Like any surgery, a cat’s gonadotomy can be complicated. However, the severity of the consequences, and indeed their occurrence, largely depends on the thoroughness of the preparation of the animal and postoperative care for it.
It must be remembered that the benefits of an operation still outweigh its risk. A non-tribal animal will be spared from the constant dissatisfaction and the possibility of developing purulent and tumorous diseases of the genital organs. The owner will receive peace, and the need to attach countless litters of kittens will disappear.
Of course, this operation (sterilization of cats) has consequences. Reviews of the owners of the animals show that there is no tendency for pets of any particular breeds to develop complications. For convenience, we classify the latter by reason of occurrence. And consider in more detail what the consequences of cat sterilization may be. Let's talk about the negative points first.
- Associated with the characteristics of the body of the pet. This may include individual intolerance to narcotic drugs. In this case, the cat develops anaphylactic reactions (allergic), acute renal or liver failure.
- The consequences of cat sterilization caused by the diseases that she suffered at the time of surgery. These are cardiovascular disorders in elderly pets or in animals with diseases of the lungs, blood vessels, and heart.
- Complications due to a violation of the operation technique. We attribute here the same medical errors. In this group we place such postoperative complications as:
- discrepancy of seams, which can occur due to the fault of the doctor, if he did not follow the technique; other complications during surgery: transection of the ureters, bleeding if the doctor has poorly bandaged the vessels of the uterus and ovary;
- peritonitis - purulent inflammation of the peritoneum (this rarely happens if the operation was performed under normal conditions in the operating room).
Health problems caused by inadequate care (for example, suture failure). Cats often pull out threads from them, occasionally with too active movements tissue is cut and the wound disintegrates. If the entire thickness of the wall seam “collapsed”, then part of the internal organs will fall out. Hernia - the failure of the sutures of the abdominal wall, except for the skin, in the formed gap internal organs “fall out”, and they can be felt under the skin. This situation occurs some time after the operation, when the outermost sutures have healed. Follow the doctor’s postoperative recommendations and monitor the pet.- Long-term effects of cat sterilization.
Obesity is not at all the direct and inevitable result of this operation. Just keep in mind that a castrated animal spends significantly less vital energy, because it lacks sexual instinct. This means that the calorie intake should be reduced. If this is not done, of course, the cat will gain excess weight.
“Non-sterilization” is not always the mistake of a doctor who has not completely removed the ovary. Since some cats have additional ovarian tissue outside the genital gland - next to it or even in another part of the body (extra ovary). The animal will have symptoms of estrus, but if the uterus is removed, the cat will not be able to get pregnant.
Positive effects of cat sterilization
In addition to solving the psychological and physiological problems described above, early sterilized pets have an improvement in the physical development of the skeleton and muscle system. It should also be borne in mind that the likelihood of an accident with an animal running away from home in search of romantic adventures is reduced.
Of course, it is up to the owner to decide whether the operation is necessary in each particular case - sterilization of the cat. We care for the animal, we recall, is simple. The doctor usually talks in detail about what and how to do. The entire rehabilitation takes about two weeks.