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Musings
of a Teen Scribe
Spaying
Peaches
By Tiffany Beumer
As
I have stated in the past, in July 2012 I took in a beautiful
kitten that I named Peaches. She is one of those rare kittens that is
not
extremely hyper, and is very relaxed and quiet. Peaches only “speaks”
when she wants
her food bowl filled, as soon as food hits the bowl she is calm as
could be.
A
couple of months ago it all changed, her hormones had taken over.
She is the only cat in the household, which made me think her coming in
heat
would be no big deal; boy was I wrong! I chose not to have her fixed as
a
kitten, but have recently changed my mind.
Peaches
was roaming the house purring uncontrollably. It had gotten
so bad that I had to put her in a cage overnight just so my family and
I could
sleep. Next thing I did, I picked up the telephone book and called to
check
prices to spay Peaches.
After
about nine calls and checking out the vet I had chosen we set
a date. I took her April 1st to stay at the vet
and get spayed as
well as have her front claws removed. I have been informed it is a
simple
procedure. She will come home Wednesday April 3rd;
although she will
be drowsy she will be on the right track back to her normal self.
After
my experience, I can’t stress enough to get all kittens fixed
no matter what their living circumstances are.
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