Countdown to Neutering

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15 May, 2017 at 6:06 am #859008

Rachael Taylor
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I’m not positive this is the right forum to post but I hope so. We have scheduled our lil Apollos “fixing” for June 2nd. He’s our only male, we are tight on funds right now but since he’s the only male we have we figured fix him first and then our ladies. I’m actually pretty scared, it’s best as I know we can’t afford to take care of a litter of kittens but I’ve only been a kitty Mom for 7 months. Plus, this lil guy is just my super amazing love bug….he adores me maybe even more than I do him…maybe a tie though. My human munchkins are mad…keep telling me I’m mean….I know I’m not but still. We have his littermate sister and an older kitten that we also rescued plus a 4 year old shi tzu and everything has been absolutely perfect between them all so far. They’re like a conglomerate compilation of perfect love bugs lol. I’m so worried it’s going to change once he has it done…and being a relatively new cat Mom can’t base anything on prior experience. Help….new fur mommy needs reassurance from experienced fur parents lol

15 May, 2017 at 3:00 pm #859011

JerseyJoan
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Hi Rachael – lots of reassurance coming from TDK land! Neutering Apollo is the responsible and right thing to do. He will be happy, and the procedure will be a distant memory to him in no time.
Sending lots of TDK white light and comforting vibes.

15 May, 2017 at 8:10 pm #859016

Kittyzee
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Yes, you do want to have him neutered, keeps him calm and no marking of territory by spraying, ugh! I don’t know how long your vet will keep him, but he will smell different when he comes home from there. The other cats will want to sniff him and will probably hiss at him when he comes home. Reassure them and him that he is the same cat, even rub your shirts or clothes from the dirty laundry that have your scent on them when he comes home to let everyone that he is the same cat that left. The clinical smell will leave and like JJ said, the procedure will be a distant memory in no time!

17 May, 2017 at 1:23 am #859050

Rachael Taylor
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Aww, thank you for reassuring me! Kittyzee, he will be there for over 8 hours and we will be caging him for 12 hours pre-op (poor guy, no food for 12 hours and the only way we can insure that is to cage himljjhgyu…he’s going to lose his mind ????). I doubt I will sleep much, it broke me caging them the first time to drive to the vet for their initial visit vaccines. The younger two, him and his litter mate sister were carelessly abandoned on our farm with their mother….the second we closed the cage door they both just freaked out. I picture that night before….me sleeping not well on the couch with my fingers laced inside the cage links talking baby talk love and crying Bc he’s confused, scared and upset. Am I weird….I didn’t even share my life with a cat until 10 months ago and now I want to be Cat/kitten superhero savior lol

17 May, 2017 at 2:18 am #859051

JerseyJoan
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Hey Rachael, don’t look now, but you’ve become a cat mom! Your behavior/actions purrfectly normal!
It’s you who bears the brunt of the stress; it’s hard to see our babies upset. TDKrs understand, I promise!

17 May, 2017 at 2:23 am #859052

Rachael Taylor
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I’m so extra freaked out…my lil guy is the first male I’ve ever been privileged to love of any animal lol. He adores me so much I sometimes want a break lol. I’m not allowed to sleep if he’s awake, I can’t lay in bed without him dominating my time….he is however the only one to illicit “dude, your love hurts lol”

17 May, 2017 at 2:36 am #859053

Kittyzee
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Oh yeah, you got the cat mom bug! 😆 Well, welcome to being owned by cats…with the addition of my little Peso, who just turned 4-1/2 weeks old, I now have 5 (yes 5!) inside and all of them have been bottle babies. *sigh*

17 May, 2017 at 10:29 am #859058

Moonshadow_NZ
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Welcome to being a Meowmy Rachel and being owned by a cat. It has it;s joys and it’s worries but that little furball has left footprints all over your heart and there they stay.

17 May, 2017 at 3:57 pm #859063

Anonymous
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It’s amazing how quickly Lil Apollo has filled your heart. You have a wonderful gang and welcome to being a Meowmy!

22 May, 2017 at 11:19 pm #859194

Rachael Taylor
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I’m so cat mommy lol. Thank you everyone…I was really freaking out about this. I have one super important question…It’s still almost 2 weeks until he’s fixed…yet he has started mounting his littermate sister….do I need to separate them until June 2nd?

23 May, 2017 at 2:14 am #859200

Kittyzee
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If they are over 4 months old (he and his littermate sister) then she could be coming into heat and he could get her pregnant. I would separate them, and call the vet and see if you can get him there ASAP!!

23 May, 2017 at 2:21 am #859201

Anonymous
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Depends. Females can get pregnant as early as 4 months.

Will the siblings mate or will they “know” they are brother and sister and refrain?

No, they won’t know or care that they are littermates. When they reach puberty and the female is in heat (also known as estrus) they will mate.

Is his sister in heat? Or is he just humping her?

I hate to have you separate them but that may be necessary.

23 May, 2017 at 5:18 pm #859230

Rachael Taylor
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No she’s not in heat, at least I’ve seen none of the signs yet. He’s not humping just grabbing her by the neck and mounting her. My vet can’t get him in any sooner I did try but he’s booked until June 2nd.

24 May, 2017 at 1:33 am #859243

Anonymous
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You’re going to get him neutered in week and half so this is what I recommend until then:

If possible, put him in his own room while you’re gone and watch him when you’re around. Males get aggressive when humping a female and he could bite her hard.

Watch out for any signs of estrus. If this happens before Apollo is neuter, you have to keep them separate.

This is, of course, a tricky time but you’re doing a great job.

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