We have decided to have her spayed but we thought she was too young so we didn't get it done & now she is in heat. How long do we have to wait before we can get it done?Thanks for your help!
can we spay our kitten now?
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can we spay our kitten now?
[color=darkred][/color][size=18][/size]Hello, I just found this site as I was looking for info about our kitten, Angie. We have decided to have her spayed but we thought she was too young so we didn't get it done & now she is in heat. How long do we have to wait before we can get it done?
Thanks for your help!
We have decided to have her spayed but we thought she was too young so we didn't get it done & now she is in heat. How long do we have to wait before we can get it done?Thanks for your help!
Re: can we spay our kitten now?
its a llittle late for the informatio below but she can be spayed while in heat...she can also stay in heat 2 weeks or longs,,with spring time coming it maybe longer...i would ask you vet is he/she will do itnow
>Incidental prebuertal neutering Short-term results and complications of
>prepubertal gonadectomy in cats and dogs.
>
>###############################################################
>
>Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary
>Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4474, USA.
>
>OBJECTIVE: To determine short-term results and complications of
>prepubertal gonadectomy in cats and dogs. DESIGN: Prospective
>randomized study.
>ANIMALS:
>775 cats and 1,213 dogs. PROCEDURE: Animals undergoing gonadectomy were
>allotted into 3 groups on the basis of estimated age (group 1, < 12 weeks
>old; group 2, 12 to 23 weeks old; group 3, > or = 24 weeks old).
>Complications during anesthesia, surgery, and the immediate postoperative
>period (7 days) were recorded. Complications were classified as major
>(required treatment and resulted in an increase in morbidity or mortality)
>or minor (required little or no treatment and caused a minimal increase in
>morbidity). An ANOVA was used to detect differences among groups in age,
>weight, body temperature, and duration of surgery. To detect differences in
>complication rates among groups, chi 2 analysis was used. RESULTS: Group 1
>consisted of 723 animals, group 2 consisted of 532, and group 3 consisted
>of
>733. Group-3 animals had a significantly higher overall complication rate
>(10.8%) than group-1 animals (6.5%), but did not differ from group-2
>animals
>(8.8%). Differences were not detected among the 3 groups regarding major
>complications (2.9, 3.2, and 3.0% for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively),
>but
>group-3 animals had significantly more minor complications (7.8%) than
>group-1 animals (3.6%), but not group-2 animals (5.6%). CLINICAL
>IMPLICATIONS: In this study, prepubertal gonadectomy did not increase
>morbidity or mortality on a short-term basis, compared with gonadectomy
>performed on animals at the traditional age. These procedures may be
>performed safely in prepubertal animals, provided that appropriate
>attention
>is given to anesthetic and surgical
> **********************
>
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>Incidental prebuertal neutering Short-term results and complications of
>prepubertal gonadectomy in cats and dogs.
>
>###############################################################
>
>Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary
>Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4474, USA.
>
>OBJECTIVE: To determine short-term results and complications of
>prepubertal gonadectomy in cats and dogs. DESIGN: Prospective
>randomized study.
>ANIMALS:
>775 cats and 1,213 dogs. PROCEDURE: Animals undergoing gonadectomy were
>allotted into 3 groups on the basis of estimated age (group 1, < 12 weeks
>old; group 2, 12 to 23 weeks old; group 3, > or = 24 weeks old).
>Complications during anesthesia, surgery, and the immediate postoperative
>period (7 days) were recorded. Complications were classified as major
>(required treatment and resulted in an increase in morbidity or mortality)
>or minor (required little or no treatment and caused a minimal increase in
>morbidity). An ANOVA was used to detect differences among groups in age,
>weight, body temperature, and duration of surgery. To detect differences in
>complication rates among groups, chi 2 analysis was used. RESULTS: Group 1
>consisted of 723 animals, group 2 consisted of 532, and group 3 consisted
>of
>733. Group-3 animals had a significantly higher overall complication rate
>(10.8%) than group-1 animals (6.5%), but did not differ from group-2
>animals
>(8.8%). Differences were not detected among the 3 groups regarding major
>complications (2.9, 3.2, and 3.0% for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively),
>but
>group-3 animals had significantly more minor complications (7.8%) than
>group-1 animals (3.6%), but not group-2 animals (5.6%). CLINICAL
>IMPLICATIONS: In this study, prepubertal gonadectomy did not increase
>morbidity or mortality on a short-term basis, compared with gonadectomy
>performed on animals at the traditional age. These procedures may be
>performed safely in prepubertal animals, provided that appropriate
>attention
>is given to anesthetic and surgical
> **********************
>
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