Chicken boarders

[The Dogmother]

Now this is a topic that really gets me going; I can't believe how lax people can be about getting their pets neutered. Here's a story that it still astounding me.

 

A neighbour pitched up at my door on Saturday evening with their youngest cat - it's a kitten from last year when their original cat got preggers as they hadn't had it done (that does annoy me ). Last year, i went round to sex all the kits for them and they were going to keep this young 'un, which is very pretty. I told them at the time that it was a girl, but they somehow..... despite the lack of developing nadgers... decided that it was a boy and didn't get it done Looks like this kit has now been impregnated too, so I advised them to get it to the vet pronto. What are they thinking? They have four children themselves, so surely know how it works!

[Olly]

Makes me mad, too - I've had people say 'oh, but I want her to have one litter so she can experience being a mother'. It's very sad, and no wonder there are so many stray animals.

[The Dogmother]

It's quite dangerous to breed bunnies unless you have experience; the females need neutering as they tend to suffer from a high incidence of uterine cancer.

 

You'd think, given the speed/ease that they reproduce at, that it wouldn't be a problem but it is very common for rabbit kittens to be born deformed or with problems, or for the mother to eat or maim them. So very sad

[Raina]

We've had all of our dogs speyed/neutered.

 

but we were a bit too late with T.C, he got to our neighbours cat and mated with her (spotted them on our front garden) a few weeks later the cat had a litter of kittens (and T.C was neutered) thankfully all the kittens went to good homes.

 

 

 

My mum was going to breed from our Border Terrier she had found a stud and everything but after i told her about everything that could go wrong (This BT had a really big head and Nuna is only tiny) she changed her mind and booked her in to get spayed

[Seagazer]

We've always got all our pets neutered as soon as possible after having when we first got married, two young kittens at the same time. They were only 5 months old and about to be neutered when the dirty deed was done. I did manage to rehome all the kittens but since then everything (apart from the tortoise) has been done. Especially the rabbit as he was very frisky.

 

I was once walking down the road when a chap stopped me, he had a little ginger kitten in his hand. He said he'd just found it and did I want it. Personally I think it was his and he just wanted rid of it. It looked to me like it had cat flu so I declined, my old cat was not well at the time and it wouldn't have been fair to him. I feel bad for not taking it in but it was probably the result of an unwanted pregnancy.

 

My DD's neighbours at uni just keep letting their cats have kittens, I nearly ended up with one of them last year.

[chickencam]

This makes me mad too. We had a cat from the CPL who was only about 18months old and to their knowledge was pregnant with her third litter when they rescued her. They neutered Her and she went on to live for another 17 years happily with us. We also got a hand reared kitten from them at the same time, she was never well and was the result of a mother who died having one too many litters. She was neutered as soon as she was old enough and enjoyed a few happy years but she shouldn't have had the start in life that she had. The two we have now are both neutered too.

[The Dogmother]

One of my cats is a rescue girl, and very timid. She was dumped at the local sanctuary (thankfully not just abandoned) while very pregnant and had injuries consistent with being kicked . She had two kittens shortly afterwards and before we adopted her. She is still a bundle of nerves but sweet and loving on her own terms.

[craftyhunnypie]

It bugs me too - it's really irresponsible & actually bad for females not to be neutered, due to phantom pregnancies etc.

We got our Poppy cat done as soon as she was old enough. Although she doesn't like going outside much on her own, she would be safe. I can also rest asured that she won't have any funny behaviour during 'on heat' time.

 

My parents have 4 doggies. 3 boys & 1 girl. One boy is very old, one is castrated because he was a rescue dog, but one boy is only 2 & never been one. Neither has he little girl, who is about 5. Grrrr. It irritates me as when season time comes round - the dog mithers the "Ooops, word censored!" like mad. Their excuse is...they can't afford to get one of them done. Grrrrr rubbish! Save up for goodness sake! Cut back on luxuries & get your doggies done! Grrrrrrrr

 

The dreaded will happen one day!

 

Irresponsible!

 

Emma.x

[docsquid]

It makes me mad that people don't neuter their cats too. Our neighbour's cat kept having kittens which she just kept until finally she twigged that they needed neutering. But they don't get the tom cats done, and then the poor things just go around spraying everywhere and getting into fights - it isn't their fault, that is what tom cats do when they haven't been neutered. They have a much better life if they are neutered - our two toms are. Plus if you neuter the toms, then any females who get spayed a bit late have a lower chance of having unwanted kittens too.

 

Sadly, walking along the canal on Sunday, I saw a drowned kitten floating in the water. I'd like to think the poor little thing fell in, but I suspect strongly somebody drowned it - people round here, particularly in the villages, think that is the way you get rid of spare kittens. It makes my blood boil. I would have given it a home!

[Chucky Mama]

I worked at a large RSPCA hospital for some years and remember wondering if we would ever get to the end of having litters of kittens in that we were unable to home as there were so many. In 4 years we never did. It was particulary tough on the mothers as it was almost impossible to find them homes. When we had a cat in with newborn kittens we had to put them all to sleep bar 1 and then we could try to home the mum and kitten together - heartbreaking but I suspect that it will still be going on now. Not nice to hear I know but this is the reality of not neutering female cats. The same applies sadly for puppies

[The Dogmother]

That reminds me of last year, Rachel. Jude is friends with the local RSPCA inspector and they were looking for a foster home for a dozen kittens of various ages, which had been rescued from an old lady's house, wheer they had just been left to breed. There was no room left at the shelter, so Jude took them in and housed them in a stable.

 

Lovely kits, just under nourished and full of worms/fleas. They all went to good homes; Phil's folks had one, a friend in Oxford had another and a couple of forum members had one each too.

[Lesley]

It annoys me as well that people are so irresponsible

 

As you know Clare, we had the devil's own job to catch all the feral cats when we moved into this farm - they are all done now, including the kitties that they had despite being kittens themselves ( - there had been around 40 cats here when we looked araound the first time). We have a stray permanently hanging around who is entire and spraying everywhere - he looks like he could be the father of the last kitties to be born here - we're hoping that he will soon realise that there is nothing for him here but if he doesn't leave soon then we will be borrowing the cat trap from the Vet again and he will also be taken to be neutered.

[moochoo]

I just can't understand why anyone would want a pet that isn't neutered. Obviously if you show or breed then you hopefully do this responsibly.

A dogs' home near where my Mum lives rehomed what they described as a "fat chocolate lab" to a lady as her first dog. She had only had her for 2 days when she gave birth to 10 puppies

At what point did the home even examine this dog let alone consider spaying her? ! By the way she's having to rehome these pups herself as the home takes no responsability!

[The Dogmother]

That is atrocious Sarah! I hope that they have reported the rescue place.

 

Lesley, I remember all those feral kits, some of them pregnant. Poor wee things; you've done a great job getting them all done.