What are the side effects of spaying a cat?

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A happy, healthy cat. Aside from the obvious: no kittens, spaying greatly reduces the chances of developing mammary cancer. It also eliminates the urge to mate, so there's no yowling when she's in heat. She won't try to get out and there won't be any unwanted male cats hanging around.

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no kittens

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You won't have to worry about a lot of kittens that will probably get run over anyway someday.

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What part?

During surgery - She could die

After surgery - Bleeding, Best of all No kittens

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It makes them more lovable and they want to cuddle more.
They no longer go into heat, so hormones are balanced.
You can't have any kittens with them. and last but not least, they seem to gain some weight.

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After her spay, kitty may act a little under the weather for a few days, but in most cases, the cat doesn't show any signs that she's different. You want to watch that she doesn't over groom herself, especially in that area, occasionally they try to pull the stiches out. Don't let her be too active like jumping and such for the first few days, something the vet will tell you when you bring her home.

Many people believe the myth that when you spay a cat, she gets fat. Thats rubbish. Cats get fat when they eat too much. Often, cats are spayed when they are a year old or younger, and as they settle down, they still eat, and they gain weight, and it can happen to a cat that isn't spayed just as much as one that is. Keep her on a healthy diet with lots of play toys and attention, and she should maintain a healthy weight.

Basically, spaying a cat ensures that she's not going to breed and produce kittens that will be wanted while they are babies and abandoned when they get older, or kittens that will produce more unwanted kittens. By spaying and nutering cats, you also get to have a male and a female with no fear of unwanted kittens either. There are lots of medical problems a cat can get as they age that have to do with the reproductive system, and when you fix a cat, the odds that they will have those problems goes down drastically.

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Please spay your cat, no matter what! The cat will be tender, possibly sore, and a bit tired, but cats recover quickly from being spayed if they are able to rest and recover, especially if the cat is still young.

It is SO important that our animals are spayed or neutered. There are so many MILLIONS of unwanted kittens in the world, and not enough good people and homes for them to go to. We don't need any more unwanted kittens. And, your cat won't have some of the problems that come with being in heat and wanting to mate. You sound like you care very much about your cat, so PLEASE spay her! Good luck and bless you!