how to tell if a cats has been neutered?

honeybears · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 3636

Ok, so in may Shasta, a stray cat adopted us. I couldnt even tell if he was a boy or girl at the time. I took him in and the vet said it felt like he had been neutuered and was probably about 6 months old. Well now has very obvious testicles and my stepdaughter who was in town recently (she used to work at a vet) said he was intact.

So I took him in today and the vet cant feel anything, so even though he has large testicles it sounds like there isnt anything in them. he said it could be a rare case of I want to say impacted which means then major surgery to get him neutered since they would have to cut open his tummy. And it also sounds like they wouldnt know whether he was or not unless they did this surgery

looking for advice input if anyone has heard of this.

Mary_NH · Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject:

I thought a good feel was the only way to tell on males whose sacs have been left behind. Zeus looks unneutered and when I questioned the vet about it when he was neutered (I'm used to them removing everything) he said eventually his body would absorb the sacs. Well Zeus will be 5 in June and he still looks like an intact male. But I was told they are empty. I'm not going to give Zeus a squeeze to find out how they would feel cause I'm sure I'd be leaving my nose in his paws (and rightfully so) but I thought also it was by feel and you'd know cause there is nothing in there.

honeybears · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 3636

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

We thought Ghost was unneutered when he moved in with us (was a stray that wouldn't leave), but our vet took a feel and said he was neutered. He just still has the sacks there so it only looks like he's not.

-Chelle

eman · Member Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 340 Location: Canada

so..what is the difference? why do some vets remove the sacs and other vets leave them?

honeybears · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 3636

From what I understand now, that was probably the old procedures. what they do now according to my vet is they make like a 1/4 inch incision and pull the tube out. it takes less then 2 minutes, no stitches

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Actually, come to think of it, when Romeo was neutered, I think the vet left his sacks, but he's so fuzzy, you can't tell.

-Chelle

Chezza · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:00 am Post subject:

Jay still has his lol, sacks that is...I was going to take a picc but on second thoughts Naaa Pass. Laughing