What medicine should be kept at home when raising a cat?
0 Jul 26,2025
Benefits of neutering male cats:
1. Avoid many reproductive system diseases, especially some reproductive system tumors in old age. Such as testicular tumors, prostatic hypertrophy, etc.
2. It can prevent male cats from running away, howling all night, and disturbing people. After the cat is neutered, the male hormones will no longer be secreted and there will be no symptoms of estrus.
3. It can prevent male cats from pooping and urinating everywhere.
4. It can avoid urinary system infections, such as urethritis and bladder inflammation.
5. Indirectly improve the survival life of cats. Reducing the incidence of various diseases can indirectly increase the survival life of cats.
Disadvantages of neutering male cats:
1. It may lead to obesity. After sterilization, cats will easily gain weight due to hormones, so the cat’s diet must be adjusted to balance food intake.
2. It may affect the cat’s immunity, personality, etc.
3. After the male cat is sterilized, there will be an obvious psychological gap and the mood will be relatively low. Some male cats may become nervous and irritable due to changes in hormones in their bodies. Cat owners can prepare some toys for their cats. When cats become nervous and irritable, they can play with toys to relieve them.
4. It may lick the wound, which may cause inflammation of the wound. Although the sterilization surgery for male cats is relatively simple, it will still leave a small wound. In the first few days after neutering, the male cat may scratch or lick his balls constantly due to pain and itching in the wound. In severe cases, it may even cause wound infection, suppuration, and ulceration. It is recommended that cat owners wear Elizabethan rings to prevent cats from licking wounds and biting open sutures.
5. Surgical anesthesia is risky. If you encounter a bad hospital, your pet may not be able to get off the operating table. It is recommended that cat owners understand the actual conditions of good pet hospitals and choose regular pet hospitals.