How to decide to castrate a cat or not

Your children brought home a kitten? Or do you pity the poor, soaking under the rain? Or maybe just wanted to have in the house purring? In any case, you have a cat. He is small and special problems with an unpleasant odor in the house no. But mind already starts thinking about the sterilization of the pet.

What cats should be neutered

An adult cat tends to mark territory, and he does it with a secret which has a very unpleasant odor resistant. If the cat can't mark Bush, the corner house, fence, marking the boundaries of their possessions to other individuals of the same species, it will do that with your Wallpaper and furniture, and sometimes clothes. Nothing can be done, so they created nature.



If the cat resides in an apartment and has no way to go out, then you should seriously think about his sterilization to make your joint life more comfortable for both.



If the cat screams at night, disturbing sleep, is aggressive and in addition to all made a puddle on the bed – this is also a reason to make his life easier by castration.



If you are planning to look for your pet friend or use it as a manufacturer, you should not torture the animal, is neutered.



There are times when castration is necessary, for example, in mechanical trauma, or malignant neoplasm.

Positive and negative aspects of the castration of a cat

If you do decide to neuter the cat, any veterinarian will approve of your decision. Just do not rush to sterilization. Genitourinary system a little kitten is not yet formed , and after castration, its development will stop. Best neutered cat, approximately after the 7th month of life. A sure sign that it is time to the vet is what the cat began to mark. But if the cat was in a love affair with a cat, after castration, he may continue to mark territory. In these cats the production of sex hormones are produced not only by the testes, and the pituitary gland which is not removed. Neutered cats, in contrast to intact, almost sick with prostatitis, tumors of the prostate and other infections.

Neutered cat becomes calmer and nicer.

Sterilized cats become prone to obesity, therefore, should review their food, if the animal began to gain weight.

Also, these cats are at risk for the development of urolithiasis. Their diet should contain low amounts of phosphorus, magnesium and calcium. That is, if you want the cat lived longer, do not feed him a fish. Most veterinarians recommend feeding a special industrial feed, created to meet the needs of sterilised cats.

After weighing all the "pros" and "cons", you will be able to make an intelligent decision to neuter a cat or not, and take responsibility for the consequences of such decisions.