There has been a great deal of controversy over whether cats should be spayed or neutered. The research material on this issue has come to both good and bad conclusions. The following is a discussion of the issue from the cat’s health perspective. The benefits of de-sexing male cats are 1. 1% avoidance of testicular cancer, 2. reduced incidence of prostate disease, 3. reduced incidence of anal atrophy, 4. possible reduction in the incidence of diabetes, and 5. emotional stabilization. After de-sexing, the male cat’s personality will be improved. If the male cat is a bit irritable, his personality will become much more docile after de-sexing. At the same time, male cats are prone to leave home when in heat and look for female cats to mate, and de-sexing can reduce the mating behavior of male cats. 6. Reduce diseases. Bad effects of de-sexing male cats: 1. 1 year old before de-sexing will greatly increase the incidence of bone cancer. 2. 3 times increase the incidence of cardiovascular sarcoma. 3 times increase the incidence of hypothyroidism. 4. 3 times increase the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. 5. 3 times increase the incidence of obesity. 6. 2 times increase the incidence of urinary tract cancer. 7. increase the incidence of orthopedic diseases. 8. De-sexing method for male cats: First, make a small incision longitudinally on each side of the scrotum, extrude the two testes, remove the testes and part of the vas deferens, and send the vas deferens back to the scrotum with a knot. The incisions are small and usually do not require stitches. It usually takes about 20 minutes in male cats. If the male cat is simply tied, he may still show signs of vernalization, rubbing around or even peeing around. The best time for de-sexing is actually conservative in China. Many foreign veterinarians recommend de-sexing kittens when they are two months old, but many domestic two-month-old kittens have weak resistance, so most doctors recommend surgery at 6 months, when the cat’s health is generally more stable, the risk of surgery is relatively low. Post-operative care 1. Do not force the male cat to live in the litter when you get home and put the cat in the litter, if it has to get into a corner and refuses to come out, do not force it, but do not let it do strenuous exercises such as jumping to avoid wound opening. If it must jump, find a way to build some steps for it, so that it can walk to where it wants to go. In fact, you can also lock the cat in the cage to save your mind.2. Correctly respond to the phenomenon of vomiting in male cats Many cats will vomit for three or four consecutive days after surgery, which is a normal reaction caused by the stimulation of the stomach and intestines by anesthesia and does not require going to the hospital. If the cat vomits and refuses to drink, give it 0.9% sodium chloride (saline), or buy oral rehydration salt flush from the pharmacy. It must be forced into it, at least 30ml per day, and can be fed with a plastic syringe. Continuous vomiting can dehydrate the cat and lead to death by its own acidosis in severe cases. The 30ml of saline per day can also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and prevent the occurrence of post-operative intestinal obstruction. 3. Feeding cat pain medication The male cat will feel severe pain the night after surgery, and when the cat keeps chirping, it means that it can no longer tolerate the pain. General painkillers are ineffective for post-operative pain. If you can’t get a painkiller at home, go to the pharmacy and buy Tramadol, which is specifically for post-operative pain, and give half a tablet to the cat every six hours for two days. 4、Don’t force the cat to eat Generally, if there are no other diseases, it doesn’t matter if the cat doesn’t eat for a few days. The cat’s own ability to regulate is very strong, and when it is in a better state, it will eat automatically. 5、The male cat’s eyes are not closed after the anesthetic, so before it wakes up it should take a few drops of chloramphenicol eye drops every 10 minutes to prevent the cornea from becoming dry. 6、After the male cat does birth control surgery is usually not stitched and not bandaged, so strict attention should be paid to its excessive licking of the wound after surgery to avoid infection. 7、After the anesthetic before all the strength expires, the owner had better stay with the male cat all the time. There are many male cats that will urinate in an unconscious state, and if they are not found and cleaned up in time, it is easy to soil the wound. 8. 2 to 3 days after surgery, if the male cat is found to have wound discharge, elevated body temperature and other symptoms, go to the hospital in time. Note 1. Clean and disinfect the home a day or two before surgery, and if the weather is good, take the cat litter and other cat supplies to the sun, as cats may hide in corners due to fear after surgery, and maintain environmental hygiene to reduce the risk of bacterial infection of the wound. 2. In order to avoid anesthesia that can cause vomiting in cats and block the trachea leading to choking, etc., you need to fast for 8 hours and 4 hours before surgery. For example, if you want to do surgery tomorrow afternoon, you should start fasting this evening and remove the water bowl tomorrow morning. Do not forbid water for too long, long will make the cat indicators appear abnormal. 3. Cut the nails for the cat two days in advance, in case the cat is scratched on the day of surgery due to resistance.
