Have your children brought a kitten to the house? Or did you yourself feel sorry for the poor man, soaking wet in the rain? Or maybe you just wanted to have a purr in the house? In any case, you have a cat. While he is small, there are no special problems with an unpleasant pungent odor in the house. But the thought about the sterilization of the pet is already creeping into my head.
What cats should be neutered
It is typical for an adult cat to mark territory, and he does this with the help of a secret that has a very unpleasant persistent odor. If a cat cannot mark a bush, a corner of a house, a fence, marking the boundaries of its possessions for other individuals of its kind, it will do it with your wallpaper, furniture, and sometimes with clothes. There is nothing to be done, this is how nature created them.
If the cat is constantly in the apartment and does not have the opportunity to go outside, then you should seriously think about sterilizing it in order to make your life together with him more comfortable for both.
If a cat screams at night, interfering with sleep, behaves aggressively and, in addition to everything, made a puddle on the bed - this is also a reason to make his life easier by castration.
If you do not plan to look for a girlfriend for your pet or use it as a producer, then you should not torture the animal, it is better to castrate.
There are times when castration is necessary, for example, in case of mechanical injury or malignant neoplasm.
Positive and negative aspects of cat castration
If you do decide to neuter your cat, any veterinarian will approve of your decision. Just do not rush to sterilization. The genitourinary system of a small kitten has not yet been formed, and after castration, its development will stop. It is best to castrate a cat after about 7 months of age. A sure sign that it's time to go to the vet is that the cat has started tagging. But if the cat was in love with the cat, then after castration he can continue to mark the territory. In such cats, the production of sex hormones is produced not only by the testes, but also by the pituitary gland, which cannot be removed. Castrated cats, unlike non-castrated cats, practically do not get sick with prostatitis, prostate tumors and other infections.
A neutered cat becomes calmer and more affectionate.
Sterilized cats become prone to obesity, therefore, their nutrition should be reviewed if the animal begins to gain excess weight.
Also, these cats are at risk for the development of urolithiasis. Their diet should be low in phosphorus, magnesium and calcium. That is, if you want your cat to live longer, do not feed him fish. Most veterinarians recommend feeding special commercial feeds that are tailored to the needs of spayed cats.
Having weighed all the pros and cons, you can make an intelligent decision to neuter the cat or not, and be held accountable for the consequences of such a decision.
