If I got a female kitten, and didn't get her fixed is this bad?

Question

I have no other cats, and no next door cats, or stray cats.

Well, When is the right time to get her fixed?

Answer 1

Yes, it will be bad. Your kitty will grow up, come in heat, a nd every cat for miles around will know about it. You don't think there are other cats around there? Yep, there are, and they'll come after her, get her pregnant, and then you'll have a handful of little unwanted babies brought into the world. It's not fair to your cat and it will be very unfair to those little babies when she has them. Get kitty fixed and you can concentrate on just enjoying the company of your little friend.

Answer 2

Yes, she will drive you crazy if you don't get her spayed. It is also better for her health to be spayed as it helps prevent ovarian cancer.

6 months is the prefered time, but I had mine done at 11 months, unfortunately she went into heat right before the surgery. I though there were no strays in my area, but one day there were 4 very rough looking cats sitting at my door trying to get to my female. Cats territories are miles long, so don't assume there are no strays. She will go into heat and start crying out to the males and won't go out of heat until she breeds which is very bad. After a week my cat starting getting really aggressive towards people and was doing crazy things to the couch and doing mad dashes everywhere, so the vet decided to spay her while in heat which is not ideal since she is swollen in the area that are being operated on.

Get your cat spayed. There are many groups that will help out with the cost if that is what you are worried about.

Answer 3

You should defently get her fixed, unless you want more and more cats. Even though there is no male around, if you let the cat outside, chances are one will come and breed with her. Male cats will travel 10+ miles just to mate with a female cat. And were she is still a kitten, if she gets pregnant there could be complications and you may end up losing her and the kittens.

Answer 4

When female cats are in season, they are very noisy. They don't just meow, they yowl, day & night, and at volumes you never would have thought possible!
Also, can you guarantee that your cat will not get out of your yard, and meet one of the potentially hundreds of male cats also prowling the neighbourhood? I don't just mean strays, but domestic cats out for a walk. If you can't be 100% sure that your cat will never have the opportunity to breed (and believe me, they WILL try), then you should get her desexed. Six months is the most accepted age, although 5 months onward is generally fine.

Answer 5

Your female cat can and SHOULD be fixed at 4 months.
If and when she comes into heat, she will NEED to find a male, and may go out in the street or otherwise get hit by a car in her attempts to do so, as sound and smell can carry for miles! She will wander and get lost/starve/pregnant! It's important to have her fixed! I've had lots of cats and worked at a vet's office. Please get her fixed. There are no boys close by, but they will find her or she will find them, and she will get pregnant and....... Please do not put this off any longer!! It's the kindest, most caring thing to do! (and better for your relationship with her and her sticking around longer).

Answer 6

If you haven't experienced your female going through heat yet, you're in for a great time. ;-) She will yowl, cry, and attempt to escape all during heat, and believe me, it's no party. If she's allowed outside, male tomcats will pick up her scent, and they will travel however far they need to to get to her, even if there's no outdoor cats around that you see.

So yes, from my perspective it's bad. However, you may be fond of a cat's heat cycle, and enjoy being kept up throughout the night while she cries, howls, and looks for a mate. Cats are not like dogs; They're much harder to control from getting pregnant, and they're just about impossible to keep indoors when they're going through heat.

It's going to be a lot less stress and agony on your part if you get her fixed before her first heat. Cats can be fixed once they're 8wks old and at least 3lbs, or at the very latest, six months of age. :-)

Answer 7

If you don't want kittens, you're better off getting her fixed. When she goes in heat, she will make a mess of everything, and Tom cats will seemingly appear out of thin air wanting to mate with her.

I suppose if she is strictly an indoor cat you might not have to deal with the Toms, but the mess she will leave behind (several times a year) will be annoying.

Answer 8

Yes it is VERY bad. Get her fixed.

Male cats can smell a female in heat for miles away, and will travel that far to get to her.

You've been lucky. One of these days your luck will run out.

PLEASE be a responsible pet owner, and don't contribute to the overpopulation, and cute kittens and sweet adults in shelters that are being euthanized every day because people like you don't get their cats fixed.

Get her fixed. If she's over 5 months old, keep her inside until you do. Call your vet today.

Answer 9

If she is a totally indoor cat that never goes outside, it's not really bad. If she is allowed outside, yes, it's bad. Sooner or later she will end up pregnant. Believe me, when they go into heat, a male cat will find them.
But why would you want to deal with a cat in heat, anyway? Trust me, it's a pain.

Answer 10

If you dont mind going insane when she goes into heat!
the constant meowing and moaning sounds will drive you nuts. Even if there are no other cats around, you will want to quickly get her in and get her fixed.
Been there and done that, one mistake I will never make again!