Spaying female cats. ?

Question

is it wrong to let your female cat reproduce once before you spay her. does anyone find it cruel to not let a female have the experience of being a mother?

i know the population control problem. dont need the speaches.

Answer 1

Please do a search on the deadly disease called Pyometra...this can affect un-spayed female cats

Answer 2

I don't think it's wrong or cruel.  I couldn't keep a litter of kittens & I would find it more cruel to the kittens I couldn't keep.  Even if you find them homes, you don't know how they'll be cared for or if they will eventually be given away, thrown on the street, taken to the pound, etc.  I feed several stray & uncared for cats currently, I saw no reason to add to the cat population & both of my spayed cats are perfectly happy & healthy.

Answer 3

It used to be thought that a cat had to have at least one litter for some reason or other. Most vets will tell you that it's not necessary for a cat to have a litter and better for their health to have them spayed as soon as possible. No I do not think it cruel for her not to be a mother.

Answer 4

Spay her....it's the best for her and the cat population. Just this years so far I have raised 17 kittens/cats that were just dumped and I am not saying that you would dump them but you would be adding to the population. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SPAY HER BEFORE HER FIRST LITTER....SHE DOESN"T NEED OR WANT IT.

Answer 5

I don't think it's cruel.  She won't know the difference.  Also, her risk of mammary cancer will be reduced if she is spayed before her first heat cycle.

Answer 6

I had my cat spayed shortly after I got her.  I don't think she's been deprived of motherhood.  She has her toys and other kitties in the house to socialize with.  She seems to prefer being the one getting all the attention though, so kittens would not have made her happy.  She is now 15.

Answer 7

I won't give u the speach, but female cats minds don't work like ours.

Being in heat hurts them, that's why they meow and and spray.

Also having s*x hurts them (tmi i no) the male cat is not nice, both of them only do it because it is instict and it hurts them if they dont, they just want to not be in heat any more. The male cat has to pin her down and stuff.

So be nice to you cat and don't worry about "letting" it be a mom.

Because once it's spayed it won't care, and it donesn't really care right now

Answer 8

Yes...

Your cat does not NEED EXPERIENCE...

Cats are perfectly happy not ever breeding.

If you spay before the first heat then the cat will always be more of a kitten in nature.

Speeches???  Just go to the shelter and look at all the kittens who will be killed today or tomorrow!  

tooooooo much!  

People are not resonsible and that is why there are so many unwanted animals./ ferrals / homelss animals!

someone on this site did the math...

1 cat x 6 kittens x6 x6 x6... it's THOUSANDS of cats !  

Answer 9

i think its a good idea not to let them have a litter for 1 theres plenty of cats and for 2 who wants a saggy cat , i love my cat i would not put her through cildbirth it hurts

Answer 10

their lot and lots of cats in the world that r going to have kittens so i think u should get her spayed both my cats r