Hi all this is just a thought really. Abit of background... I have been emailing a lovely couple who first contacted me in Feb about a stray puss that they found and eventually after several weeks of searching, leaflets etc, etc, decided to adopt themselves. They did all the right things, the cat being in their garden for some weeks but wanting to come in. In the end this long haired females was vet checked and checked for chip but to no avail. After around a month or so they decided to adopt and got her to the vets to be checked over again and also started on vac, chipped flea and womred as per our advise whenpeople taking on a new cat.. I remember telling them about signs of pregnancy and also to get in contact if she was at all worried... or suspected anything.
At this time the cat had been back to the vets four times seeng 2 different vets and a vet nurse, the vet isnt one we use ourselves much.. The last lot of vac where 2 wks ago where the vet commented the puss cat call Boo has put on abit of weight and needed to go on a diet.. But this time the couple who have never had cats before were getting abit anxious about things (as they thought she might be preg) but 2 vets and a nurse had convinced them otherwise.
So abit of a surprise when on Saturday this cat gave birth to 3 kittens!!! Which is exactly what they didnt want, both working full time. . Mum is not a cat that will use a litter tray so does at the moment go out to the loo, however i have warned them that if she starts to come into season again then some how this needs to be overcome as she may end up pregnant again which is the last thing they all want. The cat had been previously wormed and flead so if worms were expected she would of reduced in size if that was the case not got larger!! They also had a record of the cat since the couple decided to take on, so the noticeable difference in her appearance and weight must surely of been noticed...!!
So despite all our advise and warning to them (this cat was probably already preg when they took her on and hence didnt come into season) and them doing all the right things, and the vets getting it all wrong. This puss cat, who the vet aged around 9months has kittens... I suppose they were lucky there were no complications... However... if us rescues do our best to prevent unwanted litters, i just wonder if the vets where even listening to the owners.... Surely the weight gain was some thing two vets may of suspected as pregnancy on a young female stray with no background history... ! Which is exactly what we advised in emails to them, always think pregnant until proven overwise...
Anyhow, all are wondering if a case could be made as to asking the vets to do the spay for free when the times comes...! Especially when they have been quoted (when she first arrived and had first check up at the vets) 88 for a spay...!!
What a palaver!
