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From: suze@terak.UUCP (Suzanne Barnett)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Whether or not to neuter a female cat
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Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 11:38:55 EST
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> What are the advantages and disadvantages to neutering a female
> cat?  In particular, does the cat suffer when it is in heat?
Not really, they do appear to be about as uncomfortable as human
women can become.
> Is there a danger to the female if it is not neutered and
> kept away from other cats?  
No.
> 
> If the female cat is going to be kept away from male cats, would
> there be a reason to neuter it?
Sometimes cats get out when you don't want them to. The desire
to get out increases SIGNIFICANTLY when they are in heat. (Our's
literally tore the screen out of the window while we were at
work to get out.)
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Merry Christmas!

Suzanne Barnett-Scott
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