Sterilization or castration of animals are afraid many owners. Someone sees no need to conduct operations, and who sort of fear is the procedure itself. And very much in vain. After all, medical technology is evolving with each passing year more and more, and the area of veterinary medicine also can not boast of new developments. Sterilization of cats and neutering cats - a fairly simple operation that can be performed on any four-legged patient. Need for the procedure is often not only purebred animals, but also for pure-bred, for example, Scottish Fold cats.
Why treatment?
Scottish cat neutering is required if the animal is constantly marks territory in the house. As you know, the smell of cat urine has its own characteristics, it is impossible not to notice, and sometimes even strong detergents to alcohol can not cope with this trouble. If you can not meet the sexual needs cat, it is required to carry out the castration . After this procedure, the urine of cats has a less pungent odor, besides the animals are no longer dirty interior and visit only the tray. The same applies to a female. Labeled Scottish girl is unlikely to be, but the cries of the night at the door of the owners just do not like.
If the animals do not offer sexual partner, he has a high risk of developing serious diseases up to cancer. Cats in this situation often revealed cancer of the breast and ovaries, in cats - prostate cancer. Abstinence can cause other diseases of the genitourinary system: infection, inflammation, urethritis, prostatitis. Many owners solve the problem with the help of hormone pills, but, in fact, the problem is not solved.
Pills reduce the desire of the animals, but the risk of dangerous diseases from the above it is not going away.
Advantages and disadvantages
Decide on the operation for the pet owner to help these facts.
- As already noted, spaying and neutering cats significantly reduces the risk of serious abnormalities of the genitourinary system.
- It is proved that sterilized cats live longer than giving birth. The fact that at the time of delivery the animal loses its health and strength, because cats come to give birth several times a year, and life expectancy Scottish Fold - 10-14 years. Neutering a cat is able to extend the life of 3-4 years.
- It reduces the risk of losing a pet. Now an animal that nature calls on the street will not wait next to the doors to escape. This is especially true for residents of the upper floors. Often cats in search of a partner run through windows and balconies, and it can be dangerous for their lives and health.
- If there was no partner of the suitable breed for the Scottish Fold Domestic Pet This will have to knit a pet with a representative of unsuitable blood. This leads to the receipt of offspring that is not valuable. Kittens will be difficult to sell or distribute, powerless individuals often find themselves on the street. Sterilization will reduce the number of homeless animals.
Before you burn the animal to the veterinary clinic for castration or sterilization, it is worth considering and some risks that this procedure carries.
- After the operation, animals, especially cats, because of hormonal reasons begin to quickly gain weight. Choosing a neutered cat requires a serious approach. To maintain the health of the animal, it is necessary to buy expensive feed.
- During the sterilization of the cat, anesthesia is introduced. If the animal has heart problems, then it may not transfer any anesthesia. Therefore, before the procedure necessarily requires a complete medical examination.
- If the external seam is used during sterilization, then the next few days the cat should be in the afternoon. The owner needs to be followed so that the nurse does not catch off behind the dressing, did not remove the poporn and did not break the seams.
Suitable age
Of great importance in the operation of the operation is the age of pet. If the procedure is too early, then the overall development of the animal can be somewhat oppressed, since sex hormones at a young age have an impact on the growth process of the Kittens of the Scottish breed. Too late procedure, it does not always eliminate the cat from the habit of marking the territory, and some cats continue to the process, although they are no longer able to give birth.
The optimal age of the cat for castration is 10-12 months.
Such a Scotman is already considered to be sexually, that is, sex hormones by this time performed their function in the development of the animal, and the elimination of their operation will not affect the health of the cat. You can conduct an operation and later.
Sterilization of female individuals is carried out at about the same age. In 10-12 months, the cat has already strengthened and can now move the operation without complications. At a later age, sterilization is possible, but it is worth considering some risks.
- If the cat has already held sex contacts, The function of the ovaries for the production of hormones takes on the pituitary gland, which means that even after the sterilization, the hormonal animal background can be broken.
- Latest age There is a possibility of developing postoperative complications. The young Scotland is easier to transfers anesthesia and the procedure itself, she will restore the skin quickly, and the risk of infection is reduced.
Care
Do not be afraid when, after the procedure, the veterinarian will give you a semi-sound animal almost unconscious. In this form, the pet can be up to the day - this is an action of anesthesia. It is better to leave the sleeping cat on her favorite bed, but necessarily on the floor. Gradually, the cat will begin to recover, at first she will have the coordination of movements, and if it is wake-up on the hill, for example, on the window, it will be able to fall to the floor and get injured. By the way, before the operation of animals is not recommended to feed.
If the owner is neglected by this rule, then a pet retractive from anesthesia will begin to tear on the floor, which means that the owner is waiting for a big cleaning.
Mandatory rule in the postoperative period - peace and heat. In no case, do not leave the sterilized cat on the balcony or on the terrace - it can even lead to death. Watch that the animal does not distinguish the wound area. If sterilization was carried out by intradermal seam, then the cat is not needed. If it was an external seam, then a special popone is put on the animal, and about 10 days the owner again will have to visit the veterinary doctor to remove the seams.
If the operation was performed by a laparotomic method, then from the second day it is required to handle seams with antiseptics and ointments.
After surgery, each owner is obliged to change the diet of the pet. For example, for cats, a daily portion is recommended to reduce. The menu should be supplemented with fiber and boiled meat. If the owner prefers feed the pet with a special feed, then this should be premium and super premium products. For food issues for a particular animal, it is recommended to consult with the veterinarian. The doctor will not just advise the products of the most suitable manufacturer, but also individually calculates the daily feed rate.
For the erying of the cat, see below.