Effect of long term release melatonin on feline puberty and estrous cycle

M FAYA, A RISSO, M PRIOTTO, G ZURBRIGGEN, D GRAIFF, A CARRANZA, C GOBELLO

Dallas, Texas

Simposio; 4th International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control; 2010

Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

In cats, melatonin regulates ovarian activity reaching peak values in the anestrus and interestrus periods (2, 3). Although exogenous melatonin has shown to suppress feline estrous cycle (1, 4), results concerning its efficiency and safety are not uniform among studies. Furthermore, the effect of melatonin on puberty has never been assessed in this species. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy and safety of a commercial long term release melatonin formulation on feline estrous cycle and puberty postponing.