About Cat Neutering Procedures

Thousands of cats wander about on streets or live in the woods because of homelessness. Some cat lovers resist cat neutering procedures used to stem cat overpopulation. Stray cats may not only impregnate your cat that is spending time outdoors, but there is also the danger of the homeless cat transferring diseases to your cat; thus, neutering procedures are helpful in controlling cat overpopulation.

Preparation for Cat Neutering Procedure

Cats should fast for twelve hours before the neutering procedure commences. You should not give a cat any food, water or special snacks within the fasting time frame, because it could become nauseous and throw up ingested food. Empty the cat's food bowl overnight as a precaution, and let the cat sleep through the fasting period.

Neutering Procedure

Anesthesia will be given to the cat before the procedure, and the veterinary surgeon will then disinfect the cat's scrotum and make a small incision on the organ, from which the testicles will be drawn out. The veterinarian surgeon closes the tubes with stitching and clips off the testicles.

The incision on the scrotum is left unstitched to facilitate drainage during healing, which takes place in ten to twelve days, but the scrotum area should be kept dry during the healing period.

Side Effects from Neutering Cats Early

In the past, cats were not neutered before they matured to six months of age. Nowadays, veterinarian doctors prefer to neuter cats as young as eight weeks old because cat tissues are not as delicate at that tender age. The downside of neutering the cat at eight weeks of age means that the male cat will never develop a mature look but will have a kitten's facial features for the rest of its life and will never experience the spraying urge.