My boyfriend found a female cat at a construction site, and is bringing her home. We want to keep her. I have a male cat (2yrs old) at home, who is not neutered (I am working to schedule an appointment).

Basically I want to know what I should do next. Should I take them both to be neutered? Does she need to have a veterinary appointment before getting neutered to check on overall health? The humane society near me offers distemper and rabies vaccines the same day as the neuter. Wanted to hear the communities thoughts, as I have never rescued a cat before.

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  • Keep them apart until they are both neutered. Her in a closed room is fine. You need to do that anyways to slowly introduce the cats and make sure she can consistently use the litterbox. You can get a full checkup and blood tests done along with the neutering appointment.

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  • He is going to try to force himself on her

    Keep her in a bathroom until he is desexed

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  • My vet requires an appt first before getting them fixed where they get their shots and overall health is checked and then they schedule the spay or neuter.

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  • Rewriting this a bit:

    Keep them seperated until both are fixed.

    If a girl is fixed, but the boy is not, he may still try and have sex with her. If the boy is recently neutered, but the girl is not spayed yet, there is still a chance she can become pregnant. Neutering doesn't always mean 100% infertility immediately.

    Be prepared, if a girl needs a spay, the majority of vets require a wellness exam, including vaccination sometimes. Then, scheduling a time to come back to do the actual spaying.

    With neutering for the boys, a number of vets prefer to have a wellness exam and vaccination first, but there's sometimes more leeway with neutering than spaying.

    Also, when you have her at the vet, be sure to have them check for a microchip. There's always a chance she's somebodies kitty who just happened to escape and run away.

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