they told me that I was cruel to my cat by not letting her have her first litter. they informed me that it's very beneficial on her temperment to have a litter before spaying her. I totally disagree with this. I mean, if it was so cruel than why does the SPCA spay females before they're 6 months old. females DO NOT need to have one litter. their temperment is no better than before in my opinion. my female was spayed before her first heat and is the sweetest girl ever! I'm not talking about the responsible breeders. just the back yard ones who let their cats produce kittens becuase they believe that it's their nature and and they want "cute little furballs". they say that their cat loves being a mother. this one lady said that having a first litter is good for her health. I think that these people that I've been seeing on her are totally 100% clueless!! what do you think? there are to many unwanted cats/kits in this world for anybody to let their female produce more!
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you are correct in your thinking..they are wrong for adding to the over population of. it also is healthier for your cat to be spayed before her first heat if you wait till after then there is a higher chance of mamary cancer.
No, its a great thing you spayed her!! If you hadnt spayed her she could get cancer in her female parts.but its a good thing to spay.
I agree, there are too many stray cats male and female. I believe everyone who is a pet owner should be a responsible pet owner.
Its ok it was you choice
spaying the cat is the responsible thing to do. i watched this animal cops show and this guy had 53 dogs! he had almost gotten arrested for not spaying his dog.
Those people are idiots. You would be cruel if you allowed more kittens to end up as strays.
THEY ARE WRONG IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE SPAYED. THANK YOU FOR NOT BRINGING MORE HOMELESS ANIMALS IN THE WORLD. THANKS AGAIN! GOOD LUCK %26 TAKE CARE OF YOUR KITTY! TELL THEM OTHER PEOPLE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT!
BOB BARkER is a genius he says have your pets fixed, so you did the right thing
are these the same people who take birth control pills so THEY don't have kids? we have a responsibility to our pets.
That is absolutely not true that a female should have a litter of kittens before being spayed. It's just an old wives tale. My female cat is perfectly fine and never had kittens before spayed. There are too many homeless cats and kittens in the world, and many are euthanized in the shelters because they can't find homes for them. To me, it's cruel to let them breed and then suffer for it. You did the right thing, don't fret about it.
You are absolutely correct. You did the best thing for you pet that you possibly could. Unspayed female cats suffer miserably from being in heat constantly and make you suffer too, with the noise and behavior, and they are much more prone to breast cancer as they get older.
People who still spout the ignorant idea that cats need to have a litter are just that, ignorant. The problem of pet overpopulation is as severe as it is because of idiots like that. Yes, this means you, anyone who told this responsible pet owner this nonsense.
Good for you, hon. You're one of the good ones.
Frankly I have not seen this from anyone on here. Usually it is quite the opposite, telling you not to breed a cat or a dog. Just don't listen to the idiots telling you it was bad to have her spayed.
Good for you for thinking of not only your cat but all of the kittens she would have had as well! And for not adding to the 10 million cats and kittens who are euthanized every year.
It is also much healthier for your cat to not ever have any kittens. Their chances of cancer and infections go up with each pregnancy.
I own an animal shelter and I have hundreds of cats come through my shelter every year. It is so sad and if these people who are condemning you would spend just one day volunteering at a shelter they would change their minds.
Thank you for spaying your cat!
People who say let her have her first litter are fools. It's good for their health info sounds like a old lady gave you that info. Who has old ideas that are not valid. The important things is your cat is fixed and she sounds like a sweetheart and the two of you are happy. There are way too many unwanted cats and kittens. These people don't know that animal shelters sell for research. In my county it is every Tues and Fri. If the cat or kitten is turned over by the owner and the shelter is full they are sold to research that very day. If they are turned in as a stray the have to hold them for 12 days in which gives them time for someone to fall in love and adopt. If not they are sold off too. So stick to your guns and do not listen to stupid people. I myself have fostered over 312 unwanted cat, kittens, litters.
You are so totally right. It is the best thing for a cat to be spayed. Even having one heat or one litter can predispose a female cat to mammary cancer later in her life. This is a very aggressive cancer in cats (not so severe with dogs), treatment includes radical mastectomies of all the tummy area, chemotherapy and radiation. Who would knowingly subject their cat to that? To say nothing of the expense trying to save your cat's life.
You can find someone here who will say anything. I never "let" my cats have litters, either. They're perfectly sweet, funny, lovable girls. There are a lot of cute little furballs, planned and unplanned.
In my former apartment complex, there was an adult half-wild female cat who was always either about to have kittens or had just had them. I adopted three of her kids. She was always miserable, and because her former owner had declawed but not spayed her before abandoning her (I always wanted to beat this person up), she couldn't defend herself from boy cats. She was much happier and healthier when we finally caught and spayed her.
That bell can't be unrung anyway. You see your cat's fine, and you know you did the right thing. Don't let a few judgmental people who don't have to live with her make you feel guilty!
Spaying your cat was a great idea. I don't have cats, but have dogs, and whenever I have slipped up and not gotten one spayed before the first litter, I have wound up with more babies to love! But this can be much more expensive than getting the female spayed in the first place. Anyone who tells you spaying her was cruel has never dealt with a litter of 6 or 8 babies at 3 in the morning!
Part of being a responsible pet owner is doing what you feel is best for your pet. You did that by having your cat spayed. If you need proof, go to your local animal shelter and just look at all the evidence of "letting them have their first litter".
No way are you cruel. There are millions of animals put to sleep every year because of pet overpopulation. Plus I've heard that cats spayed before having any litters have much lower rates of mammary cancer. Don't listen to them - are they going to pay for all the kittens' food, vet visits and toys? I think not!
No hon what you did was not cruel in fact it was very beneficial for your cat's health because if you have them spayed before their first heat you decrees the of her developing mammary cancer dramatically. If you get them spayed at an earlier age they heal quicker and you do not have to worry about the cat population exploding. You did the right thing! You are a good cat mama!
You did the kindest thing. Both of my cats were spayed before their first litters and their temperments are fine.
It's especially kind to the kittens that won't need to find homes and have to face the prospect of going to a shelter. you don't want to end up a crazy cat lady do you?
Because they are uninformed. Dogs %26 cats need to be neutered or spayed to be happier in a domestic environment. They can clearly not afford to have the discomfort %26 confusion that hormones can cause. As important as this is, so are excercise %26 discipline. These things truly help your animal to keep his mind off some things %26 give his all to you %26 your family. It makes for a much happier doggie. Do these people who tell you about cruelty have any idea that NOT doing these things for your loving pet causes more cruelty than the uninformed can imagine.
You sound like a very smart young lady. I totally admire the fact that you love your animals enough to have them spayed. That is an old, old and I mean old, goes back to the 1700's; wives tale about allowing the cat to have a litter of kittens before they are spayed. I have four cats, all females and a Pom, who is also a female and they are all fixed. I love my furballs, but I love them enough that I take care of them and their continuing health. Unfixed female dogs and cats have a much higher incidence of cancer in their later lives. There are all kinds of people on here, as this is a window to the world. By this I mean that some of the people are only going to think in a selfish, or even uneducated manner and just lash out at various people for no good reason. There are hundreds of thousands of stray animals in the world that are starving to death and getting run over and killed, why would people want to add to those numbers. You are a caring and responsible pet owner, so ignore the insults. Have a great night with your furbabies.
I totally agree, It's cruel to NOT spay them because then you are contributing to the thousands of pets a year being KILLED in shelters. Even if these other people do find good homes for the kittens it is still cruel because they stole a home from a euthanized cat THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED. I am not talking about responsible breeders either. Also, its more cruel to NOT spay and make them live with the desire for sex and never be able to get any. Also spaying and neutering also greatly decreases health risks
Okay sweetie, these people haven't a clue what they are talking about. Cats are so overpopulated, did we need another litter?? Nope. I have 3 cats. (my children) :). Lucy, Suzie and Spot. Lucy is the Mama, she got pregnant so fast I didn't have time to fix her. So she had the babies. I kept the 2 girls. Right away I had all three of them fixed. They are all three the sweetest and cuddly cats. The one that had the kittens is not really different from the other two, granted they all three have different personality's but having kittens wont make it any different. It was hard for me when my cat had her kittens, to take her kittens away. Not all people have kids. Doesn't mean the ones that have kids are better, its not even relevant. Even Bob Barker on the Price Is Right reminds us all daily to spay and neuter!
You are doing the right thing, Those people are just wrong. Hundreds or thousands of cats are killed in shelters every year. Her temperament is not better or worse for not having babies. Please ignore them. What you did is humane and very kind
People that say spaying is cruel are ignorant. They have never seen four week old kittens so sick with upper respiratory that their eyes are glued shut from the discharge. They haven't seen litters so infested with fleas the kittens are near death from anemia. They haven't seen healthy kittens euthanized because there just aren't enough homes.
I repeat, they are ignorant.
You ABSOLUTELY did the right thing. And for all those people that don't know any better, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
Always Spay %26 Neuter your animals. We are very overpopulated!!
I was told it doesn't make any difference to their personality if they have a litter or not.
Both my cats are spayed. and all of my dogs as well.
Your just being a responsible pet owner. don't listen to other people. And there are to many unwanted cats out there.
you done the right thing. there is nothing wrong with spaying your cat. Keeps her healthy and keeps litters of kitties out of the "pound".
I would have to agree with you, especially since that's how tons of cats get leukemia and other diseases like that.
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