The kitten in the lower part of the picture is Oreo, Molly's daughter. Or, so we thought. Because it was a wild critter, we never got close enough to tell its sex. But, the cat in the upper part of the photo is a male and was seen one day, well, um, trying to, um, well, you know. The grey and white cat at least thought Oreo was a she.
However, we had the vet, Dr. Edgar, come out to Makeni to spay Oreo and neuter Tom. He was going on our word that Oreo was a she. Our friend, Kerri, came out with her kitten, one of Molly's, too, from the same litter. After Kerri's cat, Callie, was spayed (very interesting to watch, I may add), it was Oreo's turn.
After searching for thirty minutes, Dr. Edgar could not find any ovaries. This poor cat's insides were outside all over the place. When he couldn't find any female parts amidst the intestines, liver, spleen, and bladder, he spread Oreo's legs and there were two little nuggets. Oreo is a he! So, after being stitched up, Oreo also had his manhood removed~a quick and easy operation.
Since Tom and Oreo are ferrell cats, this is the most relaxed we will probably see them!
5 comments:
That's actually pretty funny. Doesn't he do a midline incision with the cat on its back? That's what we always did so it reveals the "problem" before you get started. I've neutered at least one of our cats over the years on the kitchen table on a plastic sheet :) Do they just run about and take mice or something for food? How did you catch them?
okay...that's just gross!! you seriously watched it?!?! TIA!!
Halfmom,
No, he didn't put him on his back. That would've helped a lot. He was taking our word for it. They have loved the fact that we've been feeding them and they've become less ferrell over the months. I've enjoyed stroking them a lot while they've been "under"~ordinarily we can't get that close. But, Tom really wants to be petted! They do eat other things. Catching them was not as hard as I thought. Tom was lured into our pantry while the kitchen door was shut. The outside door was then shut after he was inside and I walked around. Oreo had been missing for 2 days and it was a God-thing that he showed up at 5 a.m. Little did he know what he was in for~I used food and Molly to lure him in; then threw a blanket over him and popped him into a big basket I have.
Audrey,
Yes, we seriously watched it. I also videotaped Callie being spayed. Oreo's was a bit grosser with all his organs out. It was like an autopsy, only he was breathing. It felt like I was watching James Herriot, the Welsh veterinarian. Yes, TIA.
Pretty impressive, the traps you laid for catching them! My first cat was a kitten that had a ferrell mom. Students were cleaning an outbuilding and dislodged her and she left one of the kittens behind. He was less than 2 weeks old!
I've never seen anyone spay a cat with a side entry, interesting. Standard US is midline. Poor cat! I'd be crying being appliances too!
Susan
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