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#SpayAndNeuter

Sandy Lawrence
3 days ago

AAAS: "Hello kitty, goodbye kittens? Gene therapy spays cats without surgery." Spaying or neutering cats + dogs has the added benefit of protecting against mammary cancer + other disorders. Globally, more than half of the approimately 1.5 billion dogs + cats are homeless. "Many die on the streets, victims of cars or disease; others are killed in mass culling campaigns that seek to protect wildlife or prevent the spread of rabies." Spay/neuter surgeries casn help, but large-scle sterilization of often feral animals is infeasible. 'David Pépin, a reproductive biologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, spent his early career researching antimüllerian hormone (AMH), which is produced by follicles in the ovary that give rise to eggs.' Pépin + colleagues inserted the AMH gene with a harmless virus often used to ferry replacement genes into cells with an injection into thigh muscles. The treated cats failed to ovulate, while the sham-injected controls remained fertile. One cat followed over 5 yrs continued to exhibit elevated AMH. A meeting is planned next month with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to map out larger safety + efficacy studies, but a commercial product will probably not be available for 5 yrs. Having far fewer unsupervised cats in the world would protect many birds + ecosystems. #spayandneuter #genetherapies #overpopulation

Feral cat (Felis catus) Three kittens, near Trajan's Forum, Rome, Italy Barrie Britton / NPL / Minden Pictures
prunella
3 weeks ago

Important!

#spayandneuter #CatsOfMastodon
#cats #rescue

Image: Cat character standing prone in a sexy read dress on a street sidewalk. Text: Keep pets off the street. Spay or neuter.
prunella
2 months ago

My last fosters went to their home Thursday and I have major empty nest syndrome.

The fact that the foster room is empty speaks to the volumes of work that I did; speutering, socializing, and adopting scores of cats and kittens from this 'hood, but going into that room cold and empty after 18 months of fuzzy inhabitants was super creepy. It felt cold and dead, in contrast to the warmth and life it held 36 hours prior.

#fostercats #rescue #spayandneuter #AdoptDontShop

His & Hearse Press
3 months ago

A special #Caturday treat for all: 🔊 turn your sound on for the best mews and squeals ever. The kittens are 9 days old today 🎉

#HisAndHearsePress #CaturdayEveryday #Cat #Cats #Kitten #Kittens #CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon #Meow #Purr #Squee #Adorable #StrayCat #AdoptDontShop #SpayAndNeuter #Video

A mama tabby cat trying to get comfortable in her nest while repeatedly and accidentally sitting on her one week old kittens. A chorus of adorable mews and squeals mix with mama’s purrs and meows.
His & Hearse Press
4 months ago

The Belly Beans at five days old 😻

#HisAndHearsePress #Cat #Kitten #Kittens #CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon #Caturday #CaturdayEveryday #FreshKittens #Squee #AdoptDontShop #SpayAndNeuter

A white background divided into quadrants by thin black lines. In each square is a Caucasian hand holding a different kitten: two tabbies, one black, and one calico. The kittens are five days old and their eyes are closed.
His & Hearse Press
4 months ago

Belly’s getting reeeeal tired of your nonsense, Spicy Kitten


Note: no kittens were harmed during the filming of this video

#HisAndHearsePress #Cat #Kitten #StrayCat #CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon #Caturday #CaturdayEveryday #FreshKittens #Meow #Squee #AdoptDontShop #SpayAndNeuter #Spicy

A mommy tabby cat laying in her bed nursing four kittens. One kitten seems disproportionately aggressive, swatting its sibling over and over. Mommy cat is getting annoyed at the children fighting over their food.
His & Hearse Press
4 months ago

🔊 Sound on for adorable kitten squeals!

It’s #NationalLoveYourPetDay! To make up for my super sad post about kids grieving pet loss, here’s a fun video of Belly trying to get comfy (but accidentally laying on her kittens every time).

Note: no kittens were harmed during the filming of this video

#HisAndHearsePress #Cat #Kitten #StrayCat #CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon #Caturday #CaturdayEveryday #FreshKittens #Meow #Squee #AdoptDontShop #SpayAndNeuter

A mommy tabby cat trying to get comfortable in her nest, but every time she lays down, she smooshes two of her kittens. She tries to switch positions when they squeal, only to accidentally smoosh her other two kittens. No kittens were harmed during the filming of this video.
His & Hearse Press
4 months ago

It’s #NationalLoveYourPetDay! Since my last post about kids and pet loss was super sad, here are FRESH KITTEN pics. The stray I took in (Belly) birthed these four babies in my bedroom four days ago, and they’re all doing very well. So cool.

#HisAndHearsePress #Cat #Kitten #Catstodon #CatsOfMastodon #CaturdayEveryday #Caturday #StrayCat #FreshKittens #PeetsAndBeans #ToeBeans #AdoptDontShop #SpayAndNeuter

Four tiny kittens cozied up in a pile on a gray bed. One calico, one black, and two tabbies.
Four tiny kittens cozied up in a pile on a gray bed. One calico, one black, and two tabbies.
Close ups of the faces of two newborn tabby kittens.
A close up of the face of a newborn calico kitten.
Wmson
4 months ago

#Rescue #RescueSavesLives #Adopt #SpayAndNeuter #BobBarker

An oldie but a goodie, from when 50 Shades was the rage:

Meme is of a billboard, the body of a man and his hand holding an open briefcase which holds a cat/kitten with the text FIFTY SHADES OF SPAY No litters, baby.
His & Hearse Press
4 months ago

Forget all that informative and educational funeral stuff I post… who wants to see more pics of this dumpling of a cat?!? 🐈‍⬛

Follow me on my book writing journey that is getting sidetracked by ***Kitten Watch 2023***

(And yes, that is a meat blanket. A blanket that looks like a side of beef 🥩)

#HisAndHearsePress #Funeral #Embalming #AmWriting #Cat #KittenWatch #IShouldBeWriting #AdoptDontShop #SpayAndNeuter #MortuaryScience #Catstodon #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #CaturdayEveryday #EveryDayIsCaturday

A very young and very pregnant tabby cat laying on her back and looking at the camera. Her tummy is huge and round compared to her dainty features. She’s laying half on a person’s blue Jean clad legs and half on a red blanket.
prunella
4 months ago

Grayson strikes a pose.

He is bonded with his snowshoe Siamese brother Gustavo and is fostered in a private home (mine). They are up for adoption in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. prunellashome.wordpress.org

#AdoptDontShop #catsodon #cats #fosteringsaveslives #rescue #spayandneuter

Scarlett Hellion
5 months ago

The twin boys got neutered yesterday. Another cat was spayed yesterday who just had her fifth litter, with 7 kittens. Her last litter had 6. That was 13 babies who needed a home. It's so so so important to #spayandneuter your pets or catch, sterilize, and release ferals.

#stray #cats #feral #catsofmastodon #cute #spay #neuter #kitten #kittens #twins

Two three month old kittens cuddle on a lilac blanket on top of two legs. One is a black and white tuxedo cat and the other is a Grey tabby
DemoCat-FL
6 months ago

DemoCat-FL loves #Democracy, #Voting, #Freedom, #AnimalRights, #HumanRights, a loving family, snuggles, and napping. #RescueCat #SpayAndNeuter #CatsOfMastodon #FIPWarriors #AdoptDontShop #Healthcare #ClimateCrisis #Empathy #Kindness #Happiness #Positivity #VoteBlue #LiveAndLetLive #PersonalChoice