Yikes! What a dilemma! How wonderful that you are seeking to honor Luci's wishes by allowing her to experience motherhood.
My opinion might sound a bit biased, because I work to educate people about the overpopulation problem and definitely believe in 'fixing' our pets, for the sake of reducing animal suffering and death. But here goes:
What would you do with all the kittens? Many people assume that they'll just give the cute kittens away to loving homes, but the reality is that there are more cute kittens than there are loving homes looking for kittens. The animal shelters are full of kittens that never get adopted and end up getting killed.
If you keep all the kittens, then the challenge here is that kittens turn into cats, who then might also wish to experience motherhood, which would result in more kittens, who would then turn into cats who...you get the idea.
If the world weren't already so overpopulated with cats, I'd say go for it! But the sad reality is that millions upon millions of unwanted cats are killed every year. Sterilizing our pets is the only way to help reduce the number of cats who multiply and end up being killed.
Since you have such a good communication with Luci, I would suggest explaining to her that motherhood this time around just isn't practical, and by getting sterilized she might actually evolve more spiritually. It could just be her first experience with compassion! I've often thought that the way we treat our animals influences what kind of human they will be in their next life, after they graduate to 3D. (That's why I don't let my dogs bully one another...they say it's normal dog behavior, but these dogs are almost human! What kind of humans will they be if I allow such behavior?)
Whenever we make one choice, we eliminate other choices, at least for the time being. Here's an idea: Instead of letting Luci multiply, why not visit an animal shelter and adopt a couple of cute, homeless kittens? That way you'd be giving a home to kittens who otherwise might lose their lives.
Luci will hiss at them at first. That's normal. But within a few days she'll be tolerating them, and within a few weeks will likely be grooming them. So even though she misses biological motherhood, she could have a different 'rich' experience!
~The Cat Lady
My opinion might sound a bit biased, because I work to educate people about the overpopulation problem and definitely believe in 'fixing' our pets, for the sake of reducing animal suffering and death. But here goes:
What would you do with all the kittens? Many people assume that they'll just give the cute kittens away to loving homes, but the reality is that there are more cute kittens than there are loving homes looking for kittens. The animal shelters are full of kittens that never get adopted and end up getting killed.
If you keep all the kittens, then the challenge here is that kittens turn into cats, who then might also wish to experience motherhood, which would result in more kittens, who would then turn into cats who...you get the idea.
If the world weren't already so overpopulated with cats, I'd say go for it! But the sad reality is that millions upon millions of unwanted cats are killed every year. Sterilizing our pets is the only way to help reduce the number of cats who multiply and end up being killed.
Since you have such a good communication with Luci, I would suggest explaining to her that motherhood this time around just isn't practical, and by getting sterilized she might actually evolve more spiritually. It could just be her first experience with compassion! I've often thought that the way we treat our animals influences what kind of human they will be in their next life, after they graduate to 3D. (That's why I don't let my dogs bully one another...they say it's normal dog behavior, but these dogs are almost human! What kind of humans will they be if I allow such behavior?)
Whenever we make one choice, we eliminate other choices, at least for the time being. Here's an idea: Instead of letting Luci multiply, why not visit an animal shelter and adopt a couple of cute, homeless kittens? That way you'd be giving a home to kittens who otherwise might lose their lives.
Luci will hiss at them at first. That's normal. But within a few days she'll be tolerating them, and within a few weeks will likely be grooming them. So even though she misses biological motherhood, she could have a different 'rich' experience!
~The Cat Lady
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