Life Is Much Better Since The Cat Got Fixed.

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Our cat, Meg, came into heat for the first time at the beginning of April, this year. It was quite the annoyance, but was tolerated because once she got over it, we thought she would be normal. Well, that was not the case. My Sister has 3 male feral cats that hang out at her house because she feeds them. They spray everywhere outside marking their territory from each other. This became a problem because my Sister and her Husband would get the male cat smell on their shoes when they walked around outside. When they came to our house, our cat became very hormonal, rolling around at their feet, howling, and rubbing all over them, especially my Sister's Husband. After they left, the cat still was pacing throughout the house howling. She would howl all night long while sitting in the window, looking for a male cat, she is an indoor cat, which saved her from getting pregnant. Needless to say, we were very annoyed even though we understood what was happening. It seemed she was continually in heat with only a few days of normalcy since April continuing into May. At the end of May, and at our wits end, she seemed to be O.K., so we scheduled an appointment for the "operation" to take place on June 2nd. We crossed our fingers and waited anxiously for the event. The morning of the operation, she came into the bedroom yowling, but she was just hungry. Luckily for us, she was not back in heat. She went through the surgery just fine, came home much subdued, and hating the collar they had put on her so she wouldn't lick herself. When we let her out of the carrier, she ran straight for her food dish where she hungrily ate as fast as she could. Then she sought out the bed to rest after her ordeal. Now our ordeal is over, the cat is much happier and much more affectionate to us. One of the feral male cats has taken up residence under the tree close to the window, but he is way too late now. We just laugh at him. I believe that people should get their cats spayed/neutered, especially if they don't want to find homes for kittens. Feral cats should be sterilized because I have seen how quickly cat populations can increase even in one season. Female cats can have two or more litters of kittens each year. They can have from 1 to 6+ kittens in each litter. Inbreeding can lead to birth defects, one of the kittens from the feral cat colony was born without a back foot. Disease can run rampant through the colony and not only cause the deaths of feral cats, but of the family cats as well. Usually there are organizations that will fund or help fund the spaying/neutering of the feral cats as well as provide traps free of charge for catching the feral cats. I am very glad we were able to get Meg spayed, she's happier, and we're happier.