Spaying female cats. ?

I don't think it's cruel. She won't know the difference. Also, her risk of mammary cancer will be reduced if she is spayed before her first heat cycle.

I don't think it's wrong or cruel. I couldn't keep a litter of kittens & I would find it more cruel to the kittens I couldn't keep. Even if you find them homes, you don't know how they'll be cared for or if they will eventually be given away, thrown on the street, taken to the pound, etc. I feed several stray & uncared for cats currently, I saw no reason to add to the cat population & both of my spayed cats are perfectly happy & healthy.

From my own experience...the health benefits of getting her spayed have more to do with your sanity if she is an indoor kitty! I have a female that recently got spayed but I didn't have the money to do it earlier and she was a rescue. Man...what a pain in the butt!! Every couple of weeks or so she would go into heat for about a week, on and off. This would last on a cycle that seemed to happen in blocks of about three months at a time a couple of times a year. So, that being said, she was probably in heat a full three months each year. During that time, I had to keep her in the house so she didn't get preggo. Even a house cat wants outside when she's in heat. She would pace/run from door to door to window, howling this loud annoying noise. She would attract males somehow that would be waiting outside in my shrubs for her to get out. She would roll around all over the floor and try to get frisky with me. Last but not least she would walk around in a weird crouch with her butt up doing this little dance with her back legs and lifting her tail. It was gross cause she seemed to be leaking at that time. Hope this helps! :) Btw...here are some health risks to be avoided by spaying: Mammary cancer: Mammary cancer is the third most common cancer in cats. Reproductive hormones are one of the primary causes of mammary cancer in the cat. Cats who have been spayed have a 40-60% lower risk of developing mammary cancer than those who have not been spayed. Tumors of the reproductive tract: Tumors also occur in the uterus and ovaries. An OHE would, of course, eliminate any possibility of this occurring. They are not commonly seen cancers in cats, but they do occur. Infections of the reproductive tract: Unspayed cats may develop a severe uterine disease called pyometra. With this disorder, bacteria enter the uterus and it becomes filled with pus. The normal 6-inch long, thin horns of the uterus enlarge to 10 inches long and can become the diameter of a human thumb. Undetected, this condition is almost always fatal. In rare cases, when the condition is found early, hormonal and antibiotic therapy may be successful. This type of therapy is limited to valuable breeding animals. Generally, the treatment of pyometra requires a difficult and expensive ovariohysterectomy. The toxicities resulting from the infection can strain the kidneys or heart, and in some cases may be fatal or cause life long problems, even after the infected uterus has been removed. Behavior and hygienic problems: During the heat cycle there are numerous problems to deal with. There are the behavior problems seen in some females searching or yearning for available males. Owners of females in heat also frequently have to deal with a sudden influx of male cats around the home and yard. The howling at 2 a.m. will affect your behavior as well as your cat's.

Yes...

Your cat does not NEED EXPERIENCE...

Cats are perfectly happy not ever breeding.

If you spay before the first heat then the cat will always be more of a kitten in nature.

Speeches??? Just go to the shelter and look at all the kittens who will be killed today or tomorrow!

tooooooo much!

People are not resonsible and that is why there are so many unwanted animals./ ferrals / homelss animals!

someone on this site did the math...

1 cat x 6 kittens x6 x6 x6... it's THOUSANDS of cats !

I won't give u the speach, but female cats minds don't work like ours.

Being in heat hurts them, that's why they meow and and spray.

Also having sex hurts them (tmi i no) the male cat is not nice, both of them only do it because it is instict and it hurts them if they dont, they just want to not be in heat any more. The male cat has to pin her down and stuff.

So be nice to you cat and don't worry about "letting" it be a mom.

Because once it's spayed it won't care, and it donesn't really care right now

I had my cat spayed shortly after I got her. I don't think she's been deprived of motherhood. She has her toys and other kitties in the house to socialize with. She seems to prefer being the one getting all the attention though, so kittens would not have made her happy. She is now 15.

It used to be thought that a cat had to have at least one litter for some reason or other. Most vets will tell you that it's not necessary for a cat to have a litter and better for their health to have them spayed as soon as possible. No I do not think it cruel for her not to be a mother.

their lot and lots of cats in the world that r going to have kittens so i think u should get her spayed both my cats r

i think its a good idea not to let them have a litter for 1 theres plenty of cats and for 2 who wants a saggy cat , i love my cat i would not put her through cildbirth it hurts

Spay her....it's the best for her and the cat population. Just this years so far I have raised 17 kittens/cats that were just dumped and I am not saying that you would dump them but you would be adding to the population. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SPAY HER BEFORE HER FIRST LITTER....SHE DOESN"T NEED OR WANT IT.