I have recently changed vets and the last time I brought my 2 yr. old female up there the vet assistant didn't know how to tell if she's been spayed or not (I learned that she's new and in training). well, she didn't figure it out and she finally just trusted me that Lily's been spayed. my question is how do you tell that a female cat has been spayed?? oh, and when I was up there the vet was on vacation that day (I just brought her in for her shots). one more thing, when you change vets, are they required to check if the pets have been spayed/neutered? just curious, Thanks!
2006-12-27 14:14:17 · 6 answers · asked by *miss lily* 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Donald W: I didn't know that! Thank You, I will have a talk ASAP!!!
2006-12-27 14:26:22 · update #1
Your new vet just needs to call your old vet for your cats records. The records can be faxed to the new vet. Some vets use an ultrasound to find out if a cat has been spayed/neutered.
Some female cats will have a scar.
2006-12-27 14:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by Alaska Angela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not required to check, but you can usually see a scar on the cat's abdomen if she has been spayed. This may require shaving the area. I would recommend that you give your new vet the phone number of your old vet. They will call and have the records faxed over. This is very important for medical history and continuation of treatments. They should've checked prior vet records before giving a feline leukemia vaccine to see if your cat has had a negative test in the past unless they did the test again.
2006-12-27 14:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by AK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not required but responsible vets do. By the way, an assistant is not licensed to give shots unless under the supervision of a vet. Consider that if she doesn't know much and is untrained then why did you let her give shots?
If I were you, I would be having a serious talk with the vet. If no satisfactory conversation can take place then consider changing vets. Tell the vet why you are changing vets. (Tell both old and new vet).
2006-12-27 14:20:54 · answer #3 · answered by Donald W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the spay leaves a small scar, many times it does not. In other words, there usually is no way to tell without vet records.
2006-12-27 14:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by kldt7 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feamle Black cats are different than male black cats and soooo much different than white females but if you had a black male cat that mates with a female white dog you might end up with a parrot with spay scars
2006-12-27 14:31:41 · answer #5 · answered by macrs5 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ask someone
2006-12-27 14:16:20 · answer #6 · answered by Just myself 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋