All cat care or veterinary clinics recommend sterilize either castrate to his cat six months old. Many believe that it is best to let our cat have a litter first, but medical evidence says otherwise, with each pain cycle he breast cancer risk increases.
If your cat is purebred and you feel sorry for him to be castrated, let me share a fact, one in every four animals taken to abandonment shelters are from race. If you are also afraid to castrate him because you think that will gain weight much and it will become lazyI must deny it, yes does not overfeed either can't stop playing with him, the cat should not gain much weight. Calorie consumption in a neutered cat should be reduced by 25%.
What are the benefits of having our cat neutered?
That is one of the main questions that are usually asked, and the benefits are many even if we think not.
- We will give you a much longer life and healthy as several studies have shown.
- The sterilization of female cats helps eliminate the possibility of uterine cancer or ovarian and greatly reduces the incidence of breast cancer, especially when the cat is sterilized before the first heat cycle.
- When we neutered our pet tends to become an animal more loving.
- Yeah we neutered our cat in the time we owe, are less likely to mark their territory. Your urine will not have the pungent, musky odor that can never be completely neutralized.
- When we neuter our pet they won't run away from home so much, or they will not even escape since they will not have the need to look for a partner.
- Sterilization of a cat eliminates their heat cycles. Females in heat usually meow incessantly show a nervous behavior, have less appetite and attract unwanted male cats to the surrounding area. These male cats besides They will howl to attract the female in heat, and they will fight each other to compete for it.
- Sterilized cats, too improve their behavior and temperament, so they will tend to bite and scratch less.
Still have doubts about whether to neuter your cat? Well, we are going to explain some benefits to you in more detail.
Disease prevention
Not all diseases come from jealousy, although in part removal of the ovaries reduces the levels of hormones that stimulate cancerous tumor growth, sterilization also reduces the breast cancer risk in his cat.
But there are also other diseases that arise from the cat's natural behavior when mating. As the feline leukemia and the feline AIDS, two diseases that are transmitted through the fluids of an infected cat. It should be noted that these diseases cannot be transmitted to people.
By reducing your cat's need for fight for couples and territories, it will also reduce your chances of contract these incurable diseases from other cats.
Feeding if you decide to castrate your dog is very important, don't use cheap feed, but don't use expensive feed either, there are many options. very healthy and cheap.
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