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A brother and sister from the same litter can create their own litters by the age of five months. It is not a good idea to allow this to happen. Mother cats or dogs can become pregnant while nursing. It is important to keep a nursing mother away from other adult cats/dogs of the opposite sex. One can spay a mother as soon as the kittens or pups are weaned, (5 to 6 weeks for kittens and 4 to 5 weeks for puppies) and because of the risk of pregnancy this should be done.
Kittens may be spayed as early as 8 weeks of age, up to 16 weeks. After that, the kitten is pretty much an adolescent cat. Spaying formerly was recommended after the age of 6 months, when the female cat reached sexual and reproductive maturity. Cat overpopulation is a serious issue, and feline euthanasia rates are high at many animal shelters. Thus many shelters now require spay/neutering of kittens before adoption.