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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on November 07, 2007, 21:47:09 PM

Title: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on November 07, 2007, 21:47:09 PM

They are nearly 17 weeks old now but the vets think they may be as young as 13 weeks old,

I know that they can be spayed at 5 months but should i wait untill they are 6 months old just incase they are a month younger like the vet thinks they might be?

First of all the vet needs to decided if tiggy is a boy or a girl lol

They went for a little check up today due to pipins tummy still being slightly upset and when the vet looked at tiggy she thinks she might be a boy as it looks as though she has 2 little bits growing. Like the vet said she would of though they would of grown by now but theres no telling  :rofl:

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on November 07, 2007, 21:59:22 PM

I would go off your vets advice due to their size - shadow was a month behind her age size wise, and was done bang on 6 months (and a week later, she would have been in season!!)

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on November 07, 2007, 22:04:31 PM

 :thanks: desley,
I can finally tell that pipin has grown since we got her  ;D

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on November 07, 2007, 22:14:52 PM

Aww, bless her

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: alisonandarchie on November 07, 2007, 22:19:40 PM

Some vets may do 5mths but mine would only do it at 6mths

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on November 07, 2007, 22:23:19 PM

Mine will do 5 months but i didn't want to risk it and them only really be 4 months, Does that make sense?  :rofl:

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: alisonandarchie on November 07, 2007, 22:25:45 PM

Understand what you mean :Crazy: The vet will have to be sure of their ages first before you decide :shify:

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on November 07, 2007, 22:30:10 PM

Exactly i asked her again today how old she thinks they may be and she still says 13 weeks but as far as i know 17 weeks tommorrow  :rofl: CPL did warn me that they be younger than 17 weeks though  :Crazy:

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on November 07, 2007, 22:32:13 PM

I would ask her when they go for their checkup in a fortnights time, and also what is the youngest she will do them from, my vet will do them as young as 4 months, and I think that is CP's current guidelines.

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on November 07, 2007, 22:38:45 PM

I will definatly ask her again then she said if tiggy hasnt grown anything by then she would say that she is a girl and these little bits are just very dark tuffts of fur. I want to get them spayed asap to save any health problems, They wont be going out yet if ever but still getting them sapyed as soon as possible.  :thanks:

Title: Re: When should i get pipin and tiggy spayed?
Post by: Millys Mum on November 08, 2007, 17:30:15 PM

Id do it at 5, if they are younger it wont hurt them  ;D

In the states they do as young as 6 weeks!