What are the benefits of neutering male cats?

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

What are the benefits of neutering male cats?

Benefits of neutering male cats:

1. It can reduce the occurrence of diseases. Due to different physiological structures of cats, many diseases may occur due to estrus and childbirth. It can prevent the occurrence of reproductive system diseases, thereby extending the life of male cats. For male cats, it can avoid problems such as testicular tumors and prostate hypertrophy caused by estrus. In addition, male cats who frequently go into estrus are most likely to suffer from urinary system obstruction because they are blocked by secretions. Neutering surgery can fundamentally solve this problem. It can also reduce the incidence of anal, prostate and other diseases. Neutering a cat can fundamentally reduce the cat’s health risks, which is good for health.

2. Neutered cats will not be infected with sexually transmitted diseases, such as feline AIDS (a cat immune system disease).

3. Neutering can prevent cats from running around and getting lost due to heat.

4. Let the cat get rid of the tension, irritability, and loss of appetite caused by estrus, and restore its original lively nature. Moreover, due to the reduction of androgens, neutered male cats will become gentler than before, their aggressiveness will be greatly reduced, and they will no longer spray urine everywhere to mark their territory.

5. After neutering, the personalities of most male cats will undergo great changes. They will become clingy, no longer aloof, and will actively ask for hugs, etc.

6. Avoid blind breeding and control the number of stray cats.

7. Male cats will spray urine everywhere in the house when they are in heat. Neutering can prevent male cats from urinating indiscriminately.

Time to neuter male cats:

The best time to neuter male cats is between 6 and 8 months old. Most male cats in this age group have not yet gone into heat or estrus. Having only been in estrus once, many bad habits such as spraying urine, running away from home, and crawling on the crotch caused by estrus have not yet been developed. If the dog is sterilized after many times of estrus, some bad habits may accompany it throughout its life.