Post by Admin on Jan 25, 2018 9:59:39 GMT
Health Effect 1) The early neutering of male cats (or toms) keeps them from developing the trademark bigger muzzle, jowls, and cheeks that they would otherwise develop.
Health Effect 2) Castration causes the inability of a tomcat to extrude his penis completely. All intact tomcats and 60% of tomcats neutered at 7 months cat extrude their penis, but no male cat that was neutered as a 7 week old kitten was able to do so.
Health Effect 3) If neutered early, a male cats penis spines won't develop properly.
Health Effect 4) If neutered early, a cat's anal glands (two glands near he base of the tail) won't develop properly and they never start spraying. If neutered after the anal glands have developed, they may or may not continue to spray if they have started. Spraying involves shooting out a couple of tiny drops of clear fluid from the anal glands as well as shooting out urine.
Health Effect 5) Gonadectomies affect physeal cartilage maturation and on the closure of the distal radial physis. In cats, it normally closes at 14-20 months, after puberty for cats. Neutering causes delayed physeal closure, which is most obvious in male cats.
Health Effect 6) Gonadectomies also have an effect on external genitalia maturation. For example, the external genitals of castrated male and spayed female cats is infantile compared to that of their intact counterparts.
Health Effect 7) Even if castrating doesn't cause obesity, it still makes male cats less muscular if castrated early.
Health Effect 8) Two symptoms of gonadectomies are a loss of confidence and an increased risk of depression. The depression may only last for a few days or they may last for the rest of their life.
Health Effect 9) Female kittens spayed at 7 weeks have a smaller urethral diameter than intact female kittens
Health Effect 10) Gonadectomies cause the bones to overgrow in length and to not thicken enough, making their bones longer, thinner, and finer and making the cats appear taller.
Health Effect 2) Castration causes the inability of a tomcat to extrude his penis completely. All intact tomcats and 60% of tomcats neutered at 7 months cat extrude their penis, but no male cat that was neutered as a 7 week old kitten was able to do so.
Health Effect 3) If neutered early, a male cats penis spines won't develop properly.
Health Effect 4) If neutered early, a cat's anal glands (two glands near he base of the tail) won't develop properly and they never start spraying. If neutered after the anal glands have developed, they may or may not continue to spray if they have started. Spraying involves shooting out a couple of tiny drops of clear fluid from the anal glands as well as shooting out urine.
Health Effect 5) Gonadectomies affect physeal cartilage maturation and on the closure of the distal radial physis. In cats, it normally closes at 14-20 months, after puberty for cats. Neutering causes delayed physeal closure, which is most obvious in male cats.
Health Effect 6) Gonadectomies also have an effect on external genitalia maturation. For example, the external genitals of castrated male and spayed female cats is infantile compared to that of their intact counterparts.
Health Effect 7) Even if castrating doesn't cause obesity, it still makes male cats less muscular if castrated early.
Health Effect 8) Two symptoms of gonadectomies are a loss of confidence and an increased risk of depression. The depression may only last for a few days or they may last for the rest of their life.
Health Effect 9) Female kittens spayed at 7 weeks have a smaller urethral diameter than intact female kittens
Health Effect 10) Gonadectomies cause the bones to overgrow in length and to not thicken enough, making their bones longer, thinner, and finer and making the cats appear taller.