Just a question or two.....

[kittenkiya]

My beautiful Diddo is now about 4 and 1/2 months old. I noticed that all of a sudden, KittenKiya, who has completly ignored Diddo from the day she came into the house, is beginning to follow her around, checking out her little behind.

I called the vet, and she does not seem to think that Diddo is beginning to come into heat. I know Diddo is not sick, no infections, eats like a horse, no worms or fleas, but I am thinking that she IS starting to come into heat.

The vet suggested that I wait until Diddo is five months old, and I understand that the older she is, the "easier" the anesthesia will be on her and she will probably heal faster......but..... I don't want Diddo coming into heat at all.

Any suggestions? ideas? Other behaviors I should look for? (it has been 10 years since I had a cat that was not spayed or neutered)

 

[beckiboo]

I would trust KittenKiya to know better than a vet who has not seen Diddo, to know what is going on with her! Try to push to have her spayed now, why wait two more weeks?

I don't know what the fascination is with vets to wait until kittens are 6 months old! The studies done on 8-12 week old kittens shows they do just fine. How many people on the pregnant cat board are there just because they didn't do a spay right on schedule??? If you have from age 2 to 4 months, I think you are more likely to have the cat spayed or neutered before they begin procreating, than waiting until 6 months or later.

Thanks for listening to my rant. You are a wise owner to spay and neuter all kitties!

 

[kittenkiya]

In the continuing saga of is she or isn't she coming into heat.....Pete has now started to piddle all over the place. He piddled on the chair, and when I put a wodden server on the chair, he piddled on that. I am ready to make Pete stew, no kidding. Would a small female (Diddo) coming into heat for the first time, cause a neutered male (Pete) to piddle?????