Unfortunately, the ASPCA also estimates that 41 percent of cats who enter shelters most of who come in as strays cannot find a home and end up being euthanized. But at what age is it appropriate to spay or neuter a cat? More importantly, why should you consider having the procedure done at all? Standard spay and neuter at five to six months. Finally, waiting until after the first heat, somewhere between eight to twelve months of age, he says. The additional offspring contributes to the overpopulation of cats in the wild, as well as the burden of euthanizing unwanted and ill cats at shelters.
According to Dr. Spayed female cats also cannot develop ovarian and uterine cancers or a potentially fatal uterine infection called a pyometra, Coates adds. Root Kustritz MV. Early spay—neuter: clinical considerations. Clin Tech Small Anim Pract. Reproductive capability is associated with lifespan and cause of death in companion dogs. PLOS One. Epidemiological features of feline mammary carcinoma. Vet Rec. Feline mammary tumors: A case-control study of hormonal factors.
Anticancer Res. Association between ovarihysterectomy and feline mammary carcinoma. J Vet Intern Med. Risk factors for relinquishment of cats to an animal shelter. This prevents uterine infections, decreases the incidences of mammary cancer, and keeps another litter of unwanted animals out of the local Humane Society or shelter. There are many ways for children to see the miracle of birth without putting the family pet through this painful and possibly dangerous experience.
Foster a shelter animal that is already pregnant. Watch a DVD or visit a farm. Regular exercise and proper diet will go a long way in keeping your neutered pet fit and trim.
The only changes in temperament will be hormonally driven behaviors. Most of these are undesirable anyway.
That said, it's important to note that provided your cat is healthy, these procedures can be performed at any time during your cat's life. Neutering is the sterilization of male animals. This is done by surgically removing the animals testes. Spaying is the sterilization female animals. Females are sterilized by removing their reproductive organs. Female cats that are spayed before their first heat have a reduced risk for malignant mammary tumors later in life.
Spaying also helps to reduce your cat's chances of developing an infection of the uterus, and of developing cancers of the reproductive organs.
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