At what age can you spade your cat?? and when can you declaw them???

Answer 1

The old school veterinary belief is to spay/neuter your cat at the same time you declaw them, at 6 months of age.

Modern veterinary medicine now believes that you can spay/neuter and declaw your pet at about 12-15 weeks of age. Some vets even feel you can do this younger than that. But the modern thought is that they bounce back more quickly after the surgery when they are younger.

I highly recommend getting them done at the same time, if you are doing both.....because you only have to put the cat under the trauma of one surgery, which is much safer for them then making them undergo multiple procedures that require general anesthesia.

Answer 2

Cats can be spayed fairly young now, like a couple two or 3 months old. I believe they do some even younger but I am not sure on that. Declawing? I would not want to do that. I consider the practice inhumane. However if your cat is clawing up your house then declawing is better than getting rid of the cat. Don't forget a spray bottle of water is a good deterrent for bad kitty behavior.

Answer 3

The Humane Society SPAYS cats at as early as 12 weeks of age. I would opt to wait until six months. Don't take her in to be spayed while in heat, as most vets will charge an additional fee for spaying when in heat. You can tell that you cat is in heat by the loud "mowing" noises she will make alllll the time, and by uncharacteristic friendly behaviour. As for declawing, you can do this when she goes in to get spayed. I agree, it is cruel. I've seen many a declaw and it isn't pleasent. HOWEVER, if this is the only way that someone can have a housecat, then it is necessary. The cat will get over it and still act as if she had claws. I would rather declaw a cat then have her brought into a shelter to be euthanized because the people couldn't keep her cause she was shredding everything. Whatever you do, make sure you get your cat spayed!! Otherwise, you will have lots of little kittens on your hands. Raising kittens is expensive and they need lots of good medical care.

Answer 4

You need to read the answer from beckie c. It is very important! PLEASE DO NOT DECLAW YOUR CAT! Plus the money you spend on that, you could buy her what she needs to not scratch your furniture! I have 6 cats, one is declawed. The others never touch anything because I spent 130 dollars on a 4 foot tall tower for them that is treated to attract them with a scent. They use that. It is looking ragged, but that is what it is for! My female that is declawed, she was in sooo much pain when I brought her home, for days could not walk. I have learned over the years (she is 11 now), that it is SO CRUEL to declaw your cat and it is very painful! It is like someone removing our fingernails! And another note, whoever said that you need to let your cat have a litter of kittens before spaying her, is an IDIOT!!! DO NOT let that cat have babies! That is a crock! I have dealt with cats all of my life and I do rescues, cats live perfectly fine NEVER having kittens! We have too many now and they will end being put down or in a lab somewhere because you won't find them proper homes! Last, DO NOT let your cat outside ever! Very horrible things can happen to them! They live very happily and SAFE inside your home looking out the window!

Answer 5

NEVER GET A CAT DECLAWED. I worked in a vet's office and it is very cruel. Even with pain killers it hurts the cat for a long long time. They ampute, YES...Amputate the cats toes up to the first joint in order to make sure that the nails never grow back.

The vet won't admit that that's what they have to do unless you are already aware. Plus some cats NEVER get over it and have problems walking afterwards. Vet offices never like to mention the cases of declawing that go wrong.

Try all other options for your cat if they are scratching. I have cats myself and they all love scratching on a wooden/basket like weaved mat I bought. It's much cheaper to replace than the couch or carpet.

Plus, cats can live as long as 15 years. Are you positive that your cat will NEVER go outside again? If you aren't then definitely don't take away it's most effective means of self defense...it's claws. Cats who are declawed tend to bite more since they no longer have any other way of defending themselves. Would you like someone to take off part of your fingers to save their carpet?

Answer 6

There is no age limit on declawing cats, but most vets put in place their own limitations. Call some local vets in your area and see what they say. If you are going to declaw your cat, be sure that they don't get outside, because then they can't protect themselves.

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Answer 7

You can spay your cat at 6 months.Don't know about declawing, but I'd use softpaws instead of declawing.

Answer 8

I think mine were done at about 3-4 months. I think it's cruel to leave an indoor kitty's claws in. I think my cats would be much more scared of people if they were "disciplined" or "trained" every time they tried scratching something. I have the friendliest cats you'd ever want. They are all fixed and declawed. My newly renovated condo that I moved into in February would be trashed if every time my cats "scratch" the woodwork, they'd leave claw marks. I love my kitties, but I also like nice things.

Answer 9

Well, you can spay her, if that's what you mean to say, at age 6 months.

As for declawing, let me ask you a question. At what age do you think you'll be ready to have half of each finger amputated? Because that's what it's like for a cat. If you can't accept your pet for what she is, you should give her away. Do you think she was born to serve you and your whims? What if she excapes the obviously wonderful existence of your home and has to fend for herself out on the street? Maybe if I meet you I'll declaw you...with a butcher's cleaver, you a'sshole!

Answer 10

To keep the young male cats from spraying and the female cats from getting into heat you can make an appointment with your vet when they are 6 months old to have them helped
I would never declaw my cats because it's cruelty to animals and a cat needs his claws to climb and to defend himself. Maybe you want to keep your cat strictly indoors but cats can escape and go outside without you knowing and what if something happens so that your cat or has to defend itself or has to climb into something to bring itself into safety. Declawing is wrong and shouldn't be allowed anymore because a cat can't be a cat without it's claws.