scent marking. He said it sounds more like scent marking because he is still using the tray and only peeing on the floor sometimes.

So, he said he would bring castration forward so my little lad is going in tonight to be castrated tomorrow. And, no extra charge for having him overnight I'm actually relieved he is going in tomorrow as I am off from friday until tuesday so can keep an eye on him on friday whereas if he went in next wednesday I would be working thursday!

Goodness, was so much better speaking to the vet who actually wanted to do something about it instead of a receptionist who thought she knew what she was talking about!

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What a difference it makes talking to the skilled person and not someone that thinks they know best

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That's great news! I've missed some of your posting about this recently ... but I would also recommend you getting Skye spayed within the next couple of weeks too.

She is more than capable of getting pregnant now (and has been for a while ) and wont necessarily call at all as she lives with an entire male. If he is scent marking he's obviously reaching sexual maturity ... are you sure they haven't already been mating?

It's important to note also that Spencer will still be fertile for a while after he's had his little kumquats removed.

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Skye is getting spayed once she has her second vaccination in 2 weeks.

I haven't noticed any signs of them mating, whenever I'm around all they do is either sleep or chase each other about and wrestle but that is all. I haven't noticed any signs from Skye that she may be in season either.

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If she is silently calling you probably wont notice her calling at all hun. 2 weeks isn't so bad, but I really really wouldn't leave it any longer than that to be safe

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you've got me worried now. I wanted her done when I first got her but she was ill and vet wouldn't do Spencer til he had his vaccinations for some reason.

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I think that's standard hun. Having an op puts their immune systems under strain, so it makes sense for them to be vaccinated first.

I wouldn't worry too much about it, but be aware that Skye's spay could turn out to be a spay/abortion. It probably won't be, but there is the possibility. At least now you know you can prepare yourself just in case

On a side note, did you rescue them both is that why they are only just being vaccinated?

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Is there any way you can tell if she is pregnant? I'd like to be able to keep an eye out just in case.

You could say that!! A girl was advertising them on facebook for free as they were making her 8 month old son's asthma worse. I took them in and she said they hadn't been vaccinated because she couldn't afford to do that and buy her son clothes then she said they hadn't been done because they 'didn't need to be done' because they are indoor cats!!

If she didn't have money to vaccinate them how was she going to afford to neuter them?? And then a few days later she posted something else on facebook that she had got another dog...and then she was looking for a rat cage!!

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Oh dear lord Thank goodness they found their way to you!

You could keep a check on her nipples, if she is then between 14-21 days into pregnancy they noticeably change and 'pink up'. At her age I would expect them to remain as little flat things if she's not. But that's about the only early sign apart from maybe an increased appetite, which would be hard to notice on a growing kitten that's scoffing everything in sight anyway.

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I'l keep my finger's crossed for you hun that she isn't.

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