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Most cats will benefit from being neutered. Un-neutered tom cats are difficult to keep as house pets because they are much more likely to mark their territory inside the house. Because their urine is very strong smelling you will be left in little doubt when it is happening and only the most polite of visitors will refrain on commenting the original fragrance that your house has. Potentially more seriously, entire toms will wander more and will get into more fights. This means they are more likely to get lost, be involved in road traffic accidents, develop abscesses, and catch FIV ( the cat equivalent of HIV). Anyone who has seen an adult entire tom will know that they can look a bit like a boxer who has gone too many rounds with Mike Tyson , they have torn/bitten ears and because of the recurrent infections can be quite miserable looking. In castration both testicles are removed under general anaesthetic, the surgery is carried out through two small wounds that are left un-sutured Un-neutered queens during the summer are either pregnant, nursing or coming into season every 3 weeks. Unless you have a pedigree cat that you are meaning to breed from , it is a good idea to get queens spayed before they start coming into season. Spaying queens , prevents pregnancy, false pregnancy, womb infections and mammary tumours in later life. Neutering a female is a full ovario-hysterectomy( both ovaries and the uterus are removed) but can also be described as spaying , speying or getting the cat dressed. The operation is normally carried out through a flank incision which is closed with one or two sutures. In some pedigree breeds the surgery is carried out through a mid-line wound in the abdomen, feel free to discuss the pros and cons of mid-line spays with the nursing staff.
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