Altered cats live 3 to 4 years longer than unaltered cats.
Not exact matches
«With TVHR, a male
cat's
life span, sexual drive and social status aren't
altered with a vasectomy, so he'll fend off competing males who try to intrude into his area even though he can't actually produce offspring,» said J. Michael Reed, one of the authors and professor of biology in the Tufts» School of Arts and Sciences.
Like the mood
altering medications, tranquilizers can have a place in your
cat's treatment plan when they are used for limited periods to open a window for other medications and
life style medications to work.
Until feral
cat caretakers can
live without fear... until we quit killing animals just because they're not
altered... until we quit ripping dogs out of their homes for having a blocky heads... until we end the killing IN OUR ENTIRE METRO we have not reached our goal.
Some may think that it is wrong to give your
cat a behavior
altering substance but catnip is safe, non-addictive and produces only short
lived behavioral responses in the 50 % of
cats that are genetically predisposed to respond to it.
If adult feral
cats are trapped,
altered and returned to the places they consider home, they can
live out their
lives in peaceful co-existence with each other and the neighbourhood if someone is prepared to put food out for them regularly.
We also manage the Barn / Outdoor
Cat Program and the Community
Cat Program where otherwise unadoptable but healthy
cats are returned to where they came after being
altered, vaccinated and ear - tipped - these programs saves the
lives of hundreds of
cats every year.
Under all plausible scenarios, ranging from 20 % to 80 % of the
altered cats being feral, the costs to the shelters would have likely exceeded $ 2 million over the 12 - year
life of the program, and at the higher proportion of feral
cats the costs would have likely exceeded $ 6 million.
Some change has occurred in the virus in your
cat that
altered the type of cells it prefers to
live in.
James is a
cat that has overcome extreme
life altering odds.
This explains why
cats neutered and spayed as kittens are frequently larger (longer and taller) than unaltered
cats or
cats altered later in
life.
There are many alternatives to declawing that will save your
cat from unnecessary,
life -
altering, painful surgery.
But portraying them as miserable creatures in constant suffering leads to the conclusion that feral
cats should be euthanized rather than being
altered and allowed to
live out their
lives (which are frequently long and healthy).
More important, an
altered cat helps prevent feline
lives lost to overpopulation.
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If there are community or feral
cats living in your neighborhood, FCAS has a TNR (trap - neuter - release) program to help get them
altered and vaccinated.
According to scientific research, free roaming
cats live healthier
lives after being
altered.
With FIV,
altered cats can
live normal
lives for many years and, absent extremely aggressive behavior, won't transmit the virus to other felines.
Always get a second opinion when you are dealing with
life threatening /
altering conditions for your dog or
cat.
I inherited over 27 unaltered
cats and kittens when my husbands ex wife moved out.She did not believe God wanted us to
alter any
living creature.So needless to say I had a mess on my hands.But with help from some very wonderful people we managed to get all fixed, vetted and re-homed, as I had a lot of close friends who had small farms, and they took a bunch each!
Over time, I came gradually to see that the
life of a feral
cat can be very difficult, and that if an organized, diligent effort were made to
alter cats, we could stop the breeding.
If you need help
altering a small number of feral
cats in a safe location, and are willing to commit to caring for them throughout their
lives, we will assist you.
Ask your veterinarian to help you differentiate between normal
cat alertness and
life -
altering anxiety.