Neutering Your Cat – Sooner Rather Than Later
Many people have a strong opinion as to whether or not they should neuter their kitty. There are many who have kittens who think it is a cruel process to deny thier kittens of the opportunity to have kittens- or simply can’t begin to imagine why they have to conisder something like tthat about a tiny little kitten. Then there are those who don’t have cats and think all cats should be neutered and so get a reputation for not liking cats.
The truth of the situation is that unless you want your kitty to have, or father, kitties of its own, you really need to consider neutering your kitten as soon as possible. Several people are under the impression that they should wait until their queen has had her first “heat” cycle. This isn’t the case. Your cat will respond well if you get her done as soon as her system is mature enough to cope. This usually occurs at approximately 5 months old. If you wait and she has that cycle, be prepared for the loudly serenading “beaus” who come “calling” at 2am!
Neutering your kitten early means that they are less likely to have much reaction to the operation at all – as with humans, the young are more adaptable to their situations. Only a few hours after surgery your neutered kitten is more than likely to be back on his feet wobbling towards his food! You may be terrified that you cat will take out the stitches as he will continually lick and pull at them, it is therefore important to tato take preventative steps to ensure that nothing happens to them overnight! By the next day kitty should be swinging once again from your curtains.
Although most cat owners can see the advantage of neutering their queen, not many realize that by neutering a tom, they not only stop him from populating the local area with off-spring, but they will take that “tom cat” smell away. The urine of a neutered tom cat is often less compared to that of a non-neutered tom.
Regardless what some people may think, neutering your kitten isn’t a negative thing. If anything you are liberating your cat to go out into the world, confident that it’s not going to be helping to populate it!
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