Q: Cat Spayed but in heat....?

Answered by used_to_be_red_kitty-cat on 12/16/2004, 8:24 am

A: Cat Spayed but in heat....?

> > > I just had my cat spayed last month who is 9 months old
> > and
> > > now I believe that she is in heat. She is very
> > > affectionate, even lets me rub her little belly
> (usually
> > she
> > > tries to bite my hand off) she rolls around on the
> floor
> > and
> > > is spraying on my couch. She often spends most of her
> > nights
> > > meowing loudly and almost sounds like a newborn baby
> > crying.
> > > Its very stressful because the vet that preformed the
> > > surgery is giving me a run around about what is really
> > going
> > > on with her. Her mom was a purebred siamese and her
> > father
> > > was a shorthair domestic, and they try to blame the
> loud,
> > > excessive meowing on the fact that she is part siamese,
> I
> > > know my cat and she doesn't normally meow like that.
> > They
> > > have also said that it could possibly be a urinary
> tract
> > > infection but her urinalysis came back normal. They
> said
> > > that there could possibly be some tissue left over from
> > the
> > > spay in her abdomen and that is why she is having the
> > heat
> > > like symptoms. I have spent money on her spay and I
> > really
> > > don't want to put her through any more surgeries. Do
> you
> > > know of any herbal medications or treatment to prevent
> > her
> > > from going into heat, without the surgery?
> > >
> >
> > Estrus is a natural event that cannot be prevented
> without
> > the potential for deadly side effects. The only means of
> > preventing heat is to use a birth control pill for cats,
> > called Oviban or Ovarid. However, this is very strongly
> > related to mammary cancer. Some studies show 90%%
> of
> > cats who are placed on Oviban longterm will die of
> mammary
> > cancer. For this reason, vets are reluctant, and
> rightfully
> > so, to prescribe it.
> >
> > It is in your cat's best interest to to determine if any
> > ovarian tissue was left behind. An ultrasound may
> > show leftover tissue, and a blood test can show hormones.
>
> > But when symptoms are this clear, many vets prefer to
> just
> > do a second surgery. Ultrasounds and blood tests aren't
> as
> > definitive as an exploratory surgery. And why spend
> money
> > on them when chances are very good she'll need to undergo
> > surgery to retrieve the missed tissue, anyway?
> >
> > I strongly recommend to follow through on this, as each
> time
> > she goes into heat, her risk of mammary cancer is
> increased
> > astronomically. Ovarian cancer and cysts are a
> possibility,
> > too.
> >
>
>
> Thank you for your quick response. I am very concerned with
> my little kitty and I definitly don't want her to get cancer
> or be uncomfortable in any way. I just really felt that I
> didnt want to put her through any unecissary surgery if
> there was something else that could be done. Thanks for
> your answer it was very helpful.
>
>
>

Glad to be of some help. :o)