How to get proof my cat is spayed if I lost her vet records?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! You would usually be able to see a scar in the caudal ventral abdomen. If she was spayed at an animal shelter, sometimes you can also see a small tattoo in the ventral abdomen next to the spay incision. I would consider having her evaluated by your veterinarian as they can both check that but also check for possible reasons for the blood such as a urinary tract infection. Good luck and best wishes!

It can be difficult to know if they've been spayed or not if you don't have any medical records. You can request that the vet shave her belly to look for a spay scar, but they can be very faint if she was spayed at a very young age. If she still has signs of heat, then either she hasn't been spayed or there is some ovarian tissue still present inside her. You can have a hormone test (AMH) done to confirm that there still is ovarian tissue and then you know she needs surgery to remove it. Or the vet can just go to surgery to go look for it.

If you can I would wait until she does go into season. You will definitively see behavioural signs of it! I would consider a surgery just to check it rather invasive and expensive as well!!! Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation (where you can post pictures ) if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

With female cats it's very difficult, the best way would just be to wait and see if she shows signs of being in heat, which happens quite often in intact female cats, if she doesn't in the next 6 months or so, then she is most likely spayed.

Congrats on your new cat! I think it's always a good idea to have a new cat checked out by a vet not long after getting it. Unfortunately people don't always tell the truth, so it's best to have your own exam done. You can ask the previous owners to have Kitty's records transferred from her old vet to your vet so that your vet has the correct information. If they refuse to do this, that could be an indication that the information you received about her previous care isn't correct. Make an appointment with your vet, and speak with the previous owners to have her records transferred. Good luck, I hope this helps!

You can try feeling her belly for a spay scar - this would usually feel like a line of firmer tissue just beneath the skin, along the center line of the abdomen near the belly button. In some spayed females this is fairly easy to feel, but in others it can be very subtle and difficult to identify. If you can't feel anything, I would suggest having Baby checked by your vet - he/she may be able to feel a scar, since we're used to checking for them :) If there does not appear to be a scar, then you could opt to have a blood test done by your vet to see if she is spayed or not, or wait to see if she comes into heat and have her spayed then if she does

I would follow the owner's wishes. It is good to keep cats updated on vaccines, and rabies vaccines are required by law. If you want to have them examined by a vet and receive appropriate vaccines, the vet can do so without prior records. Annual exams are recommend to monitor changes over time. If the owner decides to continue with regular vet care, then you can transfer the records to the new vet.