Your castrated cat needs special care

When people start a kitten, many do not even assume that soon the charming pet will start to cause great inconvenience to the owners. At the age of six months, animals reach puberty and begin to show sexual activity. They have a need to mark territory, and this is your apartment. Wild, in your opinion, yelling cat will call a cat, may in search of a partner jump out of the window or from the balcony, etc. Some animals may show aggression towards their owners. The male cat is in a sexually active state all year round, and in the spring it gets even more aggravated. To tolerate such manifestations of cat's temperament makes sense only if you have a thoroughbred animal, and you plan to make it a producer of elite offspring. If the cat is just a pet for you, it is recommended to castrate it.

Castration of a cat

This procedure is quite simple, it is carried out under anesthesia, the animal is very quickly restored after it. The optimal age for castration is from 7 to 8 months. In America, veterinarians believe that it is better to do this at the age of 3 to 4 months, before the onset of the first manifestations of puberty. But this operation can be done also for adult males, there are no contraindications. The castrated cat becomes calmer, the hormones no longer drive him crazy. He is more affectionate and sociable, but most importantly - the unpleasant smell of urine disappears .

Eating castrated cats

Of course, after the operation, it will be necessary for your pet to revise the diet. A castrated cat is vulnerable to urolithiasis. Therefore, ready food is better to buy a higher class, from well-known manufacturers. It is very important that there is always fresh water in the bowl for the cat. They drink very little compared to other animals, minerals and salts do not have time to dissolve, and from this begin to form sand and even stones in the urinary tract. Therefore, the presence of fresh water in a bowl is very important. Soak dry food or feed other foods.

If you feed the cat natural food, exclude fish. It contains a lot of minerals, which can cause kidney problems. Try to give not only meat products, but O and vegetables, cottage cheese, cook porridge. Castrated cat, having lost interest in females, often begins to show an increased interest in food. Observe the diet, feed in small portions several times a day. If you buy ready-made food, ask the seller for a low-calorie species.

Another problem may arise some time after you have castrated the cat. it   Diseases of the teeth and gums. To avoid this, give your pet raw meat, sliced large enough. Becoming more phlegmatic after castration, animals sleep more, move less and have a tendency to obesity. Loving masters should take care that the castrated cat moves a lot. Buy him toys, in which he can play himself, and more sports with him.