Plastic Surgery for Pets?

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| Print | By | October 13, 2008 10:55 AM

I just cannot keep up with Medical science these days. New discoveries are announced almost every day, about the outstanding progress in medicine, which relate to ways in which our lives may be enriched and prolonged. Most of these stupendous advances are made for humans, however. We are often deluged with news via television and internet media. Plastic surgery can now enhance our appearance, keeping us youthful and even can slim us down through the miracles of modern medicine. These advances seem commonplace now in our daily lives.

But what about our pets? Don't they have the same rights as we do? Isn't there some medical miracle, which can also give them that "face lift" and spiff up their sagging skin tone and flaccid muscles? Purrhaps our aging pets might also wish to appear more attractive.

While cosmetic surgery designed as the "fountain of youth" is not yet on the hit parade of veterinary plastic surgery, I am happy to report that our cats may now take advantage of what veterinary medicine now offers our neutered males. Never again will our male cats have to endure the embarrassment of being seen in public after their drastic profile change. As cat lovers, we all know how sensitive our felines really are, and how they love to strut their stuff. I have to wonder how our male kitties ever show their faces again after being neutered.

Grand Champion Felitan Frodo of Petmark (above) sure seems macho in this photograph taken in 1969.

Moreover, as cat lovers we do not want them to feel jittery and self-conscious about their masculinity. Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to announce a relatively new product available on market created which answers the demand that male cat owners have voiced: NEUTICLES! A relatively simple surgical procedure, which your vet can perform, will put an end to any insecurity your neutered cat may be experiencing.

For just the price of dinner, a movie, and a couple of gallons of gasoline, your neutered cat may now feel "whole" once more!

While this writer has seen a wide variety of products offered for our furry friends, some excellent and some a tad less than terrific. But seeing how often we are guilty of anthropomorphizing our pets, I have to give this product ten stars in the unique pet product division.

Read more about this product by visiting: http://neuticles.com/

This being said, my neutered Oriental Shorthair cat, Hubble doesn't appear too unhappy in this photograph. Do you think your cats are embarrassed . . . that something is missing?

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Vicki October 13, 2008 12:56 PM

Have mercy! What next? I am totally at a loss for words on this one. Hubble looks as if he is trying to escape from something, or rather something he has gotten into. Or maybe he is off to find this new product! LOL

J.A. Morrison October 13, 2008 1:26 PM

Sheesh! I could understand cosmetic surgery for cats if it would improve the ability to breath, such as Persians with badly deviated nasal passages. I could understand other cosmetic procedures if they improved an animals health and well being but NEUTICLES! This is so dumb! I can tell you that our male cats are happy that they can sit flat on the floor. No more butt hovering because of those bothersome "bumps." Sometimes I wonder why we do stuff like this. It ranks right up there with cloning pets and producing "designer" pets. I will stick with my boys being happy and well adjusted without their "boy bumps."

Amy October 13, 2008 2:58 PM

Now that is too funny! But in actuality male cats don't seem realize they are neutered. At least my one male cat thought he was a casanova. He would still strut his stuff like he was intact.

Donna October 13, 2008 5:18 PM

LOLOL I've heard of neuticles before, but heck, if you neuter them early enough (some shelters do it VERY early, my vet insists on 6 months) they may never realize anything is missing! But no, I'm not buying my cats Neuticles. hehe

skylark October 13, 2008 5:41 PM

While I don't know how expensive this surgery is for cats, our clinc did this on a Vizsla last year. The cost of the neuticles alone was $600 to $800, depending on the size. Added to that was the usual costs associated with any surgery, as well as the cost of neutering the dog! I believe it came to about $1,500. Not quite the cost of dinner and a movie and a couple of gallons of gas.

The dog was extremely painful for several days after surgery. Then he started to run a fever and his scrotum was fiery hot and red. We thought his body was rejecting the neuticles. After a 10-day course of antibiotics, all ended well.

The dog looks great, and his owner is very happy with the result.

Skylark