The benefits and disadvantages of cat sterilization? The benefits of cat sterilization: 1. Reduce the number of mixed-breed cats and reduce homeless stray cats; 2. Avoid the adverse effects of breeding on the cat's physical health; 3. Reduce unstable behaviors in cats when in estrus, such as roaring, biting, etc.; 4. Avoid conflicts between cats' sexual behavior.

The disadvantages of cat sterilization: 1. It requires professional doctors to operate, which is expensive; 2. It has a certain impact on the cat's physical condition and potential complications; 3. It will weaken the cat's resistance to disease, making them more susceptible to disease; 4. It may weaken the cat's personality, thereby affecting their psychological quality.

The benefits of cat sterilization are to prevent reproductive diseases, relieve cats' emotions, reduce cats' aggression, control the number of stray cats, prolong the lifespan of cats, and make cats' personality more stable. The disadvantage of cat sterilization is that cats can no longer have children, and there are certain risks during the operation, so postoperative care is also more troublesome. Generally speaking, cat sterilization has more benefits than disadvantages, so if you do not intend to let the cat breed, it is best to take the cat for sterilization. Generally, preoperative examinations can reduce the risk.

The benefits of cat sterilization

1. The biggest advantage of solving cat estrus is to solve cat estrus problems. During estrus, male cats will mark their territory with urine, female cats will experience endless rolling and singing during estrus, and some female cats will also experience urination, and these problems will decrease or disappear with sterilization.

Benefits and disadvantages of cat sterilization

2. Reduce the prevalence and increase the lifespan of cats  

Sterilization of female cats can reduce the prevalence of diseases such as ovarian cysts and uterine fibroids. Sterilization of male cats can avoid testicular tumors, prostate hypertrophy, and urinary occlusion caused by cat estrus. After sterilization, the lifespan of cats is relatively extended by 1-2 years than that of unsterilized cats, and the cat's aggressiveness becomes smaller, reducing the probability of trauma.

3. Control the number of cats reproductive  

Cats mate in estrus and can have two or three children a year. If it is not artificially controlled, mate in estrus, and the pregnancy period is two months, and weaning is one month. In this way, the number of cats is extremely large every year.

4. Reduce infectious diseases

After sterilization, cats will not be infected with infectious diseases such as cats due to estrus during mating. If a cat has an infectious disease or a genetic defect, there is no need to worry about the disease being inherited after sterilization.

Benefits and Disadvantages of Cats

The Disadvantages of Cats

1. Anesthesia has risks

This is because some cats may be allergic to anesthesia and have a mortality rate of 2% 100%. To avoid this, the examination before the sterilization surgery should be done well. If conditions permit, it is best to choose inhalation anesthesia for the cat. Inhalation anesthesia can greatly reduce the risk of anesthesia, have no effect on the liver, reduce the probability of allergies, and wake up quickly.

2. Cats and dogs who are obese in body size

will experience a decrease in exercise, which is particularly prone to gain weight. Although obesity is not a disease, it can greatly increase the chances of diabetes, bone diseases and arthritis. The probability of sterilized cats suffering from this type of disease is more than twice that of unspained cats.