So, your kitten has grown and discovers a sex drive. The owners of the “boys” and “girls” have similar problems: their pets emit heartbreaking screams, cats pour urine on all vertical surfaces, cats can also urinate in the wrong place. Until then, affectionate playful animals turn into furies: aggressive, vengeful, they lose their appetite, their hair is climbing. Therefore, the owners, after several sleepless nights, begin to think about the question of what the castration of a cat or the sterilization of a cat gives . Is this a humane act? Is it worth it to help your pet find his “half" or try to give him pills that suppress sex drive?
There are people who specifically breed a certain breed. This question does not stand before them: the money that they will receive from the sale of elite kittens will be compensation for the suffering. But if you do not intend to have offspring from your favorites, then why do you have to go through this suffering four times a year (if you have a girl, and if a boy is much more)? Many believe that castration of a cat will deprive him of the joys of life. However, these animals do not have the joys of sex, but there is an instinct for procreation. From this instinct the animal is rather tormented than rejoiced. The cat does not have the joy of fatherhood, because these animals do not breed offspring together.
There is also an opinion that castration of a cat leads to obesity, lethargy and, even worse, to urolithiasis. In fact, this is a myth. If a pet is fed a balanced diet, he will not gain excess weight. Namely, obesity is the cause of improper metabolism and, as a consequence, urolithiasis. On the contrary, castrated cats and cats remain playful until the end of their lives, because they are not distracted from entertainment by natural instincts. If you do not want your pet to die in a fight with other street beauty pretenders, so that your cat dies during childbirth or from breast cancer, it is better to deprive them of these “charms of parental life”.
Some people believe that the operation to remove the testes is very dangerous and expensive. In fact, the whole operation lasts about 10 minutes. The doctor makes two small incisions on the scrotum of the animal and removes the testes. Even postoperative sutures are not imposed. The animal is under general anesthesia at this time. How much does it cost to castrate a cat? About 800 to two thousand rubles, depending on the clinic and region. It is important to properly care for the animal in the postoperative period: do not let it jump, lick the wound. It is possible to feed a pet only after a complete exit from anesthesia.
The operation to sterilize a cat is more complicated, and therefore more expensive. Sutures are applied, the animal walks with a bandage for some time. When can a cat be sterilized? And in the case of males, and in the case of females, one rule applies: no earlier than seven months and no later than seven years. Early surgery can lead to the fact that the ureters will not be formed enough and this will cause blockage of the urethra and other diseases of the urinary system. If the cat belongs to a rare breed, representatives of which have puberty delayed, then you can wait up to 9 months. And the second seven - 7 years old - is dangerous for the elderly organism of the animal, since the heart and kidneys can not withstand the load from anesthesia. In general, it is recommended to conduct this intervention in the life of pets before the first mating, because after it sex hormones are produced in the pituitary gland, and in this case even the operated cat can mark the territory.
Another myth claiming that castration of a cat will lead to a drop in his self-esteem is completely unfounded. It is in human society that there are gender stereotypes. This in the society of people has developed a neglect of individuals deprived of genitals. In animal society, all this is not. Kota is not imposed the opinion that he should be a macho, this instinct pushes him to look for a cat. Many of them die in fights, others are injured. Sexual hunger negatively affects the body - the animal loses weight, is exhausted, its immunity decreases. An ear torn in a fight or a scratch can result in serious infection, and even death. It has been observed that neutered males and sterilized females live much longer and happier than their “full-fledged” counterparts.