Owning a cat is a wonderful, exciting, and (occasionally) stressful journey!
As a proud parent, it’s important to make sure that your feline friend is receiving adequate, preventative care and nurturance.
If you are debating on getting your cat spayed or neutered you’ve come to the right place! Despite the abundant myths, there are many health benefits for you furry animal.
Curious to see all that this procedure has to offer?
Let’s get right to it!
Spaying Benefits
A spade or neutered cat is usually a cancer-free cat.
With this in mind, the earlier you have your cat spayed, the better. Spaying is associated with a significant reduction and even elimination in several cancers- cervical, breast, and ovarian.
Significant reduction risk for potential STDS or illnesses transmitted through cat aggression and fighting
Because spaying eliminates heat cycles, your feline friend undergoes significantly stress. As we know, stress (just like in humans) is often associated with the development of other serious illnesses.
Spaying completely eliminates the risk of pregnancy and potential pregnancy complications.
This, in turn, eliminates the chance of having a surprise litter of (potentially unwanted) kittens. With so many millions of stray cats in this country, this is both morally and financially ethical for cat owners everywhere.
Neutering Benefits
Neutering decreases many cancers, including testicular cancer, for male cats. This increases your pet’s chance for a long, happy, and healthy life.
Cats want to mate, and they will often take any lengths to make that happen. How is this problematic? Male cats will often become aggressive with one another, in competition for female mating. This can result in ugly injuries (like abscesses) that can be potentially fatal.
Neutering is associated with a decreased tendency to stray away from home (as there is no need to “go out and mate”). This, in turn, is associated with an increased lifespan, as it reduces the chance of losing the cat to running away and/or dangerous environmental situations.
Because this fighting impulse is eliminated, your home is more likely to stay intact. There is less chance that you will come home to destroyed furniture or belongings. Win win!
More Perks of Getting Your Cat Spayed or Neutered
More peace at home. Want to have multiple cats? If so, without this critical procedure, your home may be an emotional disaster at best and a bloody battle at worst.
Less overall stink! Seriously! Male cats who have not been neutered naturally “mark their territory” with an intense odor. Neutering reduces this intense urge.Female cats, on the other hand, also pass bodily fluids when they are in heat. These also carry a strong odor- spraying them eliminates this completely.
Conclusion
You’re doing a really good thing for the world.
As mentioned, there are so many unwanted cats in this world. Many are tragically abandoned and/or euthanized or just go feral (which causes even more problems to society). It’s a vicious and devastating cycle.
We’re here for you! Please check out our safe spayed and neutered services at our clinic and contact us with questions or to set up a consultation today!