2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
The question of whether to deprive cats and cats of the opportunity to have offspring is rather acute and controversial. But the period of sexual activity often causes great concern for animals and at the same time discomfort for the owners. What is the best way to proceed?
Kittens grow very quickly and already at 8-10 months become quite adults, having reached puberty. Naturally, the periods of sexual hunting, if the animal is not neutered and not neutered, give the owner a lot of anxiety, these are: night and day cries of the animal; possible aggressive behavior; tags in an apartment or house; the desire to escape from home and go in search of adventure; much more.
Many companies - manufacturers of veterinary drugs - offer various medicines to solve this problem for those owners who are strongly opposed to spaying and neutering their pet.
Types of drugs
So, these drugs can be roughly divided into two large groups:
1. Means for correcting sexual activity. They are most often made from herbs, and the dosage is usually prescribed based on the weight of the cat. For example, one of the most famous drugs is "Cat Bayun". It is usually used to relieve stress in an animal and when hunting.
2. Drugs for the suppression of sexual activity - these drugs are usually produced on a chemical or hormonal basis. They come in the form of tablets or solutions. The most popular of them are "Sex Barrier", "Contrasex", "Pilcan", "X5", "Ex", "Nonestron" and others. Manufacturers often assure us that these products are absolutely harmless and harmless. But one can doubt this, just by looking at the composition of the drugs. For example, the drug "Pillcan" contains the hormone megestrol (a highly active synthetic progesteroid-like drug), which is banned in Europe, and it is considered dangerous to treat animals with it.
Prices for drugs with hormones are different. But they are often very overpriced, therefore, the owners choose drugs of lower quality and prices, respectively.
Let's compare the cost:
Tablets: from 30-50 rubles (domestic production) to 200 rubles (foreign manufacturer).
Injections: 100 rubles - 1 ml. (the dosage depends on the weight of the animal), as well as the cost of the injection (from 20 to 50 rubles).
Sterilization of a cat: from 1,000 rubles - 3,000 rubles (depending on the clinic and the doctor).
Castration of a cat: from 500 rubles to 1,000 rubles (depending on the clinic and the doctor).
Thus, if you count, the most economical option is sterilization and castration of the pet, moreover, the owners will be relieved of the need to dry-clean and wash them, run after the cat and cat, wiping marks in all corners.
Side effects
Even if at the first use the drug has its short-term effect, in the future it can often "malfunction", and the owners often begin to exceed the dose and change the prescribed dosage regimen.
All these violations lead to a weakening of the animal's health and a high risk of complications, without giving any effect on the correction of the pet's behavior. Moreover, many owners rarely consult with a veterinarian about the permissibility of using one or another drug with their pet, trying to save money, they immediately run to the veterinary pharmacy and buy the first medicine that the seller advises them. Before using the drugs, almost none of the owners conduct a health examination of their pet, which is naturally wrong and causes irreparable damage to the animals.
Now the world is trying to completely abandon such pills in favor of injections. Usually, two injections a year are enough: the first is effective for three months, and the second for five. However, these injections should only be given before the animal is in heat, but if heat has begun or the cat is pregnant, then injections are prohibited. The same principle applies to pills: if the cat is already in heat, then the use of pills is useless and even unsafe for the health of the animal.
Diseases after hormone therapy
According to the results of statistical studies, if you often give hormonal tablets to an animal and then, in the case of its sterilization and castration, you can find: oncological diseases, erosion, pyometra, tumor formations, dysfunctions of the endocrine system, various cysts, endometrial hyperplasia, endometritis and complete destruction of the hormonal background of the pet …
Often, with prolonged use of hormonal drugs in cats, there is a visible increase in mammary glands, cystadenomas and ovarian adenocarcinomas, diabetes mellitus, pathological changes in the genitourinary system, suppression of adrenal function and many other diseases. This occurs as a result of the action on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland of progestogens contained in hormonal preparations. They can also cause false pregnancies, abnormal increases in appetite, and weight gain.
Of course, the choice of a method for suppressing or correcting a pet's sexual desire always remains with its owner. But before choosing this or that method, it is important to weigh everything well and think not only about your personal comfort, but also about the future health of your pet. Make the right choice.
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