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Expert: - 10/31/2011


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my female cat is 4 months old.My male cat is 2 months .Can he get my female cat pregnant.please answer as soon a possible.

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Hi Abby,

Not yet. In about two months, you will need to begin to worry. Males mature younger than females, and some males are mature around four months. Most are mature by 6 months. Females mature a little more slowly and are mature around 6-9 months of age. Rarely, they are mature sooner. You should have your male neutered when he is four months old to be sure he does not impregnate your female. I recommend that females be spayed when they are six months. Although both males and females CAN be neutered as young as 8 weeks old, this is typically unnecessary, so we try to give them the benefit of some weight gain and immune system development before they undergo these procedures. And the surgery for females is a little more involved than the surgery for males. This is why I suggest waiting a little longer for females.

Good luck!

Jessica

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The areas in which I have gained the most experience are cat health and feral cat management/rescue. I provide supportive care to chronically ill cats, hospice care to terminally ill cats and also am involved in trap-neuter-return efforts. My specialities lie in taming feral cats and in the allopathic treatment of cats with illnesses or special needs. I also have owned Siamese, Himalayans, Abyssinians, Russian Blues, Savannahs, Bengals, Peterbalds, Don Sphynx and Oriental Shorthairs and am well-versed in cat breeds as well as cat behavior and nutrition.

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I have 15 years of extensive experience with cats ranging from breeding to medical care. My daily routine consists of caring for cats with diabetes, thyroid disease, kidney failure, feline leukemia, feline AIDS as well as feral cats. I have experience with liver patients, heart patients, feline infectious peritonitis, cancer, recovery from amputation and trauma, congenital deformities and most every disease in between. I have assisted cats giving birth and hand-nursed kittens who were neglected by their mother from 2 days old through weaning.

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