Right our vet does 2 lb 2 mo for boys also and later for girls. We never have problems with the early neuter but like someone said *not all vets do it* - not all are experienced at doing it. So probably good to get one who's done it before and you trust.
Gloria Sent from my iPhone On Dec 27, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Susan Hoffman <susan_hoff...@yahoo.com> wrote: > We do them at 2 pounds/2 months in northern California. With the girls we > may wait till they are closer to 3 pounds though. > > Cats can start going into heat at 4-1/2 months. And with the boys, the > sooner they are neutered the less likely they are to become sprayers. If you > are planning on adopting the little guy out I would suggest fixing him as > soon as possible. If he turns into a sprayer he will really not be adoptable > to an indoor only home. > > --- On Mon, 12/27/10, Kelley Saveika <moonv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Kelley Saveika <moonv...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> Date: Monday, December 27, 2010, 9:52 AM >> We do ours at 6 months; our vet will >> not do them before that, and from what >> I've read about the bad possible side effects of early s/n >> in dogs I can't >> blame him. >> >> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Edna Taylor <taylore...@msn.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> My vet prefers for them to weigh 3-4 pounds before >> surgery (usually 16 >>> weeks) >>> >>>> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:33:58 -0500 >>>> From: athenapities...@gmail.com >>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males >>>> >>>> Many of the vets I use with rescues want the >> kitten to weigh 2 pounds, >>> age >>>> doesn't matter. >>>> >>>> --Katy >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Peggy Verdonck >> < >>>> jetalitosunnys...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Just a quick question. At what age do you >> guys have your male kittens >>>>> neutered. I have a 10 to 12 week old kitten >> (not sure exactly, found >>> him at >>>>> a gas station). >>>>> We have to have him tested for Felv/Fiv and >> I was thinking to have him >>>>> neutered at the same time because it would >> save us a lot of money. >>>>> He is a strong and healthy guy and both his >> testicals are showing >>> already. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any replies, >>>>> >>>>> Peggy >>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. >> >> http://www.rescuties.org >> >> Vist the Rescuties stores and save a kitty life! >> >> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 >> >> http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* >> >> Buy or renew magazines and help our kitties! >> http://www.magfundraising.com/rescuties >> >> Please help Trooper! >> >> http://rescuties.chipin.com/trooper >> >> >> "And it is the most divisive incivility to tell true animal >> lovers they >> can’t complain about it, that they can’t fight for the >> animals, that they >> should sit down and shut up and allow the killing to >> continue." >> >> - Nathan Winograd >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
