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By desexing your cat, you are
preventing it from contributing to the very serious over population of kittens
& cats. Entire male cats run the risk of testicular cancer, abscesses
caused by fighting, being hit by a car while roaming, FIV (Feline Aids) &
FeLV. Entire female cats have a greater risk of breast cancer & can develop
pyometra (infection of the uterus), plus she can contract FIV & FeLV from
an infected male, car accidents.
Some entire females will often go
off their food when they are in heat, which happens several times a year.
Entire males will roam the neighbourhood looking for a female to mate with.
Both of these can cause cats to become underweight. When your cat has been
desexed, it's mind is no longer on finding a partner. So, while a desexed cat
won't gain weight as a result of the operation, an entire cat "may"
lose weight because it has other things on it's mind.
If you find your cat is putting
on weight, it is recommended that you seek advice from your vet, NEVER put your
cat on a diet without veterinary supervision as this can lead to a life
threatening condition called Hepatic Lipidosis. Regular exercise will also
ensure your cat doesn't become overweight.
Not at all, in fact it is better
to have her spayed before 6 months of age to prevent an unwanted
pregnancy.
With modern anaesthetics, cats
can now be safely desexed as young as 8 weeks of age. For further information
on early desexing, read this article. Early spay/neuter.
Do cats always land on their
feet? Well...it depends, if the cat falls a very short distance from the ground
it doesn't have enough time to right itself. A cat will be seriously injured
& quite possibly killed if it falls from a great height. There is a
new term coined by American veterinarians called "high rise
syndrome". Due to the ever increasing human population, high rise
apartments are becoming more the norm & vets are seeing many cats who have
been injured falling out of high rise apartments.
Original Website: http://www.cat-world.com.au/cat-myths
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