When is the best time for female cats to be sterilized?

Female cats should be sterilized 5-6 months before the first estrus.

Cats generally begin to mature at six months, and most cats begin to estrus at eight months old.

Sterilization should be avoided in estrus: because in estrus, the fragility of the uterus of female cats will increase, and the blood vessels will increase and thicken (like male cats). Therefore, during the operation at this time, the amount of bleeding will increase than usual. It is generally recommended to do sterilization in winter, which is more conducive to the recovery of cat wounds and is not easy to be infected. Generally speaking, the wound will heal within 6-7 days, and bathing is forbidden within half a month.

The sooner the cat is neutered, the better. Younger cats not only have a short sterilization time, but also recover quickly with few postoperative problems. On the contrary, elderly cats are at high risk of anesthesia during surgery.

Because the main organs of the reproductive system are removed, the secretion of sex hormones in sterilized animals will be greatly reduced, thus eliminating the trouble of cat estrus behavior.

More importantly, it greatly reduces the chances of cats suffering from other reproductive system diseases, such as prostate tumor and cancer in male cats, breast tumor in female cats and terrible diseases such as cancer, uterine inflammation, pus accumulation and cancer. Sterilization is an important guarantee for healthy cats.