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!
2006-09-19 13:36:25 · 36 answers · asked by *miss lily* 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
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2006-09-21 11:27:48 · update #1
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.
2006-09-19 13:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by macleod709 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I completely understand where you are coming from and I agree. Allowing a cat to have many litters is both cruel and unhealthy. However, I am a licensed breeder, I have ragdoll cats and now kittens and himilayans. I've been breeding on request basis only, (when I have at least 4 families who are in need of a kitten) For 10 years, about one litter of 2-5 kittens just about every two years . I respect you and your opinion, so you should respect us breeder as well.
This is a question board, not a, if you disagree with me you can leave a mean and ignorant answer to my question. Which is what you did to me.
Perhaps people are calling you cruel because you treat people who's situations you THINK you know in a disrespectful manner, and say hurtful things.
It's not right to go out of your way to call people irresponsible people or a B***h, when they are only trying to get some information. Don't take everybody for a fool.
2006-09-20 15:44:03 · answer #2 · answered by lamikashi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-09-19 14:06:37 · answer #3 · answered by Sue F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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".
2006-09-19 13:50:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-09-19 14:13:46 · answer #5 · answered by Nurse Autumn Intactivist NFP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-09-19 14:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by sassysharli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-09-19 13:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is cruel. Unfortunately the day before my 10 month old kitten was to get spayed, my landlord left my door open when he was repairing something and she got out. 3 weeks later she came home on her own but pregnant. 6 weeks later 4 adorable balls of fluff (yes I am keeping them - since no one I trust wants a kitten) When I took her to the vet to be checked out with my 1 weeks old orphaned kitten I found when looking for her, he told me to abort them to not bring unwanted animals into the world (JERK) I was not "happy" she was pregnant but my personal choice is life. Anyway I had her spayed today and yes I am very upset that she is pain and cried when the vet took her from me to the back as well as not knowing what happened but it will help her in the long run - no more mood swings I guess.
I would say to those people who say it cruel check your info. Female cats who are not spayed have a significant higher risk of cancer....
2006-09-19 16:49:42 · answer #8 · answered by errin24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-09-19 13:46:47 · answer #9 · answered by Starscape 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
You have the right idea. Way to go!! I have 5 because of peoples' neglect and letting their cats roam and get pregnant. I totally agree with you, all of my cats are fixed, I have 4 ferals and one that was abandoned. My first cat was a Mother, yes, and a great one, but they don't need to have litters to be great cats. Don't people know that there are many cats that are destroyed every MONTH because they are unwanted???? I am into animal rescue and I know the percentages of cats and kittens that are destroyed, it is horrible. My cats are all wonderful, they are spoiled, and I love them. Don't worry about what other people say, it is how you treat your cat, I am sure she loves you, you love her, just keep doing what you are doing and be the great person you are. I only wish there were more like you out there, maybe we would not have the pet overpopulation and misery of unwanted pets that we have. We also have a "managed" colony of ferals that we take care of, unfortunately when people get tired of their "cute kittens" they drop them off in our woods and we have to tend to them.
2006-09-23 02:36:50 · answer #10 · answered by spiritcavegrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-09-19 14:37:49 · answer #11 · answered by trusport 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋