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Originally Posted by Stargazer
I have compassion for you because this once happened to my cat too. I did not know about kitty abortions at the time, but many years later a shelter manager bashed me for not doing it. I left the shelter in tears and it was years before I went back as a volunteer, because of that bashing. I see firsthand the results of not spaying and neutering pets. That being said, I don't think in retrospect I could have gotten my cat spayed while she was pregnant. We found good homes for the kittens, and we know they all got spayed and neutered. Next best thing. The vet also insisted we wait until after her first heat. I don't know why but I guess a lot of vets felt this way at that time.
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vets are animal doctors and doctors must worry about liability, which is sad because it hinders what they do. like what was mentioned above, the risk is minimal if you spay before that first heat, but if there is any risk, then they are risking a lawsuit in the most litigious country ever to populate earth.
thing is, it's like mice. 2 mice can become thousands in a couple of months. sure cats don't breed as quickly, but time isn't the issue, just the sheer numbers of homeless cats (70,000,000 is a lot of "wild" domesticated cats).
we're reactionary and will react too late, as usual. cats are already impacting wildlife from top to bottom. they're great hunters and can adapt to anywhere.
