Sunday, August 2, 2009

When can a female cat be neutered after having kittens?

The vet says after she stop lactating , is this a medical reason or does she stop lactating after being neutered- hence no food for the kittens unless they have been weined?
Answers:
Yep, both male and female animals are neutered, but the specific terms are castration for males and spaying for females (not spadeing as so many people seem to think!). The correct terminology for female neutering operations should be ovariohysterectomy or ovariectomy depending on what is performed. (Almost always ovariohysterectomy in the UK).
The short answer is as soon as the kittens stop feeding. It is best to try and wait until the milk has dried up however for the reasons mentioned in other posts. Queens unlike b!tches do not continue to lactate indefinately if spayed when lactating though.
Basically, whatever your vet recommends is gonna be the best option. If you are concerned about her getting pregnant again, separate her from entire male cats %26 stop her from going outside until she has been operated on.
I was just going to ask a simular question thank you
Obviously the kittens need to be weaned first, then the cat will stop lactating and can be spayed.
You don't want to do anything while she's nursing. It will have an impact on the kittens. Wait until she's not nursing them any more. That's what I did.
i would ask a vet for sure but after the kittens were leaned
female cats can never be neutered! They are spayed. ask your local vet. Give them a call. I would trust a vets advice much more than anyone on here!
She needs to have stopped lactating because while she is producing milk there is a lot of soft tissue with a greatly increased blood supply so the risks of excessive bleeding from cutting her open are considered too high, even with a flank incision. Also because she will have a sore wound and the last thing she needs is to have kittens scrabbling over it. It could stop her from feeding them.
Wait until at least 8 weeks after the birth. If she is indoors you can wait until 13 weeks when the kittens are fully vaccinated and old enough to be able to go to new homes. This is the ideal and best for the kittens.
After that make sure everyone is neutered!
Hello there
I had this trouble with my cat we didnt get her spayed in time and had 4 babies! hehe bless well with mum cats they are very clever do not interfere after about 6 week the kitten should be eating food you put out for them, weaning is done with you and mother in partnership to help her kittens need their mothers milk its better then anything you can give its not for the mum cat spayed will do nothing to her really it the kittens need the food so its perfectly safe to have your cat spayed after kitten weined
if you did it any time before the kittens were weined then they would be without milk for atleast 2-3 days while the mother healed it is best to wait like the vet said
When her milk ihas dried up about 6-8 weeks after kittening
When the kittens are weaned -- six to eight weeks. Thank you for being so responsible!
when the kittens are 8 weeks old
my queen was fixed 10 days after kittening due to the fact she was still bleeding and had an existing medical condition which was best delt with this way my vets normally say about 8 to 10 weeks.

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