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Category Archives: spaying

After spaying, how does a female cat feel?

PoC avatarPosted on February 6, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 6, 2021

It might be fair to say that female cats are more likely to feel permanently less optimistic and less calm after the spaying operation. I explore the mood effect in this article. The spaying of female domestic cats is completely … continue reading…

Posted in spaying | Tagged cat emotions, cat hormones, cat spaying, emotions, human emotions, spaying cats, surgery, veterinarians | 2 Replies
First cat brought in to the clinic for spaying

Why do veterinarians sterilize cats with a gonadectomy rather than a tubal ligation or a vasectomy?

PoC avatarPosted on September 10, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 10, 2020

Vets in American nearly always sterilize female and male cats with a procedure called a gonadectomy. This operation is more commonly called spaying (female) and neutering (male). Veterinarians rarely if ever consider an alternative which is for females the tubal … continue reading…

Posted in spaying | Tagged cat neutering, cat spaying, Neutering cats, spaying and neutering, spaying cats, tubal ligation, USA veterinarians, vasectomy | 1 Reply
Cat in heat

Do spayed cats go into heat and have the urge to mate?

PoC avatarPosted on July 18, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 18, 2020

No, properly spayed cats do not go into heat and do not have the urge to mate. The surgery is called ovariohysterectomy. The surgery removes the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. The spaying operation prevents the queen from coming into … continue reading…

Posted in spaying | Tagged cat heat behavior, cat spaying, early spaying, estrus, oestrus, queens, spaying and neutering, spaying cats | 1 Reply
Spaying operation

Spaying cats is good for them but low estrogen in humans is bad for us

PoC avatarPosted on October 19, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 19, 2019

All the reports state that spaying female cats is a good thing for cats and humans. They say the operation does not change her basic personality. It makes her less irritable at certain times of the year. There’s less chance … continue reading…

Posted in spaying | Tagged cat spaying, female cat, spaying and neutering, spaying cats, veterinarian | 1 Reply
Research into a drug to control cat births

Cat birth control drugs

PoC avatarPosted on June 16, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 16, 2019

Bearing in mind widespread spaying and neutering – surgical procedures to stop the procreation of unwanted cats – it would nice if there was a safe and effective cat birth control drug in 2019. But when I research the subject … continue reading…

Posted in spaying | Tagged births, cat drugs, Neutering cats, spaying and neutering, spaying cats
Lactating Feral Cat Spayed (Photograph)

Lactating Feral Cat Spayed (Photograph)

PoC avatarPosted on June 3, 2018 by Michael BroadJune 3, 2018

Without TNR volunteers being aware of it, they spayed a female cat who had apparently just given birth and was lactating. One of the volunteers noticed that her “mammary glands are swollen” and asked on Facebook whether anybody had seen … continue reading…

Posted in spaying | Tagged cat spaying, spaying and neutering, TNR | 1 Reply
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