I volunteer at our local feral spay/neuter clinic (they also s/n cats and kittens being fostered for adoption) and I've watched the procedures so many times. My station is right next to where the neuters are done. The aftercare is amazing. We have so many volunteers just checking respiration all the way through the clinic. The cats at this particular clinic receive more post-surgical monitoring and attention than most private vets can provide.
--- On Mon, 12/27/10, Gloria B. Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> wrote: > From: Gloria B. Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Neutering males > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Monday, December 27, 2010, 9:53 PM > I have to say, while our monthly > clinic vet does pediatric spay/neuter, I wouldn't trust > every one to do it, and I understand the term "chop shops". > Compared with other local clinics, I think we do batter > "aftercare" for cats in recovery than any of the others and > that's so important. Can't just put them in a cage or > carrier after surgery, and leave them. Fortunately we > have a good system, and we all trust our vet, who is good > with pediatric s/n, and he's also fast - amazing to watch > him versus some of the other vets. Knowing the vet and > trusting are so important. Otherwise I'd wait a while > too. > > Gloria > > > > On Dec 27, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Kelley Saveika wrote: > > > I figure that amazingly enough he's been to vet school > and I haven't. The > > local low cost spay and neuter places (I call them > chop n shops) will do > > them at 3 months, but their primary concern is that > all animals be spayed > > and neutered no matter what, and they killed one of > our kittens with a > > botched spay - never again. Our current vet does > them at 6 months because > > his concern is the health of each individual animal - > and I like that. > > > > We have never had anyone get pregnant. > > > > If they are not altered we adopt out on foster to > adopt, which means we > > still own the animal and they are fostering. It > works if you can keep up > > with it. We never transfer ownership on an > unaltered animal. > > > > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Lorrie <felineres...@kvinet.com> > wrote: > > > >> Kelley, Our vet says exactly the same thing, so we > s/n at 6 months. > >> > >> > >> On 12-27, Kelley Saveika wrote: > >>> 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. > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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
