[Felvtalk] Plan for Coco

[Margo]

I'm a BIG proponent of s/n, especially pediatric in shelter/rescue situations. I've teched in Animal Control facilities, and worked as a volunteer surgical tech for a private s/n program. That said, there are times I make different choices. Immune compromised animals are one place where I re-think. With a positive older female cat, I would have to carefully weigh the risks. First, no access to unaltered animals is a plus. Not subjecting her to the stress of anesthesia and surgery/recovery is a plus for a + cat. The possibility of mammary cancer and pyometra are negatives. The fact that she never shows signs of heat should be taken into account, too. To ME, her age puts her more at risk, as well. You might want to sit down and right it all down, to help you clear your mind. Talk to your Vet.

Right now I have a 4-6 month old puppy with demodectic mange. This is evidence of a compromised immune system. While he did come from a shelter (scheduled for euthanasia), and should have been neutered before coming to me, they allowed me to wait. I have no female dogs, nor are there any close by. I had a frank discussion with my Vet, and we have decided to wait. Maybe years. And with a male dog, we have the option of chemical castration. That may be the way to go, but I don't need to decide yet.

I can't tell you what to do. I had a little cat that never went into heat (that I could tell) and she had so many health problems that she was never spayed. She was the only one so far, because I usually have them done at 8 weeks, and that's that. But her health problems were already clear, and I knew she would never go up for adoption, so I made a different choice.

HTH

Margo

-----Original Message-----
>From: dlgegg at windstream.net
>Sent: Sep 28, 2015 7:57 AM
>To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org, felinerescue at frontier.com
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Plan for Coco
>
>All of my cats get spayed/neutered as soon as they are old enough.  Unwanted kittens are targets for guns, cars and poison around here.  People think of strays, dog or cat s a nuisance, not worthy of respect and life.
>
>
>---- Lorrie <felinerescue at frontier.com> wrote: 
>> 
>> To spay or not to spay, that is the question. I had one spayed years
>> ago and she came thru it fine, but this is the one who died suddenly
>> at age 6.  Her sister was not spayed, but put on birth control and she
>> is still alive and appears fine. My other FelV cats died mostly as
>> kittens ages 8 to 10 months, but one made it to a year and a half..
>> -
>> Lorrie
>> 
>> 
>> On 09-27, Kelley S wrote:
>> >    Hi all,
>> >    Coco is FELV+ kitty #2.  My plan for her so she doesn't feel so alone
>> >    until I can bring myself to mix (all other kitties have tested
>> >    negative, some multiple times) is to buy a large cat condo and put her
>> >    in it at least a couple hours a day out here.  Now, what I want to ask
>> >    yall about is spaying.  She is unsprayed..............
>> 
>> 
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