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Animal Care Health Care Why Spade Or Neuter Your Cat?
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Every year, millions of unwanted cats and kittens, are needlessly destroyed. The good news is that every pet owner can make a difference. By having your cat surgically sterilized, you will do your part to prevent the birth of unwanted kittens and you will enhance your pet’s health and quality of life.
Both operations lead to improved long-term health, prevent unwanted litters and eliminate many behavior problems associated with the mating instinct.
Benefits To Your Fem Contrary to what some people believe, getting pregnant — even once — does not improve the behavior of female dogs and cats. In fact, the mating instinct may lead to undesirable behaviors and result in undue stress on both the owner and the animal. Also, while some pet owners may have good intentions, few are prepared for the work involved in monitoring their pet’s pregnancy, caring for newborns and locating good homes for all the offspring.
• A single female cat and her offspring cannot really produce 420,000 cats over just seven years.
• Dr. Griffin's Favorite Quote: If one unspayed female cat produces two litters per year, and two kittens per litter survive to reproduce, and none of these cats are ever spayed or neutered, the total population multiplies in five years, or ten generations, to 59,049.
Pet Behavior And Pet Reproduction
Benefits To Your Female Pet
Female cats can come into heat every two weeks during breeding season until they become pregnant. During this time they may engage in behaviors such as frequent yowling and urination in unacceptable places.
Female cats benefit from spaying which eliminates their heat cycles and generally reduces the negative behaviors that may lead to owner frustration and, ultimately, a decision to relinquish the pet to a shelter. Most importantly, early spaying of female cats helps protect them from serious health problems later in life such as uterine infections and breast cancer.
Benefits To Your Male Pet
At maturity (on average 6-9 months of age), male cats are capable of breeding. Both male dogs and cats are likely to begin “marking” their territories by spraying strong-smelling urine on your furniture, curtains, and in virtually any part of the house. Also, given the slightest chance, males may attempt to escape from home in search of a mate.
Neutering male cats reduces the need to breed and can have a calming effect that makes them less inclined to roam and more content to stay at home. Neutering your male pet also improves his health by reducing the risk of prostate disease, testicular cancer and infections.
What Is Surgical Altering?
During surgical altering, a veterinarian removes certain reproductive organs. If your cat is a female, the veterinarian will usually remove her ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus. The medical name for this operation is an ovariohysterectomy, although it is commonly called “spaying.” If your pet is a male, the testicles are removed and the operation is called an orchiectomy, commonly referred to as castration or simply “neutering.”
General anesthesia will be administered before the surgery making the procedure non-painful. You will be asked to keep your pet calm and quiet for a few days afterwards until the incision begins to heal.
What Is The Best Age To Spay Or Neuter My Pet?
A cat can be surgically altered at almost any age. Your veterinarian can advise you on the most appropriate time for your particular pet based upon its breed, age and physical condition.
Recovery after Surgery
Females need a couple of days to recover. Males can be released after a night. Normal behaviors during recovery include deep sleep, head bobbing, wobbly movements, fast breathing, and shivering. Abnormal behaviors during recovery include continued bleeding from the surgery area, vomiting, difficulty breathing, not waking up, and grogginess 48 hours after surgery. If a cat displays any of these signs, call the veterinarian immediately.
Will The Surgery Affect My Pet’s Disposition Or Metabolism?
The procedure has no effect on a pet’s intelligence or ability to learn, play, work or hunt. Most pets tend to be better behaved following the operation, making them more desirable companions.
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