I've been wondering this, but never really looked into the matter: Is spaying/neutering really an ethical thing to do? Doesn't it affect cats in some negative way, besides taking away their ability to reproduce?

I've been thinking about adopting cats, which would be sterile anyway, but it doesn't exactly seem like a nice thing to do if you can avoid it : \

[–] chocobo13z@pawb.social 0 points 1 year ago

I can't imagine removing a healthy part of the endocrine system has good results in the long term. If it's an option, perhaps an ovarian preserving spay, or a vasectomy, would be in order. Though not many vets in the US offer such procedures. If only we could be more like Germany...

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