In the general idea, people think that cats' "sterilization surgery is the same as humans. As long as they "thorn" a certain part of the reproductive system, everything will be OK! In fact, it is actually much more complicated. The sterilization surgery of a female cat is to remove the ovaries, which is called ovarian removal surgery (OHE). Surgery); male cats usually remove two testicles, just like the ancient eunuchs. Such male cats are called castration surgery. For cats after childbirth or cats with uterine lesions or tendencies (uterine pus or uterine fibroids) they will also consider removing the uterus to reduce the health risks of the cat.

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What is the significance of sterilization surgery for cats? Why should we constantly emphasize the importance of "it"? We can talk about the purpose of "sterilization" from three aspects.

1. Avoid or alleviate the troubles caused by estrus

I think anyone who has raised a cat has experienced cats in estrus when cats are in estrus Is it the horrible situation brought about? When the lively and cute cat at home notices the coming of spring, suddenly it is no longer the beloved cat you are familiar with. It begins to urinate and defecate anywhere, scratch the screen windows or furniture to want to go out, cry loudly in the middle of the night, have a foul temper, fight with other animals, and have a good appetite, etc., making you feel as if you are in hell, you are really angry and worried, and you are heartbroken.

What is angry is that the environment at home is damaged by cat urine feces and cat scratches, and people are also quarrels to lack of sleep, turning into a giant panda; I am worried that the cat will not be able to resist the temptation of the outside world, and may run out at any time, from then on, the human and cat will never meet again; and what is heartbreaking is: it is so anxious and uneasy , I am so lonely and pitiful, but because I can't bear the burden of raising a group of little cats, I have to let it continue to be helpless!

I often hear many people think that letting cats perform this surgery seems cruel and unfaithful, but many cats are "released" or have been sloppy to others when their owners are unwilling to help them perform this surgery and cannot tolerate the troubles caused by estrus.

Perhaps as the owner, you can tolerate cats' behaviors, but what about your family? What about your neighbors? Can they tolerate them? If others cannot tolerate it, can you bravely bear the blame and pressure of everyone and keep your cat consistently? If not, then take it for sterilization!

2. Control flow The number of stray cats

Although the problem of stray dogs on the surface is serious, in fact, more and more stray cats appear in the streets and alleys, and they are endless.

Can you guarantee that your cat will never run out of the house or get lost? Especially in the estrus season, the lost cats become poor stray cats. If the next generation is born, these little kittens will become the second generation of stray cats. In addition to starving and cold, they will also endure the ruthless beating, scolding and hunting of people. Why do we make more stray kittens?

So if your cats are urged to run outside at any time or are wandering outside, you must consider "sterilizing surgery" for it!

3. Avoid lesions and gaining weight

Reduce or avoid the occurrence of reproductive system diseases, Regardless of whether the cat has "sexual experience", when they gradually enter old age, the function of the reproductive system will begin to decline or cause lesions.

For female cats, gynecological problems that may arise include: uterine pus, breast tumors, ovarian cysts and tumors, etc., while in male cats, there may be testicular tumors and prostate hypertrophy. Don't underestimate these problems! Once it occurs, if you cannot do it early, it may allow the cat to spend its life in pain early in a short period of time, but because the cat has entered In the elderly, the heart, lung, liver and kidney function is no longer as good as when I was young, and the risk of surgical anesthesia is relatively increased.

Even if the surgery is completed successfully, the wound and physical strength recovery will be slower and less ideal than that of younger cats. This is why veterinarians now encourage cat owners to sterilize their cats as soon as possible. This can not only avoid the occurrence of these terrible diseases, but also reduce the risks brought by the surgery.

In addition, older cats may also have some internal secret problems such as : Diabetes, abnormal thyroid function, abnormal adrenal function, etc. The treatment and control of these diseases will be interfered with by hormones secreted by the ovaries or testicles, which will lead to instability of the disease and increase the difficulty of treatment and control. In this case, if you have a sterilization surgery, success can only depend on the cat's willpower, the doctor's superb skills and the blessing of God!

sterilization causes obesity?

As for the problems that may be caused by sterilization surgery, it is rumored to be % 26quot: Getting fat": and ": "Being fat":" and "personality becomes lazy or personality changes" are two statements, but in all current research reports in this regard, it is not believed that sterilization will cause these two side effects.

According to many studies, whether there is or not, cats may gradually slow down their body's metabolic function as they age, and tend to gain weight. Therefore, sterilized cats may have a slowdown in their body's metabolic function.