Little Susan
Bytown Cat Hospital, 422 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1K 1G6.
J Feline Med Surg. 2011 Jul;13(7):508-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2011.05.008.
Many veterinarians are closely involved with pedigree cat breeding and have become familiar with the unique characteristics of feline reproduction and breeding management. However, even veterinarians who do not have involvement with the pedigree cat fancy require a basic knowledge of the reproductive problems that are most likely to be encountered in working with non-breeding pet cats as well as stray and feral cats.
This article reviews reproductive problems and challenges in both sexes - namely, ovarian remnant syndrome, mammary fibroadenomatous hyperplasia, congenital anomalies of the reproductive tract and pregnancy diagnosis in the queen, and cryptorchidism and low libido in the tom.
Feline reproduction has not received the amount of investigation and attention that has been directed at canine reproduction. The result is that less data is available both for description of normal reproduction and for management of common problems. This article reviews most of the available evidence for the conditions discussed. Efforts should focus on making information more readily available to the practitioner and expanding the knowledge base in this important area of feline medicine.
许多兽医密切参与纯种猫的繁育工作，并已熟悉猫科动物繁殖和繁育管理的独特特征。然而，即使是未参与纯种猫繁育的兽医，也需要掌握一些基本知识，了解在处理非繁育宠物猫以及流浪猫和野猫时最可能遇到的生殖问题。
本文回顾了公母猫的生殖问题和挑战——即母猫的卵巢残留综合征、乳腺纤维腺瘤样增生、生殖道先天性异常及妊娠诊断，以及公猫的隐睾症和性欲低下。
猫科动物繁殖尚未得到像犬科动物繁殖那样多的研究和关注。结果是，关于正常繁殖的描述和常见问题的管理方面可用的数据较少。本文回顾了所讨论病症的大部分现有证据。应努力让从业者更容易获取信息，并扩大猫科医学这一重要领域的知识库。
