I've just read someone answer a question saying that a dog spayed while pregnant will still be carrying pups and will try to give birth to them when the time comes. I've also previously read similar answers. Are people really that ignorant.
Spaying an animal dog, cat, rabbit whatever means removing the uterus and ovaries leaving NO reproductive organs therefore they do not come into season and they cannot have pups, kittens etc If they were pregnant at the time they wont be by the end of the op.
Neutering/castration means the removal of the testicles therefore no sperm is produced and they no longer have the hormones that makes them want to go after females in season. The scrotal sack is left empty. It can take about a month for hormones to go completely and there is still a risk of sperm being in the penis so care should be taken for the first wee while.
Ferrets can be vasectomised which is different. They can still mate but do not release sperm as the tubes have been cut
2007-09-04 13:22:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
CATS,
Sadly, the answer is yes...people really are that ignorant. I've seen people on this site ask whether it's best to spay or neuter a pet...like there's any choice?!
I used to volunteer with a pet rescue group, and it was amazing how many people thought the term was "spaded". (We didn't adopt to those people.)
Even worse is the number of ignorant people who REFUSE to have their pets spayed or neutered!
2007-09-04 13:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
3 weeks is really really young. I don't think I would call her mean yet, but rather unsocialized. We got an 8 week kitten (more or less) from the humane society about a month ago and she's a bit of a terror. But she's learning - she is more careful with her claws, but she still likes to bite. I try to keep something handy for her to gnaw on. If I think she is getting carried away I tap her nose firmly and say no and put her down. That seems to be working (slowly). Maybe you should get some of those cat treat things and call the cat for a treat and pet her a bit. Then just go away and then do it again in a while.
2016-05-21 07:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately it is often the answers rather than the questions which are the scariest!! Give people an anonymous forum and the idiots come running :)
Maybe we could ask the guys from 'Mythbusters' to cover the topic ...?
** I read the post you refer to and I too was astounded that someone could be so ignorant about basic female anatomy - and a female at that - very scary.
2007-09-04 14:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by Joh 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your comprehensive question and answer are completely correct. There are many out there who do not understand the nature of the operations and therefor believe some pretty strange things. When it comes to spaying and neutering our pets, ignorance is not bliss.
Thanks for asking and answering.
2007-09-04 13:30:25 · answer #4 · answered by odechiro 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
people lack knowledge and they say some things without thinking. but i have never heard of a vet spaying a female dog when she is pregnant, they usually give them those pills that make them loose the babies. then they do the spaying
2007-09-04 13:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by sunbutterfly8 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, it seems like a lot of people on here are rather young, and isn't this a question site? Isn't this why people ASK questions on here, to get answers to things they don't know about!?! Be glad they asked, rather then spreading that myth further.
2007-09-04 13:33:20 · answer #6 · answered by Kristin B © 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's just pitiful the misinformation that some say here isn't it!
I dont think they know what they are saying but it sounds good! Well at least to them!
2007-09-04 13:31:31 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh, you wouldn't believe what people think is the gospel truth about things. I don't find this surprising at all. I do know what it really means, btw. :)
2007-09-04 13:31:29 · answer #8 · answered by ibbibud 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it sad that people have such a lack of knowledge about simple anatomy and biology!!!!!!!!! I guess it helps explain the booming teen pregnancy epidemic!!!!!!!!!
2007-09-04 13:28:20 · answer #9 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Education these days are poor and people don't bother to find out i guess. Who knows? maybe they know this but they pretend not to know to aggrivate you.
2007-09-04 13:33:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋