Post by Admin on Dec 20, 2020 20:26:07 GMT 5.5
Neutering and spaying is castration in the male (removal of the testes), and spaying the female (removal of the ovaries and uterus)
Spaying/Neutering helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumours, which are malignant or cancerous in about 90% of cats. It also prevents unwanted pregnancies occurring but also curbs unwanted behavioural patterns associated with sexual maturity.
Female cats: It is important to neuter a female cat before she can have kittens herself. This happens very quickly depending on breed, time of year born and individual development. The first heat season usually occurs around six months but can be earlier. Female cats can have up to 3 litters in a year. Female cats will ‘call’ (come into season and be receptive to the male cat) regularly, about every three weeks during sexually active times of the year if they do not get pregnant. Having entire female cats in an area will attract entire males with the attendant problems of spraying, fighting and caterwauling. Female cats which are not neutered are more likely to suffer from pyometra (infection of the womb) later in life and with mammary tumours.
Male cats: IUnneutered male cats are likely to stray over a large area, will mark their territory with a very pungent spray and are much more likely to fight – with attendant noise nuisance. Unneutered male cats will wander from home and may not return. They may also spray inside the home and may be aggressive to their owners. Therefore it is desirable to neuter kittens early enough to ensure that the above problems are prevented. It will be unpleasant to live with an unneutered male cat.
Spaying/Neutering helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumours, which are malignant or cancerous in about 90% of cats. It also prevents unwanted pregnancies occurring but also curbs unwanted behavioural patterns associated with sexual maturity.
Female cats: It is important to neuter a female cat before she can have kittens herself. This happens very quickly depending on breed, time of year born and individual development. The first heat season usually occurs around six months but can be earlier. Female cats can have up to 3 litters in a year. Female cats will ‘call’ (come into season and be receptive to the male cat) regularly, about every three weeks during sexually active times of the year if they do not get pregnant. Having entire female cats in an area will attract entire males with the attendant problems of spraying, fighting and caterwauling. Female cats which are not neutered are more likely to suffer from pyometra (infection of the womb) later in life and with mammary tumours.
Male cats: IUnneutered male cats are likely to stray over a large area, will mark their territory with a very pungent spray and are much more likely to fight – with attendant noise nuisance. Unneutered male cats will wander from home and may not return. They may also spray inside the home and may be aggressive to their owners. Therefore it is desirable to neuter kittens early enough to ensure that the above problems are prevented. It will be unpleasant to live with an unneutered male cat.