Kitten Spaying and Neutering

The Truth About Early Spaying and Neutering, by Dr. Richard Allen, DVM at Best Friends
Kanab, Utah, USA (Italian translation by Mario Mantineo).

Early Spaying and Neutering in Cats by Susan Little, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Feline Practice).

ENPA: National Association for Animal Protection

 

🔗 Veterinary and Animal Welfare Resources

• The Pet Savers Foundation: www.petsavers.org

• Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR): www.avar.org

• San Francisco SPCA: www.sfspca.org

• Alley Cat Allies: www.alleycat.org

• AAHA Healthy Pet: www.healthypet.com

• Protezione Micio (Italian Feline Welfare): http://www.protezionemicio.com/?page_id=1629

• DVM360 – Feline Medicine Specialists Study: New Advice on Sterilizing Kittens: Earlier Is Better [1, 2, 3]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

📚 Scientific Literature and Veterinary Studies

Short-term results and complications of prepubertal gonadectomy in cats and dogs.
JAVMA 211(1): 57-62, July 1, 1997.

Prepubertal gonadectomy in dogs and cats – Part II.
Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 21(3): 197-201, March 1999 (Review Article 18).

Prepubertal gonadectomy in dogs and cats – Part I.
Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 21(2): 103–111, February 1999 (Review Article 18).

Effect of prepubertal and postpubertal gonadectomy on penile extrusion and urethral diameter in the domestic cat.
Vet Radiol 37(5): 363-366, Sept./Oct. 1996 (Review Article 23).

Prepubertal gonadectomy in dogs: effects on skeletal growth and physical development.
Vet Surg 18(1): 61, Jan./Feb. 1997.

Gonadectomy in immature dogs: effects on skeletal, physical, and behavioral development.
JAVMA, April 1991, 198(7): 1193-203.

Effects of prepubertal gonadectomy on physical and behavioral development in cats.
JAVMA 1996; 209(11): 1864-71.

Consquences of early spaying and neutering in dogs and cats.
Semin Vet Med Surg (Small Animals), February 1995: 10(1).