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I found a cat that has feline leukemia and decided to keep her. Should I spay her?
I found a cat that has feline leukemia and decided to keep her. Should I spay her?
Should I spay my cat that has feline leukemia?
January 11th, 2009 · 8 Comments
Tags: cats
8 responses so far ↓
1 Jeni // Jan 14, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Yes. You don’t want her to have infected kittens, and many animal shelters and vets recommend that you spay or neuter any pet to prevent more unwanted animals in the world
2 Megane N // Jan 15, 2009 at 4:15 pm
I think so but isn’t leukemia a sickness you could catch it.
3 CF_ // Jan 15, 2009 at 4:26 pm
yes.. all cats (especially those who are not purebreds going to shows to prove they are worth breeding) should be spayed.. espeically those with a problem such as this - she should also be kept indoors only
spaying eliminates the risk of some cancers
4 psycho_moo69 // Jan 19, 2009 at 12:08 am
Geez… it is not possible to catch feline leukemia or FIV from a cat. We have an FIV boy who is 13 now and still living a good life… It would be a good idea to get her spayed, to stop any kittens she might have from getting the virus, although i do hope that u r keeping her inside so she doesnt spread this to any other cats. Desexed cats are also less common to fight, which is another good reason to do so, and like another posted mentioned, also reduces the risk of some cancers that are related to the disease. Desexing prolongs an animals life in many ways.
I think its wonderful ur keeping this poor baby, who with good care and vet checks when needed, can live a normal life until it is her time.
Take care and all the best!
5 sleepycatz1972 // Jan 20, 2009 at 12:46 am
as long as she is in otherwise good health, then yes. FeLV isn’t the automatic death sentence it used to be, and many cats live long lives with it nowadays. spaying her will greatly reduce her developing certain diseases (pyometra and uterine/mammary cancers to start with) and it will help prevent her spreading the disease on to kittens. so as long as she can physically withstand the surgery, it’s a great idea. (your vet will be able to tell you with his exams & pre-surgery bloodwork.)
just make sure that if you are taking on the responsibility of a cat with a highly contagious and ultimately terminal illness, that you do best for her and all other animals by keeping her strictly indoors and away from unvaccinated cats. kudos to you for taking on a kitty many would turn away!
(and no, felv isn’t contagious to humans…sheesh…)
6 Chrissy // Jan 21, 2009 at 1:08 am
Yes, because if you don’t & she had kittens they could get leukemia too, & so would the cat she mated with
7 Unicornrider // Jan 21, 2009 at 6:54 am
Yes, you should. It’s best all round.
8 Elaine M // Jan 24, 2009 at 4:47 am
Yes. Cats with feline leukemia can live for years, there’s no reason to not have her spayed.
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