Unfortunately that has been the experience of too many people. Even with a contract and a spay/neuter deposit it does not happen. Or it doesn't happen until after that little surprise litter from a 7 month old cat. Early age spay/neuter goes a long way towards reducing pet overpopulation. The areas that do very young spay/neuter amd have active feral cat programs have fewer kittens in shelters and higher adult cat adoptions. So if you're going to adopt them out, fix them first.
--- On Mon, 12/27/10, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > From: Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Monday, December 27, 2010, 1:14 PM > I am a rescue group - but we don't > have any laws in CT to alter them before > adoptions. Probably a great idea! I keep in personal > contact with adopters > and make absolutely sure that they spay/neuter at the > appropriate times. > But they found that even though people pay for the > spay/neuter at the time > of adoption, a huge percentage never come back to do > it...Whether they do it > on their own or not, isn't known. More likely, they > don't, and that's why > such a problem continues. > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 3:45 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males > > It's different if you are a rescue who places animals for > adoption. In > California it is illegal for a 501(c)(3) non-profit to > adopt out an > unaltered animal. Also, we have so many vets in > Northern California who are > very experienced at early age spay/neuter. It's the > standard here and the > kittens always seem to bounce back so quickly from their > surgery. > > --- On Mon, 12/27/10, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > wrote: > > > From: Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Monday, December 27, 2010, 10:49 AM > > I personally do NOT neuter/spay until > > much later and have never had a > > sprayer.....my vet doesn't like doing it that early, > and > > believes that > > neutering males so early has some possible future > risks > > that are not yet > > known. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > > On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika > > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 12:53 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
