{"id":654,"date":"2026-03-09T14:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.winerau.at\/early-neutering\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:53:25","slug":"early-neutering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/early-neutering\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Neutering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"diet-container\">\n<div class=\"diet-section\">\n<h3>Early Neutering: Responsibility &amp; Education<\/h3>\n<p>Early neutering is often a controversial topic\u2014usually due to lack of proper information. As responsible breeders, we protect our animals from uncontrolled reproduction and the suffering that backyard breeding often brings. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tica-info-grid\" style=\"background: #fff5f5;border-left-color: #f56565\">\n<div class=\"tica-info-item\">\n                <strong>Myth<\/strong><br \/>\n &#8220;A female cat must go into heat first or have had kittens.&#8221;\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"tica-info-item\">\n                <strong>Truth<\/strong><br \/>\n Not scientifically proven! There is no medical benefit from a prior pregnancy.\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"tica-info-item\">\n                <strong>Myth<\/strong><br \/>\n &#8220;A male cat&#8217;s head stays small with early neutering.&#8221;\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"tica-info-item\">\n                <strong>Truth<\/strong><br \/>\n Head size is genetically determined, not hormonally influenced by the timing of neutering.\n            <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"diet-section\">\n<h3>Benefits of (Early) Neutering<\/h3>\n<p>An already neutered cat moves into its new home more relaxed. Here are the main benefits at a glance: <\/p>\n<div class=\"menu-grid\">\n<div class=\"menu-card\" style=\"border-top: 4px solid #48bb78\">\n<h4>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Health &amp; Prevention<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;font-size: 0.9em;color: #4a5568;margin: 0\">\n<li>Better surgical tolerance in young animals<\/li>\n<li>Lower risk of cysts &amp; mammary tumors<\/li>\n<li>Minimized infection risk (FeLV \/ FIV)<\/li>\n<li>Statistically longer life expectancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-card\" style=\"border-top: 4px solid #4299e1\">\n<h4>\ud83c\udfe0 Behavior &amp; Living Together<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;font-size: 0.9em;color: #4a5568;margin: 0\">\n<li>No foul-smelling urine marking<\/li>\n<li>No exhausting persistent heat cycles<\/li>\n<li>Stronger bond with humans<\/li>\n<li>Less aggression toward other cats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"diet-highlight\">\n            <strong>The stress-free start:<\/strong> The kitten moves in with you already neutered and microchipped. This saves you the later vet appointment and protects the carefully built trust relationship.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"diet-section row-error\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #c53030;margin-top: 0\">Protection Against Uncontrolled Reproduction<\/h4>\n<p>Unfortunately, breeders repeatedly experience that animals sold &#8220;in good faith&#8221; as pet-quality cats are then misused as breeding machines for backyard breeders. Early neutering is the only effective means to stop this cycle of sick animals without papers and vaccinations. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"diet-section\" style=\"background: #f8fafc\">\n<h4>\ud83d\udd17 Further Information<\/h4>\n<div class=\"menu-grid\" style=\"gap: 10px\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/studie-fruehkastration-amy-stadter\/\" class=\"diet-link\" style=\"flex: 1 1 200px\">\u2192 Study by Amy Stadter<\/a><br \/>\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cat-care.de\/fruehkastration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"diet-link\" style=\"flex: 1 1 200px\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2192 PDF: Cat Care Info Sheet<\/a><br \/>\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katzen-fieber.de\/kastration.php#12\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"diet-link\" style=\"flex: 1 1 200px\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2192 Katzenfieber Guide<\/a><br \/>\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/haustiger.info\/aussagen-rund-um-die-katzenkastration-mythos-oder-wahrheit\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"diet-link\" style=\"flex: 1 1 200px\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2192 Haustiger: Myth vs. Truth<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-654","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":658,"href":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/654\/revisions\/658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winerau.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}