Xraying to check pregnancy?

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Registered: 06-10-2003
Xraying to check pregnancy?
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Wed, 06-09-2004 - 4:24pm
How common is it for vets to use Xrays to verify pregnancy in a cat?


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Registered: 04-07-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 4:32pm
Wouldn't the radiation harm the kittens? I know they won't go near a pregnant human with an x-ray.


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Registered: 06-10-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 5:07pm

That is what I thought but the poster on the other board is insisting that is what her vet intends to do.

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 5:55pm
I guess if she is going to go ahead with aborting the kittens and having her spayed anyway, it doesn't really matter. But still.....


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Registered: 06-10-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 6:22pm
Well, she says she doesn't want to do that.
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Registered: 04-07-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 7:22pm
Hmmm. Well, I'm sure Cat will be able to answer this question and clear up the argument. As much as I *hate* to say it, she'd probably be better off aborting the kittens. But I won't get into the reasons why because they've already been stated, in one form or another. It's still pretty flukey that this cat just happened to get outside while she was in her first heat and managed to get knocked up. But I guess stranger things have happened.


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Registered: 06-10-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 7:51pm

I can see it happening.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 8:22pm
It's very common.
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Registered: 03-24-2004
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 9:47pm

Not that I want to get embroiled in a debate, however, I have some difficulty with the pet owner who didn't have her cat spayed.

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Registered: 06-10-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 11:45pm

I totally agree with you

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Registered: 06-10-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 11:53pm
Who knew?