http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/01/14/kittens-vs-cat-and-other-ethical-dilemmas-of-veterinary-medicine/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/01/14/kittens-vs-cat-and-other-ethical-dilemmas-of-veterinary-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 Alison Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:47:30 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/01/14/kittens-vs-cat-and-other-ethical-dilemmas-of-veterinary-medicine/#comment-1992 Last year I had two strays move into my home. And I admit I'm pretty willing to take in any cat as long as it is able to get along with everyone else present. If not, I'll work to find them another home. The first came into heat shortly after moving in and I waited until she was out of heat (indoor only cats) before getting her spayed. The second, well she came with baggage, a few weeks after she moved in, I notice she seemed to have gained a lot of weight. While she was on the thinnish side on arrival, this seemed like a lot of weight. So I took a closer look, saw mammary development and called for a spay ASAP. I had moments of considering raising the litter, but I'm not a cat breeder, my cats are primarily strays and we've got plenty. So I didn't want another litter that would have to struggle to find good homes. So Cindy got spayed while pregnant. Cindy has a good home with me, but I'm still working on trapping the Tom that lives near me that knocked her up and get him fixed. He's feral so I don't expect him to move in, but I'm all for trap and release on this guy. Last year I had two strays move into my home. And I admit I’m pretty willing to take in any cat as long as it is able to get along with everyone else present. If not, I’ll work to find them another home. The first came into heat shortly after moving in and I waited until she was out of heat (indoor only cats) before getting her spayed. The second, well she came with baggage, a few weeks after she moved in, I notice she seemed to have gained a lot of weight. While she was on the thinnish side on arrival, this seemed like a lot of weight. So I took a closer look, saw mammary development and called for a spay ASAP. I had moments of considering raising the litter, but I’m not a cat breeder, my cats are primarily strays and we’ve got plenty. So I didn’t want another litter that would have to struggle to find good homes. So Cindy got spayed while pregnant. Cindy has a good home with me, but I’m still working on trapping the Tom that lives near me that knocked her up and get him fixed. He’s feral so I don’t expect him to move in, but I’m all for trap and release on this guy.

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