RE: Pippin tested negative on her IFA test --- plus questions aboutSpaying ... Hideyo

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

I would wait at least 9 or 10 months of after --- even to a year ideally  – again I am very conservatives when coming to these things, so others may think I worry too much. But losing my suzi to spaying surgery, and knowing the fact that spaying/neutering could trigger certain underlying illness, I wanted to make sure that their immune system are as matured as it can be..   There is really nothing so bad to their body if they go on heat once – it will last a couple of weeks, but then it does not do any damage to their body.. the stress they go through heat cycle is much much less than stress go through form the surgery..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gina WN Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:43 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Pippin tested negative on her IFA test --- plus questions aboutSpaying ... Hideyo   Hi Hideyo,   How old do you think Pippin should be before I get her spayed?  She will be 7 months old on the 25th of this month.  I don't want to rush her, but I didn't know if I should do it before she starts going into heat?  Your advice is very much appreciated :)   Gina Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would personally recommend that you wait to spay her for a little longer – I don’t know how long she is.. but unless it’s absolutely critical she does (i.e. she is pregnant already), I really need to ask you to wait for a several different reasons.. especially, now she is tested negative for the test.  – and if you still go ahead and do it, please let me know, I have some tips to give it to you so the stress is reduced..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gina WN Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:05 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Pippin tested negative on her IFA test --- plus questions aboutSpaying   Pippin tested negative on her IFA test for FeLV and FIV.  We waited 22 weeks between the first test (ELISA) test and the IFA.  The vet says she feels confident in the results for several reasons: because Pippin was 7 weeks old when she had her first test and she was a faint positive on the ELISA at that time, and because we waited for 5 months to retest her.  I asked if there was a chance it had gone to the bone marrow and she felt that it was very unlikely.  Should we be celebrating?! :)   At any rate, the next step is for Pippin to be spayed.  She will be getting the pre-lab work done, fluids during the spay and pain medication.  Is there anything else I should ask for?  I recall something about a certain anesthetic that is preferable.  What is the name of it?   After the spay what can I do to make her more comfortable?  She tends to be hyper-active (as kittens are! lol) so I was thinking of having her stay in our room for the first day or so, so she won't run around the house in her usual 120 mph fashion.  Or would it be better for her to stay in her crate?   Any suggestions would be appreciated :)   Thank you! Gina       Visit my Tigger Tales site!    See my cats' gallery at Zazzle   Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. Visit my Tigger Tales site!    See my cats' gallery at Zazzle   Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.