Should i neuter?
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Males are usually more agressive when not neutered, they also spray everything. Unless your cat is for breeding purposes, I would say always spay/neuter your pet. It will be happier and so will you in the long run. Neutered males usually grow bigger than fertile ones, but it mellows their personality out a lot cuz they aren't always 'on the make'. :wink:
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I'll chime in here too. I feel neutering is a necessity. An intact male makes a horrible housepet and if he is allowed outdoors than he will impregnate all the strays in your neighborhood. Neutered cats have a much lower risk of reproductive cancers, will wander less from home, be more affectionate and less aggressive. An intact tom will spray in your house (very gross), while very, very few male cats that are neutered young (6 months) will spray.
My kitten's 4 months old and I will definitely get him neutered in a couple of months.
Here's a detailed article about it http://www.marvistavet.com/html/neutering_the_male_cat.html
Here's a detailed article about it http://www.marvistavet.com/html/neutering_the_male_cat.html
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I had my Thomas neutered at 4 months. That's when my vet recommended. Also, I had heard (not sure if this is correct), that they are finding that the earlier a cat is neutered, the longer, leaner, and less aggressive he will be later in life.
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I agree completely. 
I usually wait until my cat is 5-6 months old. A male can impregnate a female at that age. Of course, you will want to keep hime indoors, so that he does not add to the overabundance of kittens in shelters. You will be preventing health problems and probably extending his life.
I usually wait until my cat is 5-6 months old. A male can impregnate a female at that age. Of course, you will want to keep hime indoors, so that he does not add to the overabundance of kittens in shelters. You will be preventing health problems and probably extending his life.Not necessarily -- it isn't recommended to do it too early for the cat's sake. Usually 4-6 months is a good time to do it. But then again you don't want to wait too long...the cat might start spraying, and once it does, the habit isn't always broken by the simple act of neutering. You might need to resort to behavioral measures then.Kitty's Mom said:
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In a word: YES.
Have gun with your new sweetie-kitty!
Have gun with your new sweetie-kitty!
I found this very interesting article, it's quite long but they did an experiment neutering cats at 7 weeks, 7 months and adult cats. Seems the differences weren't that great.
But check this:
"Increased long bone length was observed in both males and females in Groups 1 and 2 (7 week and 7 month old). This appeared to be due to the fact that physeal closing (closure of the bone growth plate) was delayed in Groups 1 & 2. This explains why cats neutered and spayed as kittens are frequently larger (longer and taller) than unaltered cats or cats altered later in life. This seems to be particularly true for males. "
That is so cool. I had been told neutering before he was 1 year old would stunt his growth! I want a big cat
Link to the article: http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/reports/early-neuter.html
But check this:
"Increased long bone length was observed in both males and females in Groups 1 and 2 (7 week and 7 month old). This appeared to be due to the fact that physeal closing (closure of the bone growth plate) was delayed in Groups 1 & 2. This explains why cats neutered and spayed as kittens are frequently larger (longer and taller) than unaltered cats or cats altered later in life. This seems to be particularly true for males. "
That is so cool. I had been told neutering before he was 1 year old would stunt his growth! I want a big cat
Link to the article: http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/reports/early-neuter.html
Longer long bones isn't necessarily good for the cat. I know that some Swedish vets are concerned about longer legs and heavier bodies (since cats do become more and more obese), not a good combination according to some. But since few cats are neutered before the age of 7-8 months in Sweden we don't really have the research material needed for more research on the subject.artemisa said:I found this very interesting article, it's quite long but they did an experiment neutering cats at 7 weeks, 7 months and adult cats. Seems the differences weren't that great.
But check this:
"Increased long bone length was observed in both males and females in Groups 1 and 2 (7 week and 7 month old). This appeared to be due to the fact that physeal closing (closure of the bone growth plate) was delayed in Groups 1 & 2. This explains why cats neutered and spayed as kittens are frequently larger (longer and taller) than unaltered cats or cats altered later in life. This seems to be particularly true for males. "
That is so cool. I had been told neutering before he was 1 year old would stunt his growth! I want a big cat
Link to the article: http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/reports/early-neuter.html
One should not neuter the cat early just to get a bigger cat.
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I'm sorry Lily, I didn't mean it in a rude way - was just an observation and nothing against you personally. In fact, when I wrote that post, I was thinking that it wouldn't go across right, but I had just woken up and I was too lazy to fix it :/
I'm sorry if I offended you in any way.
I'm sorry if I offended you in any way.
I would definately neuter/spay my cat. I waited a little too long with my kitty Piper and he ended up spraying everywhere. I couldn't have any guests over for the longest time because my apartment stunk like cat pee! I also used to have a female kitty named Wednesday and we didn't get her fixed right away - I think she was almost two years old - anyway, she ended up getting ovarian cysts because she wasn't spayed early enough - at least that's what the vet said.
Good luck in whatever decision you decide.....
Take care
Kristy
Good luck in whatever decision you decide.....
Take care
Kristy
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