10/27/2026
Today we want to talk about pregnancy spays and why they matter 🫶
When a feral female is in our care, we need to make the best decisions for her, our patient. A community cat having a litter is often unsafe. Pregnancy and delivery put heavy stress on a cat's body. When kittens are born, there is a risk associated with the safety of mom and babies. Often, the more litters a mom has had, the more risk the new kittens have.
Keeping a feral mom inside for as long as kittens need is uncomfortable and potentially dangerous to both you and mom. And that's under the assumption the caretaker even has capacity to set them up appropriately. Finding safe placement for these scenarios are near impossible.
The cat overpopulation crisis is very real. We believe in doing our part to help reduce the overpopulation by performing TNR. This is the safest, most humane option for community cats. It would go against our mission of reducing the overpopulation by not spaying a pregnant female.
We know these conversations are often uncomfortable to have, but they're important ones. Our priority will always be serving the community cats. The bottom line is to spay mom - it's the kindest, healthiest option for her ❤️
