Among the owners of cats and dogs, the opinion is that before casting or sterilize the animal, it is necessary to provide it with one viscous. We decided to check if this belief is confirmed by scientific facts.
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To begin with, we’ll deal with the terms. Many believe that the difference between sterilization and castration is that the first operation is carried out by females, and the second to males. However, this is not so. Castration is the removal of reproduction organs, that is, the male and the uterus and/or ovaries in the female. Sterilization is an operation aimed at terminating the function of reproduction without removing the relevant organs, that is, the dressing of the fallopian tubes in females and seed cables in males. It turns out that sterilization eliminates the ability of animals to reproduce, but does not affect the production of hormones and, accordingly, does not affect sexual behavior. Veterinarians can carry out this or that operation, but more often animals of both sexes are castrated, that is, they completely remove certain organs. Further, in the text of the word “castration” and “sterilization” will indicate precisely the type of operation, and not to label the gender of the one to whom it is carried out.
Both castration and sterilization solve a number of problems, for example, the problem of undesirable offspring and, as a result, an increase in the number of stray animals. Cats can Give birth up to three times a year, bringing every Once from one to 12 kittens. When the kittens are five months old, they can also acquire offspring. “For eight years, 2,072,514 animals can be born from one non -sterilized cat and its offspring,” - Counted The coordinator of the animal sterilization program in the Ray charity fund Natalya Tsvetkova. The situation is similar to the dogs. According to the Mars Petcare study, in 2021 there was in Russia more 700,000 homeless dogs.
The second problem that Decides It is castration that is the correction of the unwanted behavior of the animal. For example, if the dog has once implemented his sexual instinct, but remained non -nasty, he capable To smell the dog in a graft within a radius of almost 5 km - this sharply increases the risk that the pet will run away from the owner, and then gets into an accident or get lost. Deprived of sexual instincts, cats and dogs also become less aggressive, do not mark the territory and do not attract individuals of the opposite sex with loud cries.
Castration also Provides The beneficial effect on the animal's body. Dogs after surgery are less susceptible to pathologies that occur due to hormonal imbalance: cancer of the mammary glands, piometer (purulent inflammation of the uterus), ovarian cancer and uterus. In males, the risk of seed cancer is reduced, also animals of both sexes are less likely to get sex sarcoma. Operation also protects cats and cats from diseases of both oncological and viral (for example, immunodeficiency and leukemia) transmitted through saliva and blood during the fight. On average castrated animals Live Longer: cats - by 39%, cats - by 62%, dogs - by 23%, and dogs - by 18%.
It turns out that castration or sterilization of pets who do not participate in tribal breeding really prolongs the life of the animal and protects it from many diseases. It remains to understand when it should be produced. Distributed fearthat too early sterilization (in four to five months) can cause a development delay, and also prevent the animal from “gaining” the exterior, that is, leave it outwardly an eternal teenager. However, scientific data do not confirm this - in 2016, a veterinary target group for sterilization of cats, which includes experts in the field of breeding, studying the behavior and prevention of the homelessness of animals, Spent An analysis of existing studies has not found any evidence of increased risk of complications or long -term adverse health consequences after sterilization of cats in childhood and adolescence. According to the results of the study, the group issued a statement that it recommends sterilizing the animal until he reaches five months of age. Based on this report in the United States, public campaign According to the enlightenment of veterinarians and the public about the benefits of early sterilization called Fix by Five, which can be translated as “sterilization by five months”. Moreover, how showed Observation of 775 cats and 1213 dogs, animals that have undergone the removal of sex glands under the age of 12 weeks, have the least risk of complications (only 6.5%), and age older than 24 weeks increases it to 10.8%. Also an operation performed to the first estrus of a cat, reduces the risk of developing breast tumor by 91%; If the operation is carried out after the first estrus, but in the first year of life, then the risk will decrease only by 86%.
It is also common that early castration in cats leads to the fact that the urethra does not develop to the desired size, and this subsequently leads to urolithiasis. However, how Show Observations of scientists from the University of Minnesota, this is not so - the diameter of the urethra did not differ in cats, castrated at the age of seven weeks, and cats that such an operation were not carried out at all.
It turns out that all cats and cats, if the owner decided to operate them, it is better to castrate at the age of five months, or earlier, starting with only two months of age.
However, for dogs, a universal recommendation cannot be derived, since small and large rocks have A different age of puberty: for example, in the Yorkshire Terrier or Chihuahua, it begins at the age of only six months, and in Mastiff or Senbernar - only at 12-18 months. Given this difference, the American Anti-Fine Hospital Association recommends such a window: for small species-five to six months, and for large-from nine to 15, although in any case the operation is best performed before puberty.
All the scientific data currently available indicate in favor of the fact that it is better to operate the animal before puberty begins. And certainly before the pet will give the first offspring.
Probably, the conviction of the need for childbirth before castration is due to the fact that pregnancy is really useful for the human body. Risk of breast tumor Reduced By 5–20%, depending on the age of the woman, the risk of malignant ovarian formations and the body of the uterus also decreases. Moreover, it is most useful for a person to have several children - for example, the presence of three children is the most reduces The risk of mother's death from all causes. However, for the body of animal pregnancy and childbirth - where more stress and additional risks. Veterinarians Turn attention to the fact that the first birth in animals is often Connected With difficulties, they may need a cesarean section. Due to bearing offspring, hormonal balance is violated and rises The risk of developing pathologies, including diseases of the mammary glands, and even once giving birth to dogs, the risk of hormonal failure, which can lead to false puppy.
The second possible reason why this myth is so common is that the owners tend to endow the pet with features characteristic of people, but not animals. In particular, some believe that, thanks to the appearance of offspring, the animal learns the happiness of motherhood or paternity, and also receive unforgettable pleasant memories of the sexual intercourse. However, this is wrong. Dogs and cats Can't Feel the same emotions as people, their actions are the result of exclusively instincts. Moreover, neither cats nor dogs enjoy copulation. At the end of the penis of the cat Located small spikes needed to annoy Cat vagina and stimulate the output output. These spikes give the female very unpleasant sensations, so during mating, she screams and tries to break out, and the cat holds her teeth by the scruff of the scruff. When the cat is finally released, it is abruptly separated from the cat, thereby causing pain to him. Dogs have a similar story: the member is swollen as much as possible inside the vagina of the female, which hurts her, and the male is forced to hold it quite firmly. When the female breaks out, it hurts the male. Sexual intercourse in cats or dogs does not bring them pleasure, but causes pain.
Thus, veterinarians agree that it is better to castrate or sterilize all animals outside of tribal dilution before puberty, that is, cats and cats under the age of five months, and dogs, depending on the breed, between five and 15 months. There is no scientific data that the animal will be healthier or happier if it leaves one offspring before. On the contrary, experts assure that even some births are a stressful and traumatic event for both a cat and a dog. You should also not transfer human feelings to animals - they do not know the happiness of motherhood or paternity from the appearance of offspring and will not get pleasant impressions for life from sexual intercourse.
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