CASTRATION

Myths and truths on the castration

The castration still is a sufficiently controversial subject for the proprietors of esteem animals. It is associated with the image of dogs and cats lethargic fat people and, “cruel surgery”, “mutilation of the animal”, etc. She is necessary to unmask what it has of false and true on the castration and to understand well when it is recommended.

“The castration leaves the animal False fat person”.
The castration can cause increase of the appetite, but if the food ingestion will be controlled and the owner not to yield to the wills of the animal, the weight could be kept. It is observed that animal castrated when young, before completing 1 year of life, they present little signals of appetite increase and minor trend if to become obesos. The obesidade after castration is caused, most of the time, for the owner and not for the surgery.

“The castration leaves False the silly animal”.
The animal will be lethargic after the castration if to only acquire much weight. Fat person, it will get tired itself easily and he will not have the same disposal. The lethargy is consequence of the obesidade and not of the castration in itself. The animals in the adult phase go, gradual, diminishing the activity. Many erroneamente associate this fact to the castration.

“The castration mutilates the animal, is a cruel surgery”
False. The surgery of castration is simple and fast and postoperative the sufficiently calm one, mainly in young animals. General anesthesia is used and the animal already will be active 24 hours after the surgery. It does not have no maleficent consequence for the animal that will continue to have normal life.

“The castration prevents cancer in the True female”.
The females castrated before 1 year of age, have possibility sufficiently reduced to develop cancer of breast in the adult phase, if compared with the females not castrated. The possibility of breast cancer is practically zero when the castration occurs before the first rutting. The withdrawal of the uterus after annuls to the possibility of sufficiently common uterine problems in dogs the 6 years of age, whose treatment is surgical, with the removal of the agency.

“The castrated male does not have interest for the False female”.
Many castrated males continue to have interest for females, even so it lesser are compared with an animal not castrated. If the male is castrated and has a female in the rutting in the house, it can arrive to cross normally with it, without he has fecundação.

“Castrating the males they leave to make pee for the True house”.
A characteristic of the males is to demarcate the territory with piss. If the male, dog or cat, will be castrated before one year of age, it will not demarcate territory in the adult phase. The castration is also indicated for adult animals that demarcate territory urinando for the house. In this last case, it can happen of animals to continue to demarcate territory exactly after the castration, therefore already they had acquired the habit of urinar in all the places.

“The female Must itself be castrated after it to have given creates”
False. In contrast of what some think, the dog is not “frustrate” or “sad” for not having had younglings. This is a characteristic human being who does not apply the animals. If to consider the prevention of cancer in mammary glands, it will be 100% efficient one, according to studies, if made before the first rutting. The ideal is to castrate how much before.
So that to castrate the males?
1. To prevent escapes.
2. To prevent the constaint of dogs “grasping” in legs or arms of visits.
3. To prevent landmark of the territory (pee is of the place).
4. To prevent aggressiveness motivated for constant sexual excitement.
5. To prevent tumors testiculares.
6. Population control, preventing the increase of the number of street animals.
7. To prevent the perpetuation of genetically transmissible illnesses as epilepsy, displasia lame person-femural, youthful cataract, etc. (in animals that they had had the diagnosis of and other transmissible illnesses to the descendants).
If to lead in account how many times a male animal will have chance of acasalar during all its reproductive life, would be more convenient to diminish its sexual attraction for the females through the castration. “The entire” animal gets excited itself constantly to each odor of female in the rutting, without the acasalamento occurs, being irritated and sufficiently agitated, motivating the escape of many. The necessary owner to win the preconception, something that is inherent to the human beings only, and to think about the castration as a benefit for its animal. So that to castrate the females?
1. To prevent acasalamentos undesirable, mainly when a couple of esteem animals has itself.
2. To prevent cancer in mammary glands in the adult phase.
3. To prevent piometra (serious uterine infection) in adult females.
4. To prevent frequent episodes of “psychological pregnancy” and its consequences as infection of tetas.
5. To prevent ruttings.
6. Population control, preventing the increase of the number of street animals.
7. To prevent the perpetuation of genetically transmissible illnesses as epilepsy, displasia lame person-femural, youthful cataract, etc. (in animals that they had had the diagnosis of and other transmissible illnesses to the descendants).
The concept is missed of that the castration alone must be made in street dogs. If the proprietor does not have intention of acasalar its female, either it of race or not, is unnecessary to face ruttings to each 6 months, risks of undesirable pregnancy e, mainly, of illnesses as cancer of breast and piometra. The castration more guarantees a sufficiently healthful adult life for the females and good tranquila for the owners