I asked a question earlier about my 2 cats. and people said to get them spayed.. can someone please tell me what that means??
2006-12-07 11:02:54 · 14 answers · asked by hypocrisy_00 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
spaying is for females. it means getting their reproductive organs removed so that they won't reproduce. the ovaries, oviducts, uterine horns, and the uterus are removed. spayed cats are at less risk of certain cancers, they're healthier, and live longer.
EDIT: Spayed cats are also calmer.
2006-12-07 11:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by SurroundedByJoy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spaying means to have your female cat fixed so she will not come into heat and can not get pregnant. The vet performs the surgery and the cat has to be put under anaesthesia while operated on. I don't know the exact details of what is actually done, but I don't presume any actual organs are removed. Females will have stitches on their belly for a while after the operation. For boy cats this is called neutering and the vet sort of 'snips off the testicles' so the male cat can not impregnate a female. This usually calms their territorial behaviour down and 'fixed cats', both male and female tend to live longer and have less health problems.
2006-12-07 19:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by Minna V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spaying is the removal, by a vet, of the female reproductive organs. Unless you can afford to feed and keep healthy all the hundreds of kittens female cats can produce, spaying is a good idea. Male cats are neutered, which is the removal of the testicals. This is all done while the cat is asleep and they do not feel any pain until they wake up, and none of my cats have ever shown any problems afterwards.
2006-12-07 19:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by kcpaull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How did you end up getting 2 cats and not have a clue about spaying? It means "fixing" the cat so it doesn't have kittens. It's a surgery that removes the females reproductive organs. Please, speak to a veterinarian.
2006-12-07 19:37:25 · answer #4 · answered by Wendi lu who 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting your cat spayed pretty much means to get your girl cat fixed. So it cant have have kittens. I'm not sure if that is what you want???
2006-12-07 19:11:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a minor surgical procedure that is for female cats. The doc goes in and snips the reproductive organs so that she can't reproduce.
2006-12-07 19:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by kildarner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spayed is when they tie the tubes on your cat's ovaries or remove the sperm makersss . It's so they won't reproduce EVER again . . . =[
2006-12-07 19:10:29 · answer #7 · answered by Niaana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reproduction organs are removed or rendered useless. Like a historectomy in a woman.
2006-12-07 19:20:56 · answer #8 · answered by redbass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Middle English, from Anglo-French espeer to pierce, castrate, from espee sword
2006-12-07 19:12:51 · answer #9 · answered by ami s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spayed means to have them fixed where they cant reproduce
2006-12-07 19:10:57 · answer #10 · answered by aaaaaaaaaaaaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋