ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Interval between Removal of a 4.7 mg Deslorelin Implant after a 3-, 6-, and 9-Month Treatment and Restoration of Testicular Function in Tomcats.
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- Behavioral Outcomes Associated with Hormonal Sterilization in a Questionnaire-Based Study of Cats.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Behavioral Changes in Cats Following Deslorelin Implantation or Surgical Gonadectomy.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Anti-Müllerian Hormone Concentrations for Determining Resumption of Sertoli Cell Function following Removal of a 4.7 mg Deslorelin Implant in Tomcats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Reversible control of reproduction in tom cats: medical options for manipulating libido and fertility.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2023Review
- Efficacy and Safety of 4.7 mg Deslorelin Acetate Implants as a Neutering Option in Male Cats: A Large-Scale Multicentre Randomised Controlled Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- What Happens in Male Dogs after Treatment with a 4.7 mg Deslorelin Implant? II. Recovery of Testicular Function after Implant Removal.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- What Happens in Male Dogs after Treatment with a 4.7 mg Deslorelin Implant? I. Flare up and Downregulation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Reproductive Management in Catteries: Optimising health and wellbeing through veterinarian-breeder collaboration.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Review
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Abstract
Deslorelin implants have been used to produce a reversible sterilization in several species. In cats, the prolonged duration (12-15 months in tomcats and 18-22 months in queen) is often too much for cat breeders who request early implant removal. The interval between implant removal and resumption of reproductive function in cats has never been investigated. Eighteen tomcats received a 4.7 mg deslorelin implant placed in the periumbilical area and surgically removed during all seasons of the year after 3, 6, or 9 months (n = 6, 6, and 6 cats, respectively). Following implant removal, all cats received a clinical exam every two weeks, including testicular ultrasonographic measurement, observation of penile spikes, and blood collection for serum testosterone assay. Restoration of serum testosterone secretion occurred after 23 ± 6, 23 ± 6, and 22 ± 7 days in the 3-, 6-, and 9-month groups, respectively. Restoration of testicular function was confirmed by histology in 13/15 cats undergoing orchiectomy at the end of the study while the owners of the remaining two cats opted to maintain their animals intact. Removal of a 4.7 mg deslorelin implant after 3, 6, or 9 months is followed by resumption of serum testosterone secretion after about 3 weeks independent of age or season.
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