Why Do People Let Their Cats Breed?
People let their cats breed for a range of reasons but I believe that the root of the problem is a lack of education and enlightenment.
Continue reading →People let their cats breed for a range of reasons but I believe that the root of the problem is a lack of education and enlightenment.
Continue reading →Neutering male cats does not stunt their growth. This is made clear in a number of reference works that I have access to including an online study published on a reliable website. Early-age neutering of male cats can produce longer legs in the cat.
Continue reading →It is an interesting thought. The authorities at various levels in several countries including at national level are considering introducing mandatory sterilization of domestic cats and linking it to mandatory micro-chipping. This way a database would be created and veterinarians … Continue reading →
In 2012, 86% of cats were spayed and neutered in the UK (RSPCA). In 2017, 90% of cats were spayed and neutered (PDSA). For a stable cat population there needs to be a 92% neutering and spaying rate.
Continue reading →An updating report to one carried out five years ago by the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies tells us that progress has been made in reducing the number of unwanted cats in the country but more work is required. On … Continue reading →
Twenty percent (20% – one fifth) of cat owners let their female cat become pregnant and have a litter of kittens before being spayed. On average these cats gave birth to 2.43 litters of 4.3 kittens. It appears that the … Continue reading →
I was browsing the Internet and this photograph caught my eye. My initial thought was that the cats had been killed. This is what it looked like at first glance but then I noticed the tincture of iodine antiseptic on … Continue reading →
When I say, in the title, that neutering did not change my male cat at all I mean in terms of his characteristics and personality. Obviously it changed him in terms of his ability to procreate and it changed his … Continue reading →
There is a crisis in animal shelters all over North and South Carolina. Despite local area groups efforts to promote low-cost and free spay/neuter shelters are still overflowing with pregnant or mother cats and their kittens, mother dogs and puppies. This … Continue reading →
An RSPCA report states that in order for the domestic cat population to be stable (i.e. neither increasing or decreasing) the domestic cat neutering rate needs to be 92%. This means that 92% of domestic cats need to be neutered … Continue reading →