Keeping Your Indoor Cat Happy & Healthy by Arden Moore

Author:Arden Moore
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2000-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Preventive Health Care

You want a startling statistic? Consider this: A pair of mating cats plus their offspring can produce 127,000 cats in only 6 years! Talk about your family tree! Now that would make quite a family reunion!

Because your cat is kept indoors, you may think it’s not necessary to have him neutered or her spayed. But in fact, when compared to the unneutered and unspayed feline population:

On average, spayed and neutered cats live longer, healthier lives.

Females spayed before their first heat (estrus) cycle are at dramatically less risk for developing urine infections and ovarian and breast cancer.

Neutered males develop substantially fewer prostrate problems (including cysts, abscesses, and cancer) and have zero chance of incurring testicular cancer.

Altered cats behave better because they are not driven by hormonal urges to escape outside to find a mate.

Neutered males are less prone to get into catfights.

Every day, about 22,000 homeless cats and dogs are euthanized at animal shelters in the United States. It’s vital that you have your cats spayed or neutered. Check with SPAY/USA at (800) 248-SPAY (7729) or Friends of Animals (800) 321-PETS (7387) for low-cost spaying and neutering services in your area. Schedule an appointment during a time that you can spend a couple of days with your cat following surgery to provide comfort and reassurance.

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