5 Benefits of Cat Sterilization that Cat Lovers Need to Know About
Bola.com, Jakarta – Taking care of an animal like a cat is not easy. You have to be patient, persevering and know the necessary treatments to help them stay healthy and happy.
Don’t think it’s just enough to give him food and a place to live, you also have to regularly wash and clean dirt. In addition, there is one treatment that is also needed when the time comes, namely cat sterilization.
Sterilization is the removal of the testicles in male cats and the removal of the ovaries and uterus in female cats.
Some of you may still be confused about the law of cat sterilization in Islam. But don’t worry, especially for animals such as cats, the scholars gave information, including Al Imam Al-Allamah Burhanuddin Abi Al Ma’ali Mahmud bin Ahmad bin Abdul Aziz rahimahullah.
“In the case of castration of a cat, it doesn’t matter if there is any benefit or with the aim of avoiding harm to it” (Al-Muhith Al-Burhani: 5/376).
For Cat Lovers, here are some of the benefits of cat sterilization, as quoted from Muezza, among others:
1. Prevent unwanted children
2. Reducing the likelihood of male cats fighting with other cats
3. Reducing the likelihood of transmitting STDs
4. Limiting the number of stray cats that occur because of the number of unwanted kittens
5. Reducing the symptoms of lust which can create a noisy atmosphere and disturb the owner.
In addition, cats that have been sterilized will be healthier and more agile. That’s because, the reproductive hormones will switch to growth and development hormones.