I wanted to share those pictures with you so you could also see the massive difference between normal and infected uteri. The surgical instruments in both pictures are the same. They are from a small spay pack. That should help give you perspective too!
A reminder of what the infected uterus looks like:
Please have your cat (or dog) spayed when your vet recommends it. Generally for cats 6 months is fine. If you adopt an older cat and she's not spayed, it's not "too late." Age is not a disease but a pyometra is and a potentially fatal one at that.
6 months is NOT fine for a cat!!!!!!!!!! That is part of why we have such a HUGE misconception/overpopulation problem. I have worked at vet clinics since 1988, TNR clinics since 2004, and spay/neuter clinics since 2016. Kittens far too often go into "full-blown" heat at 12-14 weeks old and are having their own first litters by 5 months old!!!!!!!!! So, NO, it is NOT okay to wait until 6 months old with cats -- not at all.
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