My Poor Tuxedo. She looks so miserable when she’s in heat. Her beautiful round eyes slant to slits. She hates to be touched because it makes her shiver. It lasts so long, and I feel helpless seeing her suffer. She’s a little over a year now. So, I have decided to have her spayed sooner than later.
I wonder if Tuxedo will change after the operation. Will she still be loveable and affectionate? Will she still like to be kissed on the head and face? Will she be happy not to have the monthly burden of looking for a mate? Will she gain weight as I’ve heard happens after a cat is “fixed”?
I know I am being selfish, but I hear cats change after the operation. Will she become a “typical” cat? Will she become the aloof and selfish stereotyped cat, ignoring me and no longer follow me around the house? Will she continue to lie on the bed and take her naps? Flick her tail wildly when I pet and kiss her face? I have so many questions. I’m so insecure about all these issues.
I feel that spaying is a way to allow a cat to be free and out of mate-looking pain. She is clearly miserable. Her butt is always in my face. She screams all day long, and half the night. Being in heat makes her tired and sensitive. It must be done.
I am researching a few places to take her. My nieces have some suggestions. I don’t want her sliced up like a dead turkey. I want her to live through the operation and without complications. I want a hospital that is caring and careful and recognizes how owners feel about surgery and our pets.
I am afraid, but this isn’t about me. It’s about Tuxedo and her need to be spayed. I will make it happen, for her sake.
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