When is the best time for cats to sterilize? If you don’t know, come and have a look!

Pet     8:26am, 21 August 2025

All cat owners who raise cats should have experienced the horror of cats in estrus~, urinating and defecating everywhere, catching the screen window furniture in order to go out, yelling when you are sleeping well in the middle of the night, your temper becomes unstable, you don’t like to eat, and you are also aggressive. It’s time to perform sterilization on cats. So when is the best time to sterilize cats? Don’t know the cat owner, come and have a look~

The cat’s sterilization surgery is like this: the male cat removes two testicles, which is similar to the ancient eunuchs. The female cat removes the ovaries, which is also called ovarian removal. Not only will sterilized cats not only not easily get sick, but their lifespan will also be much longer. The most important thing is that cats will never get estrus again~

So when is the best time to perform sterilization surgery on cats?

The sterilization operation of female cats is best performed at 6 months old and when they are just mature, while male cats are best performed at 6 months old and when they are immature. Veterinary surgery should be performed by a veterinarian. It is best to do it in winter in the season, as it is beneficial to recover the cat's wounds. If the cat is already in estrus, it is best to take it for sterilization half a month after the cat's estrus period ends.

Requirements before sterilization: Cats should be on an empty stomach for 12 hours before the operation and be contraindicated for 4 hours.

The wounds of cats are basically healed 6 to 7 days after sterilization. But it is best not to take a shower within half a month. If a male cat undergoes sterilization after estrus, it will take about 20 days before it stops causing trouble, while a female cat will stop estrus soon after sterilization.

Okay, the above are some little knowledge about cat sterilization. Do you guys understand? If you want to know more about cats, please continue to pay attention to this site.