My cat bubba used to be really friendly until I had her speyed, she is now a completely different cat. She was pregnant when she was speyed. No one can pick her up now, she growls and turns on us sometimes when we try to pat her, flying at us with claws sticking out, she got my mums lip once, ha.
She has a toy rat, ever since her operation, she now carries the rat around the house and cries, sometimes hiding it in the wardrobe, where she likes to look, it's as if she is looking for her kittens that she never had. She is a lovely cat, but we'd like to be able to cuddle her sometimes, I think she may have a hormonal problem.

koriani

Hello,

Unlike humans, cats don't suffer from hormone problems after spay/neuter surgery.

Unfortunately, there is some speculation that cats who have been sedated using ketamine may remember some, if not all, of the surgery.

Also, the use of anesthesia in itself can cause some change in behavior. This is usually temporary.

If you would like to try to help your cat regain her former attitude, try some behavioral changing products such as Feliway: Comfort Zone Plug-in or Rescue Remedy orally given at the rate of two drops on the tongue once daily.

I certainly hope your cat returns to her normal behavior patterns.

Regards

fludrby

I can see the posts on this subject, and I am new to this site, as a 45 years old and mentalpausal [LOL] since I have 33, and didn’t know what was wrong with me until thee last 5 years, this is my observations.
I have 3 female cats that which all are fitting for mentalpausal cats too
I have one called Fancy she is a tortashell short hair she is defiantly a mental-pausal cat, A totally moody and the old lady around here, she is a Hurricane Floyd rescue from Brunswick George Job Corps, where there is no respect for cats at all, she was very abused as a kitten, Bess Her she is very loved and cared for now though, she eats potato chips and cheese, and loves Doritos, lol, no I don’t give them but she will seek these things and will eat/devour them, she sticks her paw in the toilet to get a drink of water, and sometimes her water bowl too, if some one irritates her she comes an slaps me, I love her to death though because she is so independent, and also she loves me to ignore her, then Cally is a calico railroad rescue, her mother was killed in a train yard and we raised her from eye closed baby, she is so sweet, but as your lovely cat she now is very touchy still 2 years after surgury, she loves to slide around legs and get attention and Eat, where Fancy does not over eat she likes outdoors, cally loves eating sleeping and a little attention. then There is Blossom, she is such a wonderful cat, but not yet fixed, she is a orange tabby like Morris but not fat, she loves running water and some other crazy things, but I am soon will have to fix her. and well I can compare the other cats to me, I was fixed when i was 30, except they left my ovaries. I really feel that these cats are going through what I am going through without my hormone shot, Is there any real study going on beyond the first Year? Thanks

Traceyk

Hi all,

I new and had to respond to this subject, even though it is an old one. I have to strongly disagree with the statement that cats do not suffer hormonal problems after spay. I have a cat who was spayed in her 3rd trimester about 6 weeks ago. At first all she did was nest and call. VERY annoying! Then about 2 weeks ago she started stealing kittens from another queen that I have. She would bring a kitten upstairs to her box in my room and try to get it to nurse. After two weeks of rescuing the baby, she has now adopted the entire litter of 4 and is nursing them successfully! The other mom is more than willing to give up some of her nursing duties! I'm not sure what the quality of her milk is as one of the younger babies did spit up. This is a foster baby that was adopted, about 2 weeks behind the others in age. This is a new one on me, as I have never seen a kitten vomit before.

Just wanted to share that, and I'm also looking for documentation on hormonal issues in cats. I do know that false pregnancy is common, but I've never heard of this before!

Regards,
Tracey in Boone, NC

lauramichelle

One can assume that by forcing your cat into an abortion in her third trimester you would mess with her hormones, just a bit. THIS IS CRUEL. Animals have a deep understanding of family and also the knowledge of parenting their young. Too bad you stopped that short for her right as her body was preparing herself to mother her young. No wonder she is miserable now and probably will be for the rest of her time here. You should hold her and apologize.