At long last, Samantha is finally spayed and back home now!
It’s been almost 8 long weeks of keeping her confined, starting with tricking her into the house about 2 weeks before her due date, then letting her deliver safely, and then there was that crypto scare which turned out to be “just” a bacterial infection, and handraising her kittens because she did not have enough milk, and all this while, she had gone into heat multiple times after delivery and I had to ensure she did not try to escape.
This morning, I had some problem catching her to put into the carrier but after I did, I still tied up the carrier with raffia string. Cat carrier doors are way too flimsy.
If Samantha had broken out (which she definitely can, given her strength, size and determination) while I was transporting her from the house into the car or from the car to the clinic, I would have cried.
Yes, I would have cried. It would have been 8 weeks of….wasted effort, in a way.
She has to be spayed. If she had escaped, she’ll get pregnant again in no time and the cycle will not stop.
So, we did it, Sam!
She’s showing me her butt as did Misty. Never mind. Nice butt, by the way.
Samantha is ear-notched too. I personally believe in ear-notching all females (and now, even the males) because there is always the unexpected chance that even an indoor cat can escape. As to why Cleo wasn’t ear-notched, that was 14 years ago, and I was ignorant then and the vet said, “Indoors? Then no need.” And Tabs – let me tell you why, the vet forgot. I took it as a given that all females I brought in have to be ear-notched and I forgot to remind him. He forgot. By the time I picked Tabs up, she was already awake.
After Tabs, I made sure I reminded the vets a few times about ear-notching so all the females after Tabs were ear-notched.
And now, with TNRM/CNRM being possible in Selangor (depending on the results of the survey plus many other factors – I am a cautious optimist), all the more, ear-notching is compulsory. It will save the animal’s life. It’s really a small price to pay for the animal’s life. In the first place, who objects to the ear-notching? It is not the animal, it’s the human.
Isn’t it? No animal is going to look in the mirror and say, “Sobs…what have you done to my ear??” Think of it as a one-sided ear-stud, sort of. My ears are pierced too.
Photo taken right after we got home.
Within half an hour, Sam was already out and lounging around.
Phew!! We did it, Sam! You are finally spayed!
Next up for neutering would be Kai, Akira, Indra and Hiro. This won’t be for another few months down the road.