Can my cat be sterilized with anesthetic?

In fact, many owners don't want their pets to have children. The reasons why they don't sterilize their pets are: they love them, and they are afraid of the risk of surgery and the side effects after surgery ... But no matter how strict the protection is, they will have several more puppies if they are not careful.

maybe you think: it doesn't matter, my puppy is cute and easy to adopt. But who can guarantee that the adoptive owner can love it for a lifetime? Who dares to say that there are millions of stray dogs on the street, and I, the one who keeps dogs at home, am completely irresponsible? If everyone could sterilize their pets and completely put an end to unnecessary births, there would be no consequences of so many animals wandering.

In essence, sterilization is a safe, simple and painless operation operated by a professionally trained surgeon. It only takes 3-1 days to rest after the operation, and it is also a lively pet. The possibility of some diseases can also be eliminated after operation. Therefore, this kind of operation is good for the welfare of people and dogs.

Four reasons for pet sterilization

1. You can improve your quality of life: too many animals make your life have no quality of life, and no one can treat them consistently with a large group of pets.

2. Avoid some troubles to yourself or others caused by animals' estrus: for example, the female cat calls for sex in estrus, and the female dog attracts many affectionate male dogs to urinate everywhere when they are in estrus, causing fights and troubles ... which is annoying.

3. There are already too many unwanted pets, and all we can do is not to increase the number:

Some people say that there are many cats and dogs, and I am not bad at keeping them. But thousands of cats and dogs are born every year, and if they can't find a suitable owner, they may eventually become stray animals. Whose fault is the serious problem of stray animals nowadays? If everyone keeps their pets in a responsible manner, the fate of existing animals will be different. Love them, care about them, please don't let your pet have the chance to give birth to animals that he doesn't want to be born.

4. Sterilization is good for animals: sterilization can avoid all kinds of problems caused by sexual frustration, and the owner will not abandon the pet because of those problems, so sterilization is absolutely good for animals. In addition, surgery can also avoid the occurrence of some diseases, such as: uterine empyema, diseases caused by ovarian cysts, sexually transmitted diseases, prostate enlargement and other problems. Surgery before the age of one can also avoid the possibility of breast tumors. Sex hormones can cause anxiety in animals. Sexual frustration is a common psychological maladjustment, including biting people, destroying furniture or having a bad temper. Sterilization can help animals overcome these problems. Of course, sterilization has more advantages than disadvantages for animals.

general pet owners' excuses against sterilization

1. They think that their pets are well-behaved or have excellent pedigree, and want them to preserve their excellent pedigree-in fact, animals that are valued by their owners and loved in every way, regardless of their pedigree, are good children. On the other hand, if the descendants from the champion's noble family are not taken good care of, they will also raise people's suspicion of rebellion. What's more, gifted parents will also give birth to idiot sons, and genetic inheritance may not be as expected.

2. Male dogs don't have puppies, and there is no need for sterilization-the trouble caused by male hormones is no less than that caused by childbirth. Male dogs will keep trying to find a mate and have problems. For example, fighting with other male dogs, staying on the road is prone to car accidents or injuries, and attacking other small animals when the mood is unstable. If you force a male dog with sexual impulse to stay indoors, he will destroy furniture or bite. In addition, barking or losing his temper is a common symptom of sexual frustration. Sexual impulse can turn a lovely dog into an annoying dog.

3. It is considered that it is enough to take care of pets when they are in estrus, and there is no need to sterilize them-bitches are in estrus twice a year after sexual maturity, once lasting about 3 weeks, and this estrus phenomenon lasts about 1 years without sterilization. In estrus, not only bitches pollute the environment, but also groups of male dogs often sneak out and get pregnant. The famous saying passed down from mouth to mouth by friends who care about animals is that it is more difficult to find a suitable adoptive family for puppies than to find a parking space on the streets of Taipei. 〞 In order to avoid unnecessary births, surgery is safer. Aside from the pregnancy problem, bitches have all kinds of strange phenomena of false pregnancy after physiological period, and there are problems of uterine empyema and breast tumor after old age. These problems can be completely avoided after birth control surgery.

4. I think sterilization is against nature-yes. But it is also unnatural to keep them as pets. For example, it is unnatural to teach dogs to sit down, to tell cats to stay at home and not to go out, or to artificially breed special varieties.

5. Want to make money by breeding puppies-it costs a lot to have pets, such as breeding fees and medical expenses for dystocia, and puppies are difficult to take care of and easy to die. Even if it is hard to raise it to sell money, ordinary people have no channels, and they often raise it until they can't sell it. Many animal owners keep too many pets in this way. I advise you that unless you are breeding for a living and don't use the brains of small animals to make money, you will generally lose more than you earn.

6. It is believed that sterilization can make animals fat-it is not sterilization that makes animals fat, but the main reasons for obesity are overfeeding and lack of exercise by owners. However, sterilized animals are generally too lazy to exercise, so it is suggested that they should be fed less food than before and take them to exercise more. For example, guide dogs must be sterilized before formal training, but no one has ever been obese.

7. Worried about the great change of temperament after sterilization-the female animals will not change at all, and the male animals will have a little good change, such as becoming docile.

8. I'm worried about danger or postoperative infection during anesthesia-this is a routine minor operation, which is performed under complete anesthesia by a doctor trained in surgery. Animals will not feel pain, and the wound is not big. Animals will fully recover in 2-3 days, and the damage will not be great.

9. Some people think that it's better for the animal to have a baby once for the female animal-it's just nonsense, and there is no reasonable reason to explain that it's better to have a baby for the animal. Besides, pregnancy and childbirth would have taken some unnecessary risks, so it's better to have a baby!

1. The pet is pregnant and thinks that the operation is inhuman or unsafe-whether sterilization during pregnancy is humane or not is the same as whether abortion is humane or not, and it all depends on people's thoughts, and there is no conclusion. Some veterinarians are also reluctant to perform this operation. But personally, I think it is better to choose surgery for humanity than to let it be neglected after birth and make these small animals become a neglected group or possibly stray animals. This kind of operation is only in the process, doctors should be especially careful to prevent bleeding, and it will not be particularly unsafe and there is no need to panic.

11. Some animals are considered unsuitable for surgery by their owners, such as young, over-aged, overweight, frail or in estrus. At present, medical research holds that there is no such thing as hormonal imbalance, bone development or skin diseases in early dog sterilization, so youth is not the reason why surgery cannot be performed. Older, sickly or obese animals need special attention in anesthesia, but it is not impossible to operate. Animals in estrus are prone to bleeding, but the ovarian ligaments are loose and the operation is relatively easy, so there is no saying that surgery is not allowed.

12. Some people think that male animals will lose their masculinity after sterilization, dogs will no longer watch the door, and cats will no longer catch mice-this is nonsense. These characteristics of animals are all born and applied by people. Male dogs have their regional characteristics, so they will guard the door; Cats take mice as prey, so they can catch mice. It has nothing to do with sterilization or not. Many working dogs in Europe and America are sterilized, which does not affect their functions.

Common diseases of unsterilized animals:

1. Uterine empyema: Most of them occur in old dogs over 7 years old, and the incidence of unsterilized old bitches is quite high. The disease often only has symptoms of frequent thirst and frequent urination when it first occurs. If it is not an open discharge, the owner will not pay too much attention. If it is delayed for a long time, the body tissue will be damaged by absorbing bacterial endotoxin, and in severe cases, it will cause renal failure, which cannot be treated. When the uterus is ruptured due to collision or excessive pus, it will cause peritonitis and die quickly. In addition, old dogs and sick dogs are at high risk of anesthesia, and the cost of surgery and postoperative care is much higher than that of normal sterilization. Therefore, it is best to sterilize animals that do not intend to breed them as soon as possible.

2. Endometritis: After estrus, the uterus is prone to infection due to hormonal relationship, and a little secretion can be seen clinically, which can be controlled by drugs. However, animals with this system can easily become cases of pyometra infection, and surgical resection is a permanent solution.

3. Breast tumor: a common disease in unsterilized elderly animals, and about 5% of them are malignant tumors in dogs. Once it happens, the chance of recurrence after resection is quite high. According to literature reports, the cause of this disease is related to hormones, and it is almost impossible for animals sterilized before one year old.

4. Ovarian cyst: Animals will have persistent estrus, and some animals will have vaginal hyperplasia. Surgery to remove the ovaries can solve the problem.

5. STD: Most of them are infected by mating. Sexual organ infection caused by mating, oral infection caused by licking diseased tissues, skin infection caused by wound contact, nasal infection caused by inhaling tissues, and even being brought into abdominal cavity by surgical pollution ... Animals have bloody and unpleasant smells.

6. Prostate enlargement: a common disease in elderly male dogs, which is manifested as abdominal pain, dysuria and even hematuria. The treatment is sterilization to block androgen and let the glands shrink naturally. Prevent the occurrence of this disease and put an end to the possibility of prostate tumor.

7. False pregnancy: Some bitches will have lactation and nesting after estrus, and it seems that they are pregnant and will give birth soon. This is a pathological reaction of abnormal hormones. If it happens frequently, only sterilization can eliminate it.

8. Testicular tumor: After the male animals whose cryptorchidism is not sterilized get old, the testicles that have not descended to the scrotum often become tumor tissues, and the cryptorchidism itself is hereditary, so it is recommended to sterilize such animals.

Sterilization methods and precautions:

Male animals: castration, which is called castration

Female animals: complete hysterectomy (OHE)

The appropriate time for sterilization: but as long as the immunity has been completely completed and the body is intact, surgery can be performed.

If you have decided, please contact a reliable animal hospital in advance;

Arrange a time when your work is not stressful and you have time to take care of your pet after operation;

before operation, it is necessary to fast and water for 6-8 hours to avoid foreign bodies choking into the respiratory tract when vomiting during or after operation;

Don't let it eat in a hurry after operation. Gastrointestinal peristalsis is slow after anesthesia, and symptoms of gastroenteritis may appear if it is eaten in a hurry.

After operation, it is necessary to limit excessive strenuous exercise, climbing stairs and overeating, and do not take a bath until the wound is completely healed (about 1-14 days).

In the process of wound healing, if you find blood oozing from the wound, it may be that the wound has burst open, so you should go to the hospital for a follow-up visit.