Why You Need to Spay Your Cat?

Increased Life Expectancy: Research shows that cats who have been spayed have a higher life expectancy than cats who have not been spayed. A study conducted by Banfield Pet Hospitals looked at a database of 2.2 million dogs and 460,000 cats. It found that female dogs who had undergone spaying lived 23% longer than male dogs who had undergone neutering. The study found that neutered male cats lived 62% longer and spayed female cats lived 39% longer. You want your pets to live longer, right? So spay it.

Better Behavior: If you have already had a female cat who has gone through one or multiple heat cycles, then you know how the cats struggle at such times. They roam, bark excessively, roll onto the floor, yowl, and show some very unpleasant behaviours. These behaviours are tough to handle, and you and your family members face a lot of problems due to them. Spaying your cat will make your cat behave better. They will be less likely to bark, roam, yowl, roll, and show aggressive behaviours.

Better Health: As I mentioned, the disease named "Pyometra" is just one of the diseases the cats can have without spaying. Without spaying, female cats can have life threatening diseases like uterine infections, uterine cancers, and many more. Spaying your cat will reduce the chances of such diseases and make your cat a healthy one.

Cost-effective: When my cat had pyometra, the overall cost I paid for it was four times higher than the actual cost of spaying your cat. Similarly, any kind of disease will also cost much more than spaying. Also, if the cat becomes pregnant and conceives a kitten, the cost of raising the baby will also be much higher.

Removes the risk of pregnancy Spaying removes the risk of pregnancy and unwanted pregnancies. If your cat goes outside, it is quite possible the cat will get pregnant if they are in their heat. Unwanted pregnancies bring lots of problems for you and your cats. Spaying is a very good solution for unwanted pregnancies.

Eliminating Heat cycles: As mentioned above, when the cats get into heat, they show some very aggressive behaviours, such as moans, yowls, and rolling to the floor. Spaying will eliminate the heat cycles for the cats.


Overall, spaying is very beneficial for your cat and improves its health and energy.

Note*: Spaying is a very sensitive issue and requires an expert's opinion. Therefore, before spaying your cat, you need to consult with your vet to find out the complications of spaying and if the cat is suitable for spaying.