Hi everyone!
One of my kittens, who is barely 6 months old, is showing signs of pregnancy. Her nipples are all pink and out there and I noticed since 2 days ago that her belly is growing bigger by the hour. Needless to say, she's eating way more than before and has gone from a jumping kitten into a silent cuddly creature - almost overnight!
She is absolutely tiny, as I said, less than 6 months old and barely weighs about 2kg (or did, last I checked!). Also, she never showed any signs of going into heat (or I'd have spayed her right away!), but I can tell that she is definitely pregnant.
Now, I am determined to find a way for her not to go through labour, as I have seen it with my small-built yet much older cats how difficult it can be with the complications of giving birth, all the horrors of hypocalcemia and other issues that will threaten her health, possibly for a lifetime.
But since her belly is already showing, I am assuming she must be more than a month into pregnancy, and I need to know if spaying her at this time will be riskier than letting her have the kittens.
I know the procedure will be more complicated than normal spaying, but I never had a queen spayed this far into pregnancy, so I really need to weigh and see which decision I should make. Will spaying her at this time be riskier than letting her have the kittens, considering that she is REALLY young and small which makes having the kittens an awful decision?
As always, will appreciate your help and support.
Masha
One of my kittens, who is barely 6 months old, is showing signs of pregnancy. Her nipples are all pink and out there and I noticed since 2 days ago that her belly is growing bigger by the hour. Needless to say, she's eating way more than before and has gone from a jumping kitten into a silent cuddly creature - almost overnight!
She is absolutely tiny, as I said, less than 6 months old and barely weighs about 2kg (or did, last I checked!). Also, she never showed any signs of going into heat (or I'd have spayed her right away!), but I can tell that she is definitely pregnant.
Now, I am determined to find a way for her not to go through labour, as I have seen it with my small-built yet much older cats how difficult it can be with the complications of giving birth, all the horrors of hypocalcemia and other issues that will threaten her health, possibly for a lifetime.
But since her belly is already showing, I am assuming she must be more than a month into pregnancy, and I need to know if spaying her at this time will be riskier than letting her have the kittens.
I know the procedure will be more complicated than normal spaying, but I never had a queen spayed this far into pregnancy, so I really need to weigh and see which decision I should make. Will spaying her at this time be riskier than letting her have the kittens, considering that she is REALLY young and small which makes having the kittens an awful decision?
As always, will appreciate your help and support.
Masha
