Female cats cannot be neutered when they are in heat. Neutering a female cat requires opening the abdominal cavity to remove the uterus and ovaries. If the female cat is in estrus at this time, it may cause massive bleeding due to dilation of blood vessels, increasing the risk of surgery for the female cat. Moreover, female cats in estrus are more fragile and their physical recovery will be slower. It is best to perform sterilization surgery on female cats after the estrus period. It is more appropriate to neuter the female cat one week after she ends her heat. Female cats can be neutered as early as six months old, and the best period is between eight and fourteen months. In physiological principles, cat sterilization surgery should be performed based on the cat's personality and development. It is best to wait until the cat is physiologically mature and goes into heat for the first time. The surgical effect and consequences will be the best and most ideal.

Precautions for cat sterilization:

1. Three injections of vaccines are required before surgery, and the injection time is more than 3 weeks. It is best to check the antibodies again, because three shots do not mean that the antibody titer can reach protection.

2. Prepare the pet Elizabethan collar in advance. If you are worried that the cat will have an overreaction when wearing the collar for the first time, you can try it on before the operation. If you are stressed, you can adapt in advance. The female cat can prepare surgical clothes.

3. Before the cat is sterilized, take the cat to the pet hospital for a detailed physical examination to ensure that the cat’s body is suitable for sterilization surgery to avoid increasing the risks of the surgery.

4. The pet owner needs to keep the cat from fasting 10 hours before the cat sterilization surgery. The cat needs to be deprived of water 4 hours before the surgery to prevent the cat’s stomach contents from flowing back into the trachea during the surgery. , causing a life threat to cats.