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Please give me your positive stories about your cats being spayed. I'm taking Gibson in on Friday and I'm really nervous...
Only problem I had with a spay was Topie: she suddenly became Little Climbing Bastard.
And having had a cat go on heat before we could get her fixed - you don't want that.
Cats in heat are an absolute nightmare. Having handled a cat who was spayed but behaved like she was in heat anyway a couple of times... aaaaaaaaaaa.
Yes I've had quite a few instances of Gibson in heat and holy shit is it annoying! She acts so different too. Very snuggly and loving. Wish she was like that normally lol
Dear lord ,I'm surprised you didn't spay her earlier - yeah it's a real double edged sword when they are SUPER cuddly, but then the yowling, my god the yowling and the spraying - it would've been unbearable.
Mine is currently a climbing bastard to the point where we have to play "parkour" a few times a day to get her energy out.
The only issue I’ve ever had with a spayed cat was a No belly snorgles sensitive scar. Be vigilant about your cone/padded ring/onesie while stitches are in. It’s a super common procedure. 👍🏻
Thank you for responding ❤️ I'm going to get a baby onesie and cut it out for her I think. She would utterly hate the cone of shame lol
Had male and female siblings done last year at 6 months old. Male had just started to turn into slightly stinky male cat and was giving his sister a bit of a hard time. They both did just fine, charmed the pants off everyone in the vet clinic. Declined the cone of shame, was prepared to cut socks into bodysuits if needed. Was told to keep them quiet and confined for at least a week, but a moth didn't get the memo and they were both climbing from the pendant light the next morning to get to the moth. The change in boy cat was quick, and he turned back into a sweet heart. We have another kitten in the house now who is just hitting the 5 month mark, and I'll book her in as soon as my vet allows.
It's being done to your cat, not to you.
Obviously. I don't think it's untoward to be worried about her wellbeing.
True. And her wellbeing is def the most important issue.
None of my cats, male or female, have ever had a problem.
All of my kitties (and dogs) over the years have handled it really well.
it's a really common procedure I wouldn't be worried.
Thanks for responding. This little ball of fluff has become very dear to my heart. I do worry about her.
Got all three of ours done at once. We were prepared for dopey, possibly pained kitties.
We got back happy spazzmonkeys who apart from some stitches didn't show any evidence whatsoever they'd been de-narded (and they definitely have been given two females, one male and no further kittens in the decade that followed)