Very often the owners of dogs and cats have a question about what to do with the instinct of procreation in pets? Should they go on about or fundamentally solve the problem once and for all?
Abstinence
At first glance, the most elementary way to avoid offspring in your animal is not to let him freely contact cats or dogs of the opposite sex. Cats that are not let out of the apartment and dogs walking on a short leash under the watchful eye of the owner can not "sin". However, this method has its own negative side. Most brightly it is manifested in cats, which leave everywhere (including on the master's furniture or carpets) fragrant tags, and night oars can prevent sleeping even to neighbors. Also, cats often increase aggression because they can not cover the female.
Cats also have their own problems. With prolonged sexual abstinence, the estrus in animals becomes longer, and the breaks between them become shorter. Yes, and the behavior of the cat during the leaks leaves much to be desired - constant shouts can pull even the most patient host.
In dogs, sexual instincts are less pronounced than in felids. Thus, the periodicity of the estrus in the bitches is approximately twice a year, lasting 5-6 days. At this time, the owners should be careful and try not to let the "girls" males. The owners of the latter are more difficult: many males, feeling the estrus in the bitch, become aggressive, or vice versa, fall into melancholy, become sad and passive, and some can even run away from home in search of their beloved.
Abstinence from sexual contacts not only causes inconvenience to breeders, but also negatively affects the health of the animals themselves. Thus, estrus that does not result in fertilization can lead to polycystic ovaries or suppuration of the uterus. In the absence of timely assistance, this may result in the death of the pet.
Free life
Some owners give their four-legged pets complete freedom and often let them go out and "meet" with their fellow tribesmen. The result of such a free life is "puppies or kittens brought in the hem". Now we will not discuss those who get rid of unnecessary offspring following the example of the hero of the story "Mu-Mu." Consider the option, when the owners raise babies and then attach them.
As a rule, babies from the first litter can be given (or even sold) to their friends, relatives and acquaintances. However, then, having provided all of their environment with four-legged friends, new cubs become useless to nobody. Then the owners are forced to place ads on the Internet or newspaper columns under the heading "I'll give them in good hands" or "kittens are sold." But even here there are not so many people as expected. Then the breeders are forced to turn to "kind" people who are ready to help to attach puppies or kittens. However, this should not be greatly reassured: the resale of animals is a rather brutal business. Pets here are an ordinary commodity and the attitude towards them is appropriate: if a "marriage" occurs or the animal is ill, then it is shamelessly deceived or thrown out into the street.
With males, it would seem, there should be less trouble - they do not bring kittens or puppies. However, in order to cover the female, they, sometimes, fight for life and death. So torn mustaches and ears - the smallest trouble for the owners of walking cats.
Breeding pets - easy money?
Many people think that breeding pedigree animals is easy and profitable: we must conduct knits, and then sell offspring, and for each kitten receive several hundred dollars each! Counting other people's money is simple ... In fact, it's not like that at all. To get admission "in breeding", you must have high marks of judges at exhibitions (participation - $ 10-40 plus the costs of training and accessories). Before knitting you need to undergo a veto. Then, finding a worthy partner for the pet, pay his master for mating or then give him one or two cubs. A pregnant animal requires more careful care and increased nutrition. Often there are complications ... And before you transfer the young to the new owners, they must be weaned from mother's milk and taught to the rules of behavior in society. A good breeder also takes care of vaccination of babies. The process of selling also requires costs, money and time - advertisements, participation in exhibitions. Beginning breeders rarely manage to get at least some profit from selling offspring. At best, the proceeds will cover maintenance costs. In the worst - kids have to hand out in good hands. Professional breeding of pedigree animals is hard work. And the profits received can not be called stingy money - it's just more or less worthy pay.
Sex barriers
Another common option for solving the sexual issue is to give your pet hormonal preparations such as "Stop-sex." The hosts give their four-legged pets such pills, often without bothering to consult with a veterinarian or even just look at the instructions. Most animals that regularly receive such hormonal drugs will soon be on the operating table. The list of side effects of these drugs includes such terrible diseases for animals as tumors and inflammation of the reproductive system. Hormonal drugs can be given to pets only in exceptional situations and in no case systemically! For example, if you need to delay the bitch estrus before the exhibition, viscous or moving.
Cardinal method Surgical sterilization is the most reliable and proven way to solve the sexual issue in cats and dogs. Through this operation, the pet releases sexual lust, its behavior becomes more calm. The positive effect of sterilization and on the health of the animal - markedly reduced risk of inflammatory diseases of the reproductive system and mammary glands.
How is the operation in the quadrupeds
Methods of sterilization are different. They all have their pros and cons, and the vet decides which way to choose.
In females, the ovaries are most often removed, but sometimes only the uterus is removed, then the animal will continue estrus, but it can not bring offspring.
Castration of males can be carried out in two ways: open and closed. And in that, and in another case the scrotum is cut and the testes are removed. There is also a method where the testicles are not cut off, but only the spermatic cord is bandaged. After such an operation, the animal can not have offspring, but the sex drive will not disappear from it. Choosing the time of sterilization, it is better to look not at the age of the animal, but on its behavior. If the dog or cat behaves restlessly, mark the territory, show aggression - now is the time to conduct the operation. Do not wait for the "due" period: if the pet began to show negative features, then they can remain and be inherent in him after the operation.
Early castration (3-4 months) by Russian veterinarians is not welcomed - it is believed that it leads to a delay in physical development. But Western scientists argue that complications in this case are not found more often than with operations at one-year-old age.