Usually veterinarians advise to resolve an issue of sterilization of a cat as soon as possible – during puberty of an animal. To wait for first labor and to carry out sterilization after them as sometimes advise, there is no need, especially if owners do not plan to leave kittens. If sterilization was long postponed, need for its carrying out can arise right after childbirth or even during pregnancy of an animal.
When it is possible to sterilize a cat after the delivery?The term sterilizations of a catof after the delivery depends on whether mother will bring up kittens. If all dung for any reasons died during childbirth or right after them or owners did not find it necessary to leave posterity of a cat in live, it will be required to wait for from 2 to 4 weeks that the uterus returned to a usual state.
If the cat brings up kittens, sterilization should be postponed until the end of the period of a lactation. It is the best of all to perform operation in 2-3 months. To operate a cat while she brings up kittens, it is not recommended because of risk of traumatizing mammary glands with the subsequent infection of a wound. At this time the risk is also high to wound the large blood vessels which are located near mammary glands during operation. After sterilization, milk at a cat, most likely, will be gone therefore it is desirable that mother brought up kittens before operation. Otherwise it is necessary to stock up with nutritious mix for kittens in advance, to establish the schedule of feeding.
Medicines for an anesthesia can get to milk therefore if the lactation remains after operation, after the first feedings it is necessary to watch kittens. The slackness, drowsiness, rare breath demand the immediate address to the doctor.
Sometimes there is a need to sterilize a cat right after childbirth. Usually it is caused by medical indications – a rupture of a uterus, development of an endometritis and other diseases of a uterus. Sterilization of the feeding cat is also carried out in the presence of indications including not medical – for example if in one apartment with a cat there lives an ungelded cat and to isolate animals from each other there is no opportunity. After the delivery the techka at a cat can begin in two-three weeks, at the same time new pregnancy is not excluded though its risk is reduced because of the high level of prolactin.
Sterilization of a cat during pregnancy and a techkaNeed of sterilization of a pregnant cat arises seldom. Most of owners for the ethical reasons decide to postpone operation until the postnatal period even if are not going to keep posterity. However in certain cases, if the cat is sick or suffered serious injuries, it is better to sterilize her as pregnancy and childbirth are dangerous to her health and life.
Sterilization is carried out in the early stages of pregnancy – up to 4 weeks, later operation will be more traumatic because of the bigger length of a section, the risk of bleedings increases.
During a techka of cats will not sterilize also because of high risk of bleeding. It is better for owners to try to isolate an animal to avoid unwanted pregnancy, and to operate a cat right after the termination of a techka, without postponing as the oestrous cycles can be repeated rather often, especially at young animals.