When will the cat be neutered? Do cats have to be sterilized if they miss the best time?

Healthy cats over 6 months old can be sterilized. Cats are too young for surgery because they recover slowly after surgery.

2. Do you want to be sterilized if you miss the best sterilization time?

Many people think that cats' physical function will decline when they get older, and it will be risky to do surgery? But in fact, no matter how old you are, you can do sterilization as long as you are prepared for physical examination and your physical conditions permit.

Secondly, cats that are not sterilized will continue to estrus, and each estrus is between 5 and 10 days, about once every three weeks. During estrus, the hormone level in cats will increase significantly, and frequent estrus will bring stress to cats.

In addition, the older the unsterilized female cat is, the easier it is for the uterus to discharge pus. Every female cat that is not sterilized and not pregnant is at risk of uterine empyema, and with the increase of estrus, the more times the endometrium changes, the greater the risk.

3. What tests do you need to do before sterilization?

Before sterilization, it is necessary to measure body temperature, blood routine, abdominal palpation and evaluate heart function. If the cat is sterilized due to illness or suffers from other diseases, it needs to do other tests according to the specific diseases, such as liver function test, renal function test, B-ultrasound and so on.

Cats that have just been brought home need to be kept at home for 10 days before they can go to the hospital for examination, so as to eliminate the influence of stress on the examination.

4. Is sterilization risky?

Generally speaking, both male and female cats are skilled in sterilization technology, and there are few cases of death due to sterilization. But all operations have certain risks, mainly as follows:

The risk of anesthesia-especially for cats with bad hearts. There are generally two kinds of anesthesia: injection anesthesia and inhalation anesthesia. Inhalation anesthesia is recommended because of its low risk and little pain to animals. However, injection anesthesia can also be used for short-term sterilization.

Postoperative infection-postoperative infection is partly related to the doctor's operation and partly related to the owner's postoperative care. It is suggested that the owner go to a regular pet hospital for surgery, and disinfect the surgical incision as required after surgery to prevent the cat from licking the incision.

5. When is the best season for sterilization?

It is recommended to have sterilization in autumn or winter, because the temperature is low and it is not easy to be infected.

6. Is the female cat sterilized by ovariectomy or ovariectomy?

Ovariectomy is recommended. Some ovariectomized cats will have a second estrus or uterine effusion after operation. If this happens, they need a second operation, which is not a good thing for cats. After the second operation, the wound will heal slowly.

7. What do you need to do after sterilization?

Put a elizabeth circle on the cat-to prevent the cat from licking the wound and causing infection.

After operation 12 hours, strictly forbid food and water-the pharyngeal muscles have not recovered after anesthesia, and water feeding will cause foreign body pneumonia.

Disinfect the surgical incision with iodine tincture and alcohol according to the doctor's advice.

Restrict the cat's activities to prevent the wound from cracking-the sterilized wound is very small, so if the cat is usually smart, there is no need to make too many restrictions.

Go to the pet hospital for stitches 7- 10 days after the operation.

8. The cost of sterilization

Prices range from 700- 1000.

Finally, give all cat parents a dose of reassurance. Compared with other operations, sterilization of healthy cats is almost risk-free, and it will not be life-threatening unless the cat's constitution is special. Guide Jun's animal hospital has performed thousands of sterilization operations, and none of them died, so parents with school-age cats at home should have sterilization operations this fall! After sterilization, you can have a super cute cat!