To control the breeding too much of cats,
1. Can depo injection be used ?
2. How much dose(ml) and what age and how often?
3. What can be affected if injection was given whil the cat has pregnancy?
Answers:
You should never give animals human medications. You should always check with a vet first because there are a lot of human medications that can kill the animals. Even if it may seem like something harmless, it can kill them. A good example is Tylenol. Tylenol is like poison to animals, especially cats.
To control breeding, this is why spay/neuter is advocated.
Okay, first off, human medications like this can kill an animal. Especially an animal as small as a cat, and definitely if given incorrectly. Are you a vet, or even a licensed physician of ANY kind? If not, how the hell did you get the depo shot anyway? Who, exactly, gave you this idea? Were they a vet? Have you talked to a vet at ALL concerning this?? Like I said, human medications, if given to the animal on the advice of, or BY anyone, other then a certified, licence, vet, can KILL the animal. Why don't you just have the animal spayed or neutered to prevent breeding? Like normal people that don't want the animal to breed. Granted, I don't have much room to talk, as I posted recently about a cat that's pregnant now, but we plan on getting her fixed. Why don't you do the same, rather then trying to inject the cat with a human medication?
How do you know the cat's not allergic to something in the depo shot?? An allergic reaction, in and of itself, can become severe enough to permanently damage or kill the animal. If you care about this cat at all, you will NOT self medicate, and just get the poor thing spayed or neutered.
If the injection was given during pregnancy, it will most likely kill the kittens, and, depending on their size, that can kill the mother if they're not properly removed, or her body doesn't dispose of them naturally. Just like with a human mother. Either that, or the kittens could come out deformed, and need to be put to sleep anyway.
I do hope you haven't actually injected your cat with ANY human medication that wasn't prescribed by your vet! I wish your cat the best of luck!
By the way, the depo shot isn't "anti-pregnancy" it's birth control, meaning the person injected with it can still get pregnant, the chances are just way smaller. Same with an animal, I would assume. But, then, I don't know, as I've never felt the need to put the life of any of my animals or their unborn litters at risk like this!
Depo is not used in cats as a birth control method. As a matter of fact it is recommended that female cats not be given birth control (although there are a couple of things that can be given) because it can cause potentially life threatening problems such as pyometra, and uterine rupture. The best thing to do if you are not a serious breeder of pedigreed cats is to have the cat spayed. You can even have the cat spayed while pregnant for a little more money. Like it or not, nature intended for female cats to more or less be pregnant during their breeding season. If you are not up to the work (and it is alot of work) or responsibility of caring for the queen or kittens you probably shouldn't breed her and have her spayed.
There is a cat version drug called depo-provero which basically tricks the cat's body into thinking its pregnant-- ask your vet about it. If she's already pregnant I'm not sure what it would do exactly but it could really mess up her system. I've heard you give them shots every 6 months and then the kitty doesn't come into heat... but spaying will completely eliminate any need for the drug.
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