Sentences with phrase «through mating behavior»

Sterilized cats are also less likely to transmit these diseases, which are largely spread through mating behavior and mating - related fighting.

Not exact matches

Because inhibiting the BSTrh through lesions had reduced infanticide, and because c - Fos expression analysis also showed that cMPOA is strongly activated during mating, the researchers hypothesized that the natural switch from infanticidal behavior to parenting should involve activating the cMPOA.

Once neutered, the cats protect the community against rats but no longer display nuisance behaviors such as fighting over mates, yowling in heat, rummaging through trash cans, spraying urine and producing multiple litters.

«The nuisance behavior often associated with feral cats is dramatically reduced through TNR, including aggressive behavior, the yowling and fighting that comes with mating activity and the odor of unneutered males spraying to mark their territory,» she said.

• No new kittens are born • It improves the cat's health • Changes of mammary and testicular tumors are virtually eliminated • Female cats or dogs don't go through the constant strain of pregnancy • Mating behaviors — like spraying, yowling, and fighting

TNR stabilizes outdoor cat populations at manageable levels, eliminates «annoying» mating behaviors like yowling and spraying, and provides for a healthier population of cats through vaccinations for rabies and distemper and through the provision of fresh food and water each day.

They want to see cat populations stabilized and appreciate when the mating behaviors of cats are brought into check through spaying and neutering.