Castration of cats is the surgery performed both on medical indications and at the request of the animal owner. Usually this operation is performed when the age of an animal is from 5 months to 4-5 years.
Why to castrate many owners ask a kotaety question, castration is surgical intervention and leads to violation of a hormonal background in an animal organism. However for pets who are not subject to breeding cultivation such intervention is a necessary measure. The mature cat will seek to satisfy the natural instincts. And without having achieved the desirable, he will begin to have a severe stress, to mark corners in the apartment and will even try to run away on the street. It is worth mentioning also the fact that cat's tags have an unpleasant smell of which it is quite difficult to get rid. Also owners need to remember that it is useless to punish a cat for territory tags, the animal thus seeks to show the instincts put in him by the nature. Therefore timely castration is necessary to facilitate life to a pet and his owners.
At what age it is better to castrate a cat
Veterinarians recommend to castrate animals at once after puberty aged from 7 up to 12 months. Of course, it is possible to perform operation also to a five-months kitten, however early castration can provoke further diseases of an urinogenital system. Late castration has some minuses too. First, elderly animals transfer the general anesthesia worse. Secondly, adult cats after castration not always change the behavior to the best and continue to mark corners in the apartment. How to look after a cat after the operatsiikastration is not band operation and does not affect internals therefore the recovery period after it lasts only several days. Sometimes the doctor does not even impose to a cat seams on genitals, having treated the postoperative wound brilliant green. If the cat is healthy, and operation went without complications, then the special care is not required. It is enough to observe the recommendations of the veterinarian only. The doctor can appoint processing of a wound chlorhexidiny or brilliant green.
That operation took place without complications, owners are recommended to address to the veterinary clinics having good reputation. Reviews of any clinic can be found at forums where owners of animals communicate.
After operation the animal needs to provide rest and a warm stove bench. Perhaps, in the first day the cat will refuse food, but it is not a reason for concern. The most important that he drank water. For the second day after operation, most likely, the cat will have a good appetite. It is a sure sign of the fact that his health is normal.
If on second day after operation the cat refuses flatly food, it is better to call the veterinarian. Perhaps, the doctor will suggest to bring an animal to clinic on survey to make sure of lack of serious complications.
If the cat after castration long departs from an anesthesia, then owners should control its movements on the apartment. The animal can try to jump on any high surface from where it will not be able independently to jump off. A diet for castrated the kotakastrirovanny animals are inclined to obesity therefore they should be transferred to dietary food. And for prevention of an urolithic disease from a diet of a cat it is necessary to move away fish and seafood. It is the simplest to resolve an issue with dietary food, buying specialized forages for the castrated animals. These forages are low-calorie and contain the substances preventing development of diseases of an urinary system.