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My cat will get fat and lazy if I get her fixed.
Wrong - By spaying/neutering your cat you are preventing a very serious cat over population.
Health risks include males coming down with testicular cancer, infections caused by fighting, getting hit by a car while looking for a female, catching FIV or FeLV (feline aids and feline leukemia).
Female cats run a greater risk of coming down with breast cancer and could develop infection of the uterus (pyometra), and of course she is not immune to neither FIV & FeLV nor car accidents.
Should your cat start to gain weight, please consult a veterinarian.
My female cat should have one litter before she is spayed
Wrong – Research has proven that it is better to have a cat spayed or neutered before 6 months of age to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.
Cats must be 6 months before they can be spayed/neutered
Wrong – These days cats can now be safely spayed/neutered as young as 8 weeks of age.