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Pediatric spaying (also known as “prepuberal” or “early” spaying) or neutering is defined as performing an ovariohysterectomy (spaying) or orchidectomy (castration or neutering) on a kitten or puppy between the ages of 6 and 14 weeks. Spaying and neutering are sterilization procedures which prevent the animals from reproducing.
Of course, if your cat has already been spayed and is exhibiting these behaviors, it is definitely time for a vet visit. Preventing pregnancy while your cat is in heat
The incidence of mammary tumours in un-spayed female dogs is 71% (of which approximately 50% will be malignant and 50% will be benign), but if a dog is spayed before its first heat cycle, the risk of developing a mammary tumour is reduced to 0.35%—a 99.5% reduction.
Neutering male cats makes them less subject to testicular cancer, FeLV, and FIV. Spaying female cats lowers the risk of mammary, ovarian, and uterine cancer, as it prevents them from going into heat. Female cats should be spayed before their first heat, as each cycle of heat creates a greater risk of mammary cancer.
The most common form of sterilization in dogs and cats is surgical, spaying in females and castration in males. Non-surgical fertility control can either result in sterilization or temporary contraception and could offer a cheaper way to keep wild dog and cat populations under control. As of 2019, only contraceptives are commercially available.
Although cats are obligate carnivores, vegetarian and vegan cat food are preferred by owners uncomfortable with feeding animal products to their pets. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine has come out against vegetarian cat and dog food for health reasons. Cats require high levels of taurine in their diet.
The female cat in heat has an estrus of 14 to 21 days and is generally characterized as an induced ovulator, since coitus induces ovulation. However, various incidents of spontaneous ovulation have been documented in the domestic cat and various non-domestic species. [ 18 ]
Cats who are neutered or spayed too early; Cats who are younger/middle-aged (i.e. those less than 10 years old) Indoor cats and/or cats who are unable express natural feline behaviour (e.g. hunting) [16] Cats fed a dry food diet who may be inadequately hydrated [16] [17] Increased body weight [18]