Spaying cats

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PDSA Weekly Q&As - 20 Feb 2024

Dear PDSA Vet, should I let my cat have a litter before spaying? Kat

Hi Kat, it's a myth that pets should have a litter before neutering, there are no proven benefits to this. Neutering has many health benefits, which include stopping the chance of developing cancer of the ovaries or womb, as well as pyometra – a potentially deadly womb infection. Neutering can also calm the urge to...