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| 4036.1 | Rolf was done at 5 months ... | XNOGOV::LISA | There must be a pony | Mon Oct 01 1990 11:33 | 10 |
| I asked a similar question about a month ago. The vet had taken one
look at Rolfs bits and said "Ahh! He's ready to be done". I was a bit
shocked cos he was only 5 months old, but we took him in and his bits
were done and he is fine! Hardly misses them ;-)
Lisa plus Pookie and Rolf and <watch this space!>
PS He didn't look at his teeth ;-)
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| 4036.2 | | WORDY::C_MILLER | | Mon Oct 01 1990 11:47 | 7 |
| I brought my 5 month old in a few weeks ago and had the vet take a look
at her mouth. Sure enough, there were new teeth coming in. I've been
finding her baby teeth all over the house (usually in a place she has
been chewing/scratching/playing, or near her food dish). I was told
to bring her in one month later from the visit to have her fixed. The
new set of adult teeth will continue to come in for another 1-2 months
after that.
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| 4036.3 | Call in the feline tooth fairy between 5 & 6 months | TOPDOC::TRACHMAN | EmacX Exotics * 264-8298 | Mon Oct 01 1990 13:29 | 14 |
| GENERALLY, feline babies lose their deciduous (baby) teeth between
5 and 6 months of age. It's a good way to age a kitten.
GENERALLY, a female can be spayed at 6 months, always before their
first heat cycle.
a male can be neutered at 6 months, if he is developed
sufficiently, otherwise, between 7 and 8 months of age.
It's nice to have males done BEFORE they start spraying,
before their urine becomes strong with odor, and BEFOR
they realize that they are boys!! Some folks wait 9
months to a year. I prefer the 7 - 8 month range.
E.T.
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| 4036.4 | as soon as necessary | TYGON::WILDE | illegal possession of a GNU | Mon Oct 01 1990 18:47 | 12 |
| according to my vet....if you can see the ..ahem..."bits" as Lisa so gracfully
put it...and the cat is a good size for his age - OFF with them! Actually,
she said this partially in jest - I think she just likes to watch her male
partner in the business wince - and I'm sure she examines the male cat for
other signs that he is old enough, but she doesn't recommend waiting much
past 7 months of age. Especially if you are going to let your male outside,
it is important to neuter him BEFORE he finds a female in heat....both to
avoid adding unwanted cats to the population AND to avoid the male
characteristics that would make him unpleasant to live with.
At least until you neuter him, it is "safest" to keep him indoor-only...then
he won't learn to spray, fight, or breed.
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| 4036.5 | Fixed = Broke?? | NRADM::TRIPPL | | Mon Oct 15 1990 13:49 | 19 |
| This may belong in humor, but since it relates to my basenote, here's
what happened at our home last night....
Picture my husband, me and our 3.75 year old sitting between us on the
couch, up comes the kitten who insists on greeting me with his tail
end! I suddenly realize his "bits" are *rather* noticable, so I turn
him around and take a look at his teeth. By this time husband and son
are looking at me with great interest. So I tell hubby that he still
has his baby teeth, and mustn't be old enough yet. Now here's the
rest:
AJ: Mom, what's yer doin'
me: (without thinking of course) Checking to see if he's old enough to
be fixed.
AJ: Why mom what's broke??
...oh well should've seen me squirming out of that one!!
Cats and Kids...ya got to love'em!
Lyn
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| 4036.6 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Oct 15 1990 15:21 | 9 |
| I like the story about the mother trying to explain their female
cat's behavior to her young son who wants to know why she's meowing
and rubbing and rubbing. The mother explains that the kitty is
"in heat" to which the son replies "OH.....How hot will she get?"
I LOVE that joke!
Perhaps you should call it getting the cat "broken" like our friends
do as they "don't work" when you're done.
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