Clinical efficacy of a GnRH-agonist implant containing 4.7 mg deslorelin, Suprelorin, regarding suppression of reproductive function in tomcats. Sandra.Pesch@vetmed.uni-giessen.de |
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Authors: | Goericke-Pesch Sandra Georgiev Plamen Antonov Anton Albouy Maxime Wehrend Axel |
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Institution: | a Klinikum Veterinärmedizin, Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Gynäkologie und Andrologie der Groβ- und Kleintiere, Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 106, 35392 Giessen, Germany b Clinic for Obstetrics, Reproduction and Reproductive Disorders of Veterinary Faculty of the Trakian University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria c Virbac, Carros Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | The aim of the present study was to test for the efficacy of a slow release GnRH-agonist implant (4.7 mg deslorelin, Suprelorin®) in the male cat. Ten toms were implanted sc in the neck. Changes in testosterone (T) secretion, testicular size, body weight and behaviour (mounting, mating, urine marking) were monitored. T concentrations were significantly decreased (P < 0.0001) to basal levels (< 0.1 ng/mL) in 5 of 10 cats after 4 weeks and in all but one tom after 11 weeks (T < 0.1 ng/mL). In this respective tom only partial downregulation with T-values from 0.2 to 0.1 ng/mL was achieved until week 27. In weeks 28 and 32, T concentrations were below 0.1 ng/mL. Compared to pretreatment values, testicular volume was significantly decreased by about 60% in week 12 and about 73% after 36 weeks (P < 0.001). Penile spines disappeared 9.4 ± 1.0 weeks after treatment. Food intake was significantly increased during treatment period (P < 0.001). In all tomcats libido, mating behaviour and urine marking were significantly reduced (P < 0.0001) after an initial stimulation. In one tom, mating an oestrous queen on day 20 after implant administration resulted in pregnancy. Mating of another tom that had T-values between 0.1 and < 0.1 ng/mL since day 24 in week 8 revealed the presence of spermatozoa; however, this mating did not result in pregnancy.Subcutaneous implant administration was well tolerated by all tomcats without sedation or anaesthesia and no treatment related negative effects were observed.These results demonstrate the clinical efficacy of the 4.7 mg deslorelin implants (Suprelorin®) in the tom inducing all castration related effects. |
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Keywords: | GnRH-agonist Male cat Downregulation Hormonal castration Testicular size |
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