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Pet Planet Hospital Podcast Series

Episode 04: Benefits of Spaying your Female Pet Cat

Spaying a cat provides significant health and behavioral benefits, along with helping to control the pet population.

It involves the surgical removal of the cat's ovaries and uterus, which eliminates heat cycles and the biological drive to reproduce.

Health Benefits

Eliminates the risk of uterine and ovarian cancers. Since the reproductive organs are removed, the possibility of these diseases is completely gone.

Prevents pyometra, a serious, life-threatening uterine infection common in unspayed older female cats.

Drastically reduces the risk of mammary cancer, especially if performed before the cat's first heat cycle.

Reduces the risk of contracting infectious diseases like Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV), which are often spread through fighting or mating behaviors with infected cats.

Promotes a longer, healthier life by reducing the physical stress of pregnancy, birth, and raising litters.

Behavioral Benefits

Eliminates heat cycle behaviors such as excessive, loud yowling and persistent crying for a mate, which can be disruptive, especially at night.

Reduces roaming and escape attempts in search of a mate, which minimizes the risk of the cat getting lost, injured in traffic, or getting into fights with other animals.

Leads to a calmer, more consistent demeanor as the cat is no longer driven by fluctuating reproductive hormones.

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