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If a female cat has repeated heats without breeding, it can risk her health. The solution is to suppress her heat cycles. Learn the options available to the cat breeder to control the cycling of a queen.
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Ovaban and Ovarid are more commonly referred to as the feline birth control pill. Both contain a form of synthetic progesterone called megestrol acetate which can be used to manipulate a cat's heat cycle if used with care.
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Whether just setting up your cattery, or whether you have been breeding and showing for some time and need to adjust to increasing numbers, tweaking your cattery management style is a constant process. This article will help you evaluate your cattery management skills.
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One of the most serious health problems that can occur in a female breeding cat is if she develops a closed pyometra. Learn more about this life-threatening condition. The most important factor in closed pyometra is early detection and treatment.
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Just because your queen has pyometra, there is no reason she can't recover and produce many future litters of healthy babies, but only is you use the correct antibiotic AND hormone treatment.
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Because pyometra can be life-threatening to the cat, it is important to recognize the symptoms. This article includes photos of the most definitive sign of pyo — vaginal discharge.
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