I know of a few occurences, but would like to know statistics.
2007-10-10 12:14:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Veterinary medicine is not into statistics. I was talking to an ultrasound radiologist about that yesterday. Just asking about the numbers and kinds of cancers he was encountering with cats. He goes around to vet offices in several counties to perform the ultrasounds.
There is no national registry for incidence of disease - number of limbs amputated, incidences of stomatitis, frequency of cancers by type or overall. There is just so much "data" out there. It takes funds to have someone working to compile all the available information.
Some vet schools might have more informationabout complications from spaying than you would get from an individual veterinary practitioner because they have hundreds of experienced veterinarians on staff . Most vets know there are problems - like mammary cancer - from NOT spaying your cat. Pyrometria (uterine infections) and mastitis can occur in cats who are breeding.
2007-10-10 12:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Also, I have no statistics but our shelter on average spays and neuters over 400 animals a year and in our 25 year history, we have never had a fataility and very few complications.
The complications of spaying are far lower than those of pregnancy and heat cycles (such as pyometra, mastsis, cancer, C-sections, etc.).
2007-10-10 12:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know statistics but have worked with animals for 20
years and never heard of a spay-related fatality, although female dogs sometimes chew thier stitches up and make a real mess of things.
2007-10-10 12:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by Mimi B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not very many at all.
2007-10-10 12:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋