What is so good about getting my cat spayed? dont that mean it wont be able to ever be pregnant?

Question

really not sure what to do. please vote between getting it spayed and not.

Answer 1

Absolutly, she will be happier, healthier and you wont add to the overpet population problem.

Answer 2

Aside from ensuring that your cat never has kittens, spaying is a way to protect that your cat from mammary cancer. Getting your cat spayed removes the risk that the hormones released into your cat's system with each heat will overload her reproductive system and cause cancer. I've attached an article in the source section for more information.

Aside from that, cats that go into heat can be very loud at all hours of the day and night, which will make YOU very unpopular with your family and your neighbors. Also, if she gets pregnant, you will be responsible for caring her and her family or finding new homes for them. Considering the number of unwanted cats and kittens that are killed, spaying your cat is the most humane.

If cost is an issue for you, contact an animal rescue group in your area, and ask if they have a vet that will perform the spay at a reduced rate.

Answer 3

If you can cope with having up to five kittens every 65 days sure don't get the cat spayed. If you've ever given out about stray cats(or dogs for example) then get the cat spayed because chances are that it'll have kittens and they'll increase the stray animal problem. However if you do want kittens then don't get the cat spayed. Spaying is permanent so be sure before you decide.

Answer 4

Having a cat spayed is a surgical treatment the vet performs to eliminate her uterus and ovaries so she can not get pregnant anymore. Your cat should not be unhappy, she would be able to be happy and extra loving and affectionate. whilst a cat is going into warmth-(ovulates) her hormones make her very affectionate which you're complicated for happiness. This 'happiness' attracts male cats and that they breed and function toddlers. they at the instant are not unhappy whilst the toddlers pass to a different homestead because of the fact in case you would be conscious, the mummy tries to get removed from the toddlers whilst they're waiting to be weaned. She's finished with them after a undeniable element. not having your cat spayed would reason her to strengthen breast maximum cancers and finally stray from homestead and on no account return. additionally, there are numerous of undesirable kitties accessible, there is no reason for her to have toddlers each and every of the time. It fairly does take a toll on her physique. additionally, she would be in a position to get pregnant whilst she is nursing so i'd shop her interior the homestead till you come to a call what you will do. it is the very terrific on your kitty and your responsiblilty as a puppy proprietor to have this finished.

Answer 5

A cat can get pregnant have a litter of kittens feed them they are taken away she will go out and get pregnant again and again she will never stop this can be bad for a queen she will become run down, ill, emmaciated she will look awful become lethargic and no matter how poorly she is or feels she will carry on getting pregnant and as each litter comes the kittens will be more and more frail and week until eventually she will die giving birth, she will have still borns or the kittens will die after birth, need i go on? On top of this if you get her neutered you are lessening her chance of ovarion cancer, and you are putting a stop to more unwanted kittens. The more kittens that are born the more queens there are to get pregnant and the circle of life goes on but there aren't enough people who want to give them secure homes and they end up getting discarded, unless you are sure you can find the babies safe and sensible owners don't let her have a litter! Get her neutered it won't affect her, my queen was neutered at 6 months old and you couldn't find a more loving affectionate cat, she has never known motherhood and she's adorable.

Answer 6

Please get your cat spayed.

Yes, it will mean she won't get pregnant. It will also mean that she won't go into 'heat' cycles every few weeks, during which time she would yowl at the top of her lungs 24 hours a day, trying to tear out your window screens to get outside. It will also mean that she won't have to risk her life birthing kittens, that she won't get uterine infections, she won't get uterine cancer, and she'll be less likely to get breast cancer. She'll also be less likely to escape from the house when she's in heat, risking:
a) being infected with incurable diseases such as FIV and FIP
b) getting shot at or having rocks thrown at her for roaming the neighborhood caterwauling
c) getting hit by a car

Also, if she's spayed, she won't contribute to the horror of pet overpopulation. An estimated 7 million unwanted pets are killed in US shelters every year. Most of this is because so many people think it's OK to allow their animals to reproduce freely, or have doubts about spay/neuter and their pets end up having litters while they waffle about it. Personally, I think it's far better to get a cat spayed, than to have to take a batch of kittens to the shelter to be killed. Even if you find homes for all of the kittens, every kitten you place means that a kitten or cat already in a shelter won't be going home with that person instead, and will probably end up being killed when the shelter gets too full.

ONE unspayed female cat and her kittens, if allowed to reproduce freely, can be responsible for producing up to 420,000 cats over a period of only 6 years.

Please, if you want to raise a kitten: adopt one from a shelter. If you want to see the miracle of birth: rent a video or foster a pregnant shelter cat. Cats are not humans, and if they're spayed they will NOT feel 'unfulfilled' because they never had a litter. They'll just live long, happy, healthy lives, free from the danger of uterine infections and uterine cancer and breast cancer, and the constant emotional and physical stress of going through constant heat cycles.

If you really love cats, please get yours spayed.

Please read these links about why you should spay:
http://www.sniksnak.com/stop_s-n.html
http://www.hdw-inc.com/spayneuter.htm

Answer 7

If you ever contacted an animal "shelter" to see how many animals they put down a year, you would believe that there is definitely a pet overpopulation. Spaying or neutering dogs and cats and preventing unwanted litters of 6-8 babies each is the smart thing to do.

Think, a dog or cat can get pregnant 2-3 times a year, I they have 6 babies each time, if you skip the youngest litter, you could still have 47 animals in one year....

Answer 8

PLEASE spay the cat. She will be much healthier and happier for it. Unspayed females go into heat in early January, and are miserable until they are either bred, or are spayed. They can get an infected uterus (pyometria), breast cancers, as well as feline leukemia, feline aids (from mating with infected males) and there is always the heat cycles to go through for an unspayed female, not to mention the KITTENS. Cats can get pregnant 2 weeks after a litter is born. SPAY SPAY SPAY

Answer 9

Yes, that is the point - for her not to be able to get pregnant! There are so many unwanted kittens and cats in the world. People need to be responsible and spay and neuter their pets. Besides controlling unwanted pregnancies, it is also better for their health to be spayed and neutered. They have much higher risk of cancers and other health problems if left intact. Ask your vet if you don't know!!!

Answer 10

Please get her spayed (or neutered if it's male). Not only is it healthier for the cat but so much better for you. If it's an indoor cat, you will constantly have to deal with the cat wanting out when in heat (or getting out and getting hurt). If it's an outside cat, you will constantly have cats in your yard, fighting and mating with your cat, which not only annoys your neighbors but can be very traumatic for your cat. Give your cat the gift of a long and healthy life and give yourself the gift of not always having to worry if the cat is pregnant again and what will you do with the babies. Or if it's male, you won't have to worry where he is or if he got in a nasty fight with another male over a cat in heat and got seriously injured. It can be life threatening if a cat gets injured and infection sets in.

Answer 11

Defintiely spay her. It means your cat would not get pregnant and add to the vast overpopulation of cats and kittens in the U.S., many of which are killed in shelters every year. One unspayed cat can result in many thousands of kittens when you count the kittens produced by a cat's offspring. I work with a humane society and it frustrates me how cats are euthanized at our county shelters simply because there are too many of them. Spaying stops this.

Your cat would not go into heat, which is bloody, messy and annoying (lots of meowing and yowling). This happens several times of year.

Your cat's long-term health will be better. Spaying prevents mammary and other reproductive cancers as well as other reproductive diseases.