Animal castration, sterilization
Castration is a surgical procedure that removes an animal’s sex glands and prevents natural fertilization.
Castration in males involves removing the testicles while leaving the scrotum intact.
Castration (sterilization) in females involves removing the ovaries (ovariectomy) or the ovaries and uterus (ovariohysterectomy).
Specialists at the Begemotas veterinary clinic in Vilnius recommend castrating pets and other animals that are not intended for breeding or participating in shows. Castration protects cats, dogs, and other animals from malignant tumors of the mammary glands, purulent inflammation of the uterus, prostatic hyperplasia, prostate tumors, unplanned pregnancy, false (pseudo) pregnancy, and many other undesirable diseases that can be caused by sex hormones.
At the Begemotas veterinary clinic in Vilnius, veterinary specialists recommend castration surgery for cats between 6 months and 1 year of age, dogs over 1 year of age, and female dogs two months after their first heat.
