Well, they are both over 1 kg already.
I have heard that neutering males young increases the likelihood of UTI developing, and I've heard that there's no correlation. This is one of those things where I find it hard to decide what's true or not. On the one hand, I think there's a certain bias toward saying that neutering causes no problems whatsoever, so that people will do it. I understand not wanting to give people an excuse not to neuter their pets right away. Neutering young does cause changes physiologically for a cat, so I find it feasible that it would cause a difference, but it might not. There have been studies done, of course, and most of the material I read point to one study or another, but that's tricky, too, because it's widely accepted within science that one study is NOT proof, and results must be replicated by various individuals.
I wonder, too, at what age there's a risk of the cat spraying. Also, I've read that males neutered young will have different facial features. Not sure I care either way about the face, but at what age is that affected?
At any rate, these aren't factors for spaying Kubla, so I will definitely spay her ASAP and then see about Besti later.
I have heard that neutering males young increases the likelihood of UTI developing, and I've heard that there's no correlation. This is one of those things where I find it hard to decide what's true or not. On the one hand, I think there's a certain bias toward saying that neutering causes no problems whatsoever, so that people will do it. I understand not wanting to give people an excuse not to neuter their pets right away. Neutering young does cause changes physiologically for a cat, so I find it feasible that it would cause a difference, but it might not. There have been studies done, of course, and most of the material I read point to one study or another, but that's tricky, too, because it's widely accepted within science that one study is NOT proof, and results must be replicated by various individuals.
I wonder, too, at what age there's a risk of the cat spraying. Also, I've read that males neutered young will have different facial features. Not sure I care either way about the face, but at what age is that affected?
At any rate, these aren't factors for spaying Kubla, so I will definitely spay her ASAP and then see about Besti later.