Spay and Neutering

Here at Romali we spay or neuter our kittens before they leave us. This means that owners avoid the potential risk for unwanted litters. Cats as young as 3 or 4 months are capable of reproducing.

Here are some of the medical benefits:

  • Your female pet will live a longer, healthier life. Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumors, which are malignant or cancerous in about 90 percent of cats. Spaying your pet before her first heat offers the best protection from these diseases.
  • Neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer and some prostate problems.

And behavioral benefits:

  • Your spayed female pet won’t go into heat. While cycles can vary, female felines usually go into heat four to five days every three weeks during breeding season. In an effort to advertise for mates, they’ll yowl and urinate more frequently—sometimes all over the house!
  • Male neutered cats are more less likely to mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house.
  • Neutering may help aggression.

Early Spay and Neuter

Early spaying and neutering of cats is not new but rarely used. These following misconceptions could be the reason.

  • It was better to let a female cat give birth to one litter of kittens before spaying.
  • A female cat should not be neutered until after her first oestrus period.
  • It will stunt the growth of the kitten.
  • Female cats, in particular, might later develop incontinence as a result.
  • Certain behavioral problems might result.
  • Urinary Tract problems may happen in male cats.

THESE ARE ALL FALSE

The most obvious (and most critical) benefit of early spay and neuter is the stopping of back yard breeding of unregistered kittens. The early neuter does have benefits for the kittens to. These include a less traumatic surgery, quicker recovery, and fewer complications.

Conscience breeders are very aware of the need to reduce the genetic problems facing pedigree cats and breed accordingly.

Here is the GCCF advice on this matter https://www.gccfcats.org/Portals/0/EarlyNeutering.pdf