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Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

2 reasons for a kitten boom in the UK 2022

PoC avatarPosted on December 30, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 31, 2022

The Telegraph reports on information from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home on what is described as a “kitten boom”. It’s disturbing but the Covid-19 pandemic really did mess up the UK in a number of ways including pet ownership. Before … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged bad cat ownership, battersea dogs and cats home, cat neutering, Cat News, cat ownership, cat spaying, statistics, sterilising cats
Mom Cat and Kitten Cat

How fast do cats breed?

PoC avatarPosted on August 2, 2022 by Michael BroadAugust 2, 2022

I’m referring to domestic, stray and feral cats. I am not referring to wild cats because there is quite a big difference. Without some sort of restraint on numbers (and there is always restraint on numbers) a cat population can … continue reading…

Posted in procreation | Tagged breeding, cat breeding, cat neutering, cat spaying, cats mating, procreation, sterilising cats, TNR
Gabriel having sex on my arm

Do neutered cats still mate?

PoC avatarPosted on July 15, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 15, 2022

YES, sometimes. “Neutering” strictly speaking applies to the male cat and the operation is castration as you probably know. The testes are removed. It’s a very quick operation and my cat went through it because my cat is a rescue … continue reading…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat neutering, cat spaying, cats mating | Leave a reply

Feral cats: doing the right thing is much harder than the quick fix but it’s better

PoC avatarPosted on April 1, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 1, 2022

The battle of wills about how to deal with feral cats is the battle of morality over expediency. It is the battle of doing the right thing over the quick fix. It is the battle over long-term thinking versus short-term … continue reading…

Posted in trap-neuter-release | Tagged bad cat ownership, cat neutering, cat spaying, feral cats, killing cats, TNR, volunteers | Leave a reply
Daria Weber, a Martin County resident, brings several trapped feral cats to the Animal Medical Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 in Stuart, where the cats can be spayed or neutered, as part of the county-approved trap and release program.

Tips on trapping cats by a ‘cat trapper extraordinaire’

PoC avatarPosted on January 3, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 3, 2022

I have to write about Daria Weber because she is the kind of person that I admire more than any other. She quietly gets on with her voluntary work with commitment and persistence, helping the community, not seeking reward except … continue reading…

Posted in trapping cats | Tagged cat neutering, Cat News, cat spaying, cat trapping, Florida, stray cats, TNR, trapping cats, trapping feral cats, voluntary work, volunteers | Leave a reply
Big boss cat in Japan

Tomcats cannot tell the difference between spayed and intact females

PoC avatarPosted on December 22, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 22, 2021

Tomcats can’t, it seems, tell the difference between females who have been spayed and those that have not been spayed. This information comes from Dr. John Bradshaw in his book Cat Sense It is based upon his admittedly “casual observations”. … continue reading…

Posted in mating | Tagged cat heat behavior, cat neutering, cat senses, cat spaying, cats mating, female cat, queens, tomcat | 2 Replies
Ragdoll shaved to check if she is spayed

Thieves are shaving cats to check if they are spayed

PoC avatarPosted on March 20, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 20, 2021

Nottinghamshire, UK – News & Comment: There are reports of cat thieves shaving female cats to check if they are spayed as their intention is to breed from them. They are latching on to the current surge in pet adoptions … continue reading…

Posted in crime | Tagged breeding, Cat News, cat spaying, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), crime | Leave a reply
Why kittens are born with claws and why cats need them. Poster by Ruth - aka Kattaddorra.

Spaying and neutering versus declawing in domestic cats

PoC avatarPosted on February 6, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 5, 2021

There are some people who say that there is little difference between declawing domestic cats and spaying and neutering them. They are both modifications of the domestic cat. It is people taking the whole domestic cat, a beautiful animal, and … continue reading…

Posted in surgery | Tagged Cat Declawing, cat neutering, cat spaying, cat welfare, comparing, declawing cats, ethics, human to cat relationship, responsible cat ownership, surgery | 2 Replies

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
Declawing is unethical and de-sexing is ethical

Spaying and neutering is ethical while declawing is not

PoC avatarPosted on August 5, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 5, 2020

Sometimes I see the argument that cat declawing is no different from de-sexing; the spaying and neutering of cats. They argue that they are both mutilations for the benefit of people. This is a poor argument. There are two sides … continue reading…

Posted in ethics, Uncategorized | Tagged Cat Declawing, cat neutering, cat spaying, declawing cats, ethics, ethics in medicine, spaying and neutering | 2 Replies
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
Does neutering cats stunt growth?

Has coronavirus slowed down the spaying and neutering of feral cats in America?

PoC avatarPosted on July 10, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 10, 2020

I guess were not going to know the true effect that the coronavirus pandemic has had on feral cat population numbers until well into the future but the story from South Texas hints at a possible problem. We know that … continue reading…

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged animal rescue, cat neutering, Cat News, cat rescue, cat spaying, cats and pandemics, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), TNR, volunteers | Leave a reply
Shelter cats are the best and there are many to choose from

We need to interview people who fail to sterilise their cats

PoC avatarPosted on June 19, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 19, 2020

Pretty well daily we read stories of people who have gotten in over their heads in caring for cats because of one simple, glaring error: they failed to sterilise (spay or neuter) their cat or cats as soon as medically … continue reading…

Posted in rescuing cats | Tagged cat neutering, cat spaying, education, spaying and neutering, sterilising cats, unwanted cats | 1 Reply
Feral or Stray Cat Being Spayed

Do private practice veterinarians desex cats later than shelters and if so why?

PoC avatarPosted on June 9, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 9, 2020

I have just been informed by the authors of a study on the impacts of pet cats on Australian wildlife that animal shelters desex cats when they are younger than four months of age because the focus is on preventing … continue reading…

Posted in neutering | Tagged australia, behavior of veterinarians, cat neutering, cat spaying, compulsory cat neutering, early spaying, ethical decisions from veterinarians, neutering, Neutering cats, spaying and neutering, veterinarians | 2 Replies

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