Sterilization has been widely disseminated and recommended by all veterinarians, NGOs and animal welfare shelters who organize animal donation events and fairs, as the number of dropouts is very high, the castration of animals is extremely important for the control of the population, since there is no home for everyone.
However, many times we come across an abandoned cat, or victim of abuse, and when we pick up this cat, one of the first things to think about is if it is already sterilized, there are some ways to know if this cat or cat is already sterilized or not, so to find out, keep reading this article from Animal Expert where we explain how to know if the cat is sterilized.
- The sterilization of the kitten is not only to avoid unwanted reproduction and reproduction.
- As it is scientifically proven that the benefits of sterilization are numerous.
Spaying or spaying, in addition to avoiding overpopulation of stray cats, can prevent or improve certain behavioral problems such as endless reproduction in the case of females, and the marking of unwanted territories in the case of males.
In addition, in feline health, female castration can reduce the risk of breast and cervical cancer, while male castration reduces the risk of developing prostate cancer by up to 90%.Clearly, castration is not miraculous, but articles on early feline castration show that the younger the feline is castrated, the less likely it is to develop cancer in adulthood.
For more information on the benefits of cat sterilization, see this other Animal Expert article.
Often, when we meet a cat on the street and welcome it, or when we adopt a cat whose origin we don’t know, there is no way of knowing whether it has ever been neutered or not, simply collecting information about its history.for those who do not know felines very well, it can even make it difficult to identify between men and women.
If you’re having trouble distinguishing between a male cat and a cat, check out this ExpertAnimal article on how to tell if my cat is a man or a woman.
Therefore, you can wait for the cat to show signs of reproductive behavior, which may take some time, as you won’t be familiar with the cat’s normal personality either, or you can follow the following tips to find out if the cat is sterilized:
After trying these tips and yet, you’re still not sure your cat is sterilized, take it to a trusted veterinarian who will surely tell you, and if it’s not sterilized you can already enjoy planning your surgery.
There is a method of veterinary medicine studies that refers to collective veterinary medicine.
In short, it is constantly applied when it comes to feral cats or large colonies of abandoned cats that cannot find a home, but NGOs and independent protectors take care of these cats in public spaces.In the case of semi-domicile cats and feral cats.living in these colonies, castration and sterilization is really an indispensable factor, as it aims to control the population and spread diseases that these cats can transmit to other cats and other animals.
With this in mind, the concept of CED, that is, the cat is captured with the help of people experienced in the handling of feral cats, or simply catches a cat and keeps it in a closed place so that there is no escape until after sterilization or sterilization, a puncture is made on the tip of the kitten’s ear and after it wakes up from surgery and recovers completely , is ready to be released where he was caught, or in a safer place.place like a park, away from busy avenues.
This sting is specifically used to remotely identify whether a cat is already sterilized or not, so that it does not have to repeat the entire anesthesia procedure before the veterinarian discovers that it is already sterilized.The sting in the ear again avoids all this stress for the kitten, and the people who have caught it can identify that it is already sterilized and release it, so that you can catch another kitten that has not been sterilized but saving time and money.
If you see or save a kitten with this characteristic piercing in one of the ears, as you can see in the image, it means that it has already been sterilized.
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