Hi Sarah,
I have never heard of negative effects after spaying a female during any stage of their life. In fact it is basically an old wive's tale that cats get fat after being altered( both male and female). Calories, exercise and the quality of food .. and how much is being fed... that is what determines if a cat becomes obese.
In fact if a female is spayed prior to her first heat, the risk of mammary cancer is almost reduced to zero. There is no longer a risk for uterine infections, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer of course, because all these organs have been removed in this surgery. Mammary cancer after the first heat, however still remains a risk.
There are no negative side-effects in neutering a tomcat either. They generally become more affectionate, less aggressive, less of a tendency to want to roam, no longer risk for testicular cancer, so it is all a positive outcome, no negatives.
http://www.spayusa.org/main_directory/02鈥?/a>
These surgeries do improve the quality of life and health of cats.
Check these out:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?鈥?/a>
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?鈥?/a>
This link below refers to myths in neutering/spaying
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?鈥?/a>
Troublesniffer
Owned by cats for over 40 years
Member: Cat Writer's AssociationBesides population and homeless control, does it really benefit a male or female cats health to be fixed?
Fixing your female has a lot of health benefits as well as ensuring that they won't add to the pet overpopulation. Spaying before the first heat cycle is highly recommended and healthiest in females as it reduces the chances of mammary gland cancer later in life to near zero, but even spaying afterwards has a lot of health benefits. Spaying eliminates the chances of uterine and ovarian cancer as well as eliminating the chances of pyometra (a deadly uterine infection). Every heat cycle a female goes through increases her chances of developing mammary, ovarian, or uterine cancer later in life as well as putting her at risk for developing pyometra.
Fixing your male also has a lot of benefits as well as ensuring that they won't add to the pet overpopulation. Neutering males eliminates all chances of testicular cancer as well as having behavioral benefits (reduces the urge to escape and roam in search of a mate, cuts down on aggression, and if done before the animal begins spraying/marking upon reaching sexual maturity, they may well never spray/mark at all!)
Read up:
http://www.spayusa.org/main_directory/02鈥?/a> (BENEFITS OF SPAY/NEUTER FOR CATS AND DOGS)
http://www.spayusa.org/main_directory/01鈥?/a> (Frequently Asked Questions)
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/why_yo鈥?/a> (Why You Should Spay or Neuter Your Pet)
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_鈥?/a> (Myths and Facts About Spaying and Neutering)
Darksong~
Yes it does. For the males, it relieves sexual tension so they are less apt to spray mark, fight, and roam off looking for mates. Done early, the risk of developing prostate cancer is nearly eliminated and it wipes out the possibility of him developing testicular cancer. Intact males also have physical features you can avoid by having him neutered before puberty. The face of an intact male will be wider at the cheeks and his penis with develop spines when puberty sets in. A male neutered before puberty is more attractive. Here are two of my males. Sam was rescued and neutered at 2 years old http://www.flickr.com/photos/catsnkits/2鈥?/a>
Smokey was neutered at 4 months old
http://www.flickr.com/photos/catsnkits/5鈥?/a>
See the difference in their facial features?
A neutered male will have a very slightly elevated risk of urine crystals but a good diet will help more with crystals than not having him neutered.
For females, it also reduces the possibility of marking, roaming, and fighting. Intact females are not only susceptible to cancers of the reproductive tract, but also to a deadly infection called Pyometra. With Pyo, the uterus literally fills with pus till it ruptures and releases toxins into her system which can kill her in a matter of hours. Spaying her eliminates her risk of developing it. Here's more info on Pyometra http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?鈥?/a>
Fixing an animal reduces stress (no having to go crazy trying to find a mate when it's that time), helps with aggression problems, prevents cancers, and keeps her from having to go through all those miserable feelings. I think all of this is very benefitial, don't you? When I had my male cat fixed it really settled him down. He became more loving and affectionate. And we were both happier. It just changes their attitudes, and makes them more pleasant to be around. The only negative effects I can find is increased chance of urinary obstruction and Increased likelihood of urinary incontinence, of which none of my males ever contacted. and personally I think it is just opinionated. The benefits positively outweight the negatives.
But I hear they are coming out with a non surgical way of neutering. Not sure of the long outcome of that one.
I have 17 barn cats ... all are altered. I don't have a problem with strays coming in. My cats all stay here on the farm. I've not had any one get sick since I bought this place and got the cats. 2001. So for me it keeps them from the typical cat health problems because no outsiders come in looking for ';special attention';
less likely to get certain cancers
-testicular cancer is eliminated
-decreases incidence of prostate disease
-mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated, especially if done before the first heat cycle
Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives
more here: http://www.spayusa.org/main_directory/02鈥?/a>
there is a disease that causes the womb to fill with puss.
also males spray and fight for domanance / roam and get killed
females continue to go into heat (very annoying ) and there is a possibility they will get out.
yes it does, it greatly reduces their chances of having breast or testicular cancer. It also keeps females from getting infections in their uterus, which is common for unspayed female cats!
the cat gets moody
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