Малко информация в полза на ЗА "ранната" кастрация:
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This excerpt quoted from feline veterinary sources online.
"Compared with neutering at a later age, early neutering (8-16 weeks)
has been shown to result in a faster, easier recovery. Reproductive
organs of young kittens compared to older kittens are quite small and
undeveloped, which means their removal potentially causes less
bleeding, less pain, and healing is rapid. In addition to faster and
easier recovery, kittens neutered early apparently achieve slightly
greater adult size and have a lower risk of mammary cancer. Kittens
that are neutered early are less likely to develop aggressive behavior
and urine spraying habits compared to early maturing kittens neutered
at later ages."
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If early neutering does only one thing.....to prevent the
proliferation of more unwanted cats then it is well worth it. Early
neutering also allows shelters to more easily adopt out kittens...thus
saving the lives of those kittens that may not find a home and would
be euthanized otherwise.
behavioral advantages of neutering
Decreased Aggression: The (male) androgen hormones, of which
testosterone is the most important, are responsible for the
development of many behavioral patterns. Testosterone greatly affects
aggression in cats. One of the most important behavioral advantages of
castration is that as adults, these neutered cats will tend to be less
aggressive toward other cats.
Decreased Spraying: Spraying urine is a normal sexual behavior of
uncastrated male tomcats. Anyone who has smelled tomcat urine will
quickly agree that spraying is a very unwanted behavior. Some unspayed
and spayed females, and some castrated males, will spray, but it is
much more common in unneutered males.
Decreased Roaming: Another behavioral advantage of neutering is that
neutered cats are much less likely to react when they sense a female
in heat. Male cats can sense females in heat through pheromones. These
are airborne chemical attractants that are liberated from the female
when she is cycling. They travel through the air for great distances.
Male cats neutered at an early age will generally not sense or respond
to pheromones, and would certainly be less stressed and tend to stay
home if they are outdoor cats.
Medical Advantages To Neutering
Reduced Injuries: The biggest medical advantage to neutering cats is
really related to their behavior. Unneutered male cats fight to defend
their territory. Such fights can be extremely serious, as abscesses
often develop from the bite wounds. The veterinarians at the Drs.
Foster and Smith Veterinary Medical Facility have seen many tomcats
who are missing parts of their ears and tails, or have faces with
multiple scars resulting from the fights they had with other toms.
Indoor, neutered cats lead much healthier and longer lives.
Improved Genetics: We want breeding animals to be the best
representatives of their species. The selection is best done by
professional breeders. We certainly do not want unwanted traits like
hereditary diseases or aggressive personalities passed on.
Early Neutering
In the United States, most cats are neutered between 4 and 6 months of
age. Many humane shelters and veterinarians are starting to neuter
male animals at a younger age, even 6-14 weeks of age. This early
neutering does not affect the growth rate, and there are no
appreciable differences in skeletal, physical, or behavioral
development between those animals neutered early than those neutered
at a more traditional age. It must be remembered that younger animals
may need different anesthetics and are more prone to hypothermia
(lower than normal body temperature) during surgery. As long as
procedures are modified to account for these differences, early
neutering is very safe. In fact, animals neutered at a younger age
often have faster recoveries than those neutered when they are older.
Excellent article by W. Marvin Mackie, D.V.M. Animal Birth Control,
San Pedro, CA
http://www.petsavers..._Neutering.html
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