would you neuter or spay?

March 11, 2007 5:24am CST
i have had my cats neutered and spayed and since they have been so loving and affectionate and all around better behaved, healthier cats.
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8 responses
11 Mar 07
I am a trainee anumal nurse and all vets reccomend that cats are castrated or neutered. There are many reasons to have cats speyed or castrated In Queens (female cats) It prevents unwanted litters It prevents seasons which can attaract tom cats Prevents infection of the womb eliminates false pregnancy Shows responsible pet ownership. In male cats (Tom cats) Helps prevent territorial behaviour Prevents spraying (Tom cat wee stinks believe me i've been covered in it more times than i can count) Prevents straying may help with behavioural problems such as agression prevents cancer of the testicals Shows responsible ownership by helping to prevent unwanted litters rescue centres find it hard to cope when they recieve lots of unwanted litters. These are just a few reasons to spey or castrate. If you need any more advice on the benefits of neutering pop down to your local vets. The operation The operation is extremely quick and painless, it is an extremely easy operation and you will find that as long as there arn't any complication you can take your cat home the same day. Most vets reccomend that cats are neutered from 6 months of age and after a queen with kittens has finished welping (when her kittens no longer rely on their mothers milk) Some rescue organisations such as the Cats protection and RSPCA offer vouchers to help pay for neutering if you are on benefits.
14 Mar 07
thank you for your response and all of this very useful information
@mouse27 (1155)
• Canada
11 Mar 07
i would spay or neuter a cat if i had to if it was an outdoor cat or if i wasn't planning on having at least one litter of kittens but in that case i would buy a male and a female and then have them fixed after the first litter
11 Mar 07
Hey Mouse not everyone is a fan of speying but even house cats especially tom cats will still spray if they are not castrated. Its a natural animal instinct and i once did a visit where i went into a house with 4 tom cats that had not been castrated and the house absoloutly stunk because the male toms were marking their territory also it is much harder to keep a tom that hasn't been castrated in doors as his natural instinct is to go off and mate. Cats are very independent creatures and will follow their natural instincts before choosing to stay in and be loved and cuddled. I fully agree with your comment about breeding if you are planning on breeding speying should be held off but neutering has alot more advantages than disadvantages for one it has been proven that cats live a longer and healthier life when they have been neutered
• United States
11 Mar 07
My kitty has already been neutered. I didn't want him spraying all over the house or making any unwanted kittens if he ever happened to go out the house plus I had heard that cats who get spayed /neutered are healthier than cats who don't
14 Mar 07
i agree they are healthier and happier my cats really have been different since they have been done
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
11 Mar 07
Most definately I'll spay/neuter my animals. I'm a responsible pet owner. Besides, it calms them down and I have happier/healthier animals.
@MaxsMom (250)
• United States
14 Mar 07
Yes I would there are so many benefits for you and your pet in doing this.
• United States
16 Jul 07
definitely that is a no brainer question it has many reasons why it should be done but common sense needs to know that it is the right thing to do u dont have the heat cycles and the constant whining
• Canada
11 Mar 07
Every cat I've ever had has been spayed/neutered. I've seen too many cases from my friends/family where theirs aren't and the behavioural effects of the operation are super important to me. I couldn't stand the spraying or the way females act when in heat. Or in the case of females, oops, they'd escape once in a while and get pregnant. I have two cats right now, a boy and a girl and both are fixed and declawed.
• United States
11 Mar 07
I totally agree with have all animals spayed or neutered. It's best for them for a long, healthy life. And there are way tooo many pets sitting at the animal shelters waiting for a home or to be put down. It's sad.. I can't stand to see the amount of animals that are there.. My animals have always been fixed, and that's the way it should be.