Harley i think given what you've said you should contact local breeders and ask them to look into finding this girl a more suitable homeOr see if you can find her one yourself

I just had to respond to Nick, but you got there first China Blue. Nick, I agree with almost everything you say in your post but how can you say that there is no reason for an indoor cat to be spayed???? I can show you numerous articles, backed up by very experienced feline experts, who will tell you that a cat that calls continuously without being mated is liable to all sorts of illnesses - as China Blue says, pyometra being just one. Thankfully I have never put this to the test myself as I have had my girls spayed if and when it has been necessary, and never, ever had a problem with anaesthetic or recovery. I also do not know of anyone who has! If not spayed this poor little girl is destined to a life of frustration at best and I don't want to contemplate the worst.

Sue

Spaying is a perfectly safe operation, I have had two of my girls spayed and they were both fine and recovered really quickly. Of course, every surgical procedure carries a small risk but I think it is riskier not to have a girl spayed as she may escape and become pregnant, she will be calling every month or so (more in the summer months) and become at risk to illness and disease such as pyometra.

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Sarnajes Siamese

Hi Harley - nice to "meet" you. I have a Harley too - mine is a male neuter Maine Coon.

To answer your query - I think others have given some thought to this already. Here are a few of my own thoughts to toss a penny in the ring ...

I would agree with those who say that today, spaying is a safe operation. All operations do carry some risks but it is one which is regularly performed by vets all over the world - very routinely - without any hitch or worry.

I shall spare you the lecture about your tenancy as you started off your post showing that you appreciate your predicament and this is part of the reason why you asked for advice. Perhaps you might start off a nice platonic friendship with the regular doorman/concierge or whoever is "on guard" watching who comes and goes in/out of the building. The reason for this is that you need to advise them you are taking a large parcel out soon. Get a big carrier and put a blanket over it so that the animal is not seen and so that the carrier looks just like a large object. For the outbound journey, it should be ok. The trick is getting her back in once the operation is complete (unless you wish to ask the vet for advice about rehoming and then persuade them to "house" her for you - give them some financial incentive if you can).

The timing of the operation is important too as you will find any vet will not perform a spay operation WHILST a queen is calling. They prefer her to complete her call and be nice and calm first. You will therefore have to let her finish her call.

Did the person from whom you acquired her tell you the name of the breeder? Who did the cat come from oritinally? Might they not like to assist with this?

There must be a breed club for her - perhaps there is someone at the breed club who knows how to rehome or can give you advice (in case you wish to keep her).

Wishing you all the best - please let us know what happens

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Ra

http://www.bobergsiamese.co.uk/

The only reason I am keeping her in a flat where pets aren't allowed is because if I didn't take her in she'd more than likely just have been set free by her owner and be dead by now.

Now I'm attached to her, and she's attached to me. I'm not going to get rid of her just because the management of the place (I live in a housing project for 16-25 year olds who have nowhere else to live, nobody 'chose' to live here) say they're not allowed. Nobody's going to become ill when the cat is staying in my flat only. Walking through the corridor past my front door is highly unlikely to cause an allergic reaction.

Basically, I did what I had to do for my cat at the time, and I don't think either of us would be happy if I sent her away, so that's really not an option. And I'm not asking her to stop acting like a cat, getting your cat spayed is forcing her to stop acting like a cat, and hundreds of thousands of cats are spayed every year (of which only a tiny percentage encounter complications during or after the precedure)

Ok, rant over

Rraa, I appreciate your post, some good idead there. I've been thinking about getting her out of the building like that, only putting the cat box in a large holdall to make it look like luggage (instead of a box with a handle on top ) because they are suspicious about me having a cat already, so I want to make it as inconspicuous as possible.

Harley seems to have been calling non-stop for the past few months, only stopping for a few days. She seems to be calming down a little today so maybe she's coming towards a break?

What i cant understand is,if she is a savannah cat,as you say the origional owner must have paid good money for her!i cant imagine them just throwing her out onto the streets.

Hi again Harley - I think you have your heart in the right place. You did the best you could to prevent harm coming to her and now you need some caring advice, so we are not ranting at you - just at the careless original owner who did not think to contact the breeder but simply passed of the "problem" onto the nearest soft hearted individual. Hope you find a good solution. Please let us know what happens.

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Ra

http://www.bobergsiamese.co.uk/

Its amazing what people do throw out onto the streets. My inlaws dog is a pure pedigree Norwegian Elk hound. They cost a fortune but he was found roaming the streets and when they traced the original owners they didn't want to know!

Some people have more money than sense!

Good luck Harley you are one of the decent ones.

Harley like your sentiment and understand you want to do right by this cat but disagree totally-spaying/neutering your cat is (imo) sometimes a necessary deed in the cats best interest-it is by no stretch of the imagination "forcing" a cat not to be a cat-you have to think about what your circumstances allow and whats best for the cat-i promise your cat would be fine-what she's never had she won't miss and if she's had it-she will get over it-don't we allD