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boy/girl cats.

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Idobelieveinfairies · 24/01/2008 11:06

I have a boy and a girl kitten that will be house cats. I will be getting the boy cat 'done' shortly so that know kittens will arrive. I won't need the girl cat done aswell will i as she is a house cat???

Just making sure i am not missing anything.

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fryalot · 24/01/2008 11:11

what if she escapes one day? what if someone accidentally leaves a window open and she jumps out, just to see what is out there?

And even if she never gets out, you know that every time she has a season, she will wander round the house moaning and rubbing her back against things and howling and scratching to get out.

Tis much, much safer to get her done as well.

ConnorTraceptive · 24/01/2008 11:13

Why do they need to be house cats???

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Idobelieveinfairies · 24/01/2008 11:15

Because we are by an extremely busy road.

Quite unlikely to escape...but point taken.

Thanks for that.

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bethoo · 24/01/2008 11:15

oh god yes the howling and screamong ot go out! u may give in and just let her out so u do not have ot listen to her go on bless her. also some males may pick up her scent even if she does not go out and u will have males hanging around and it is not nice, hte noise and then your poor male may be bullied! and even though your male has been doen he may still show interest in her! i have boy and girl cats and the male used ottry it on with my female cat and she was not happy! also having her done will prevent possible ovarian and womb problems/cancers.

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Idobelieveinfairies · 24/01/2008 11:19

Oh crikey! kinda like having a baby again then.

I am hoping to escape that as we do live in a house as in upstairs/downstairs, but we have a communal door as there are flats below us....quite hard to explain. so there will be no smell things going on as we are way up high. (i think)

However to prevent any other medical problems i will definatley get her done too.

Thanks again.

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ConnorTraceptive · 24/01/2008 11:20

Sorry but I don't agree with keeping cats in all the time.

bethoo · 24/01/2008 11:22

mine were house cats for the first 4-5 years but when i moved to my new house which is just a quiet road as like a cul de sac they go out though to be honest the female spends most time in the house still though the male is a different story since he discovered hunting! so far i have found a mouse, several birds plus their headless chicks downstairs! yet to wake up with one on my pillow!

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Idobelieveinfairies · 24/01/2008 11:23

Well thats up to you, but where we lived before...(not busy roads) our 2 cats got run over really young. Can't go through that again.

We have a big balcony which they will go on with various toys and levels. So not all bad!They will have plenty of fresh air.

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bubblagirl · 24/01/2008 11:26

you do need to get the girl done as well as it will cause her discomfort to not be done as when she reaches that time she will go for the male cat as instinct is to mate and would be cruel also raises chances of her getting cancer

i have a girl cat that stays in as she was from rescue centre and only aloud to be indoors due to what happened to her before sjhe gotr there and advised strongly to get her done

LittleBottle · 24/01/2008 11:40

I would get the girl cat done as well if I were you; my friends had a female cat who wasn't neutered, and every time she went into season she would rub her, ahem, cat-ladybits on them, the carpet, the walls, any passing guests...

As for them being indoor cats - my old cat never went outside, but he had FIV and so we couldn't let him out, both for his own safety and that of other cats. He had a happy life with us though

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Idobelieveinfairies · 24/01/2008 11:46

goodness!...girl cats!

It's hard to know about the indoor/outdoor cat thing isn't. I asked my friend who is an animal ambulance driver and she said she would be tempted to keep any cats she might have in because of the number of kitties she sees run over. My 2 other cats were both run over too...it was a hard decision to make. But if these 2 seem unhappy here then i will find them country homes. Thats why i got the 2 cats too as they are company for each other.

We shall see how it goes.

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LittleBottle · 24/01/2008 13:59

I think it depends on the cat, TBH. If they're desparate to be outside, they'll leg it to the door every time it's opened, like my neighbour's cat used to (we lived in flats and her kittne escaped all the time). The cat I have now (5yo male, ex-stray) is a lazy bugger though, and has to be physically pushed out of the door! He does enjoy himself once he's out there - he is just a bit too fond of the radiator!

beautifulgirls · 24/01/2008 17:17

If I had a pound for every client who has rung the surgery telling me their young female unspeyed cat seems to be in pain I'd be so rich. For hers and your sanity yes get her done!! It is also correct about the preventative health benefits too.
Enjoy your new kittens.

Tanee58 · 24/01/2008 17:27

Bethoo, your cats seem to have had an identical start to mine. We also moved to a cul de sac. Both were done despite being house cats till we moved. My girl doesn't care to go out much, just sniffs at the cat flap and follows me out if I go into the garden, the boy does like to wander but is a real woos if he meets neighbour cats, but they're only allowed out back and don't seem to find their way round to the front and the road. The girl got locked outside the front door one night but probably didn't go far as she was still lurking there in the morning. DP says she's my shadow. Neither of them suffered from the op, recovered very quickly and have been very healthy since.

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