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Sperm: A male gamete or reproductive cell; a spermatozoon, semen. Speuter: A blending of spay and neuter. Sphynx Cat: A rare breed of cat with extremely little fur, or at most a short fuzz all over the body, and no whiskers.
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Sperm can be obtained from an anaesthetised stud cat by electrical stimulation of the prostate gland. Anaesthetic is required because the stud cat will almost certainly resent this sort of handling. All anaesthetics carry a small amount of risk.
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Each year by September or October, sperm production begins, and the male will be fertile into the summer.
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They are especially valuable for castrations, since techniques where the spermatic cord is tied on itself, or the vas deferens and the spermatic artery are tied together, ...
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Neutering your cat also removes the source of sperm production, thus reducing your cat's sexual behavior.
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Anisogamy - Sexual reproduction where one sex produces sex cells much larger (egg) than thoseof the other (sperm). As seen in cats and humans.
Anophthalmos - Absence of the eye or eyes.
Anorexia - Loss of appetite.
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But many female cats will accommodate a broader circle of admirers, so their ova may be fertilized by the sperm of various males, ensuring a diverse litter of kittens that look very different from one another.
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Another symptom of cryptorchidism is failure to reproduce; while the cat will still have the same urges to reproduce, the sperm are not able to develop properly if the testicles are in the abdomen.
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 See also: Litter, Condition, Domestic, Species, Quick
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