[Guest]

I found two male kittens on the side of the road last night and we've decided to keep them. Cant take them to the vet yet because they're all closed for the 4th today (even though its the 5th). I'm wondering how old they have to be before I can neuter them. My female was done at about 16 weeks.

 

[opokki]

That will depend on your vet. One of my males was done at 16wks but some vets prefer not to do it until 6 months of age.

 

[DylansMummy]

I was advised from 4 months onwards (ideal age between 4-6 mths to prevent spraying in male cats)

Dylan is being "done" at the end of August - 5 and a half months old

 

[Guest]

Thanks!

 

[imatarb]

Yep, Tom is going tomorrow to be neutered, and he is about 4 months old.

Lisa

 

[artemisa]

I have a question about this. Mine's getting neutered this week or maybe next, at around 6 months of age.

Is it true that it affects their appearance? I read that here http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Conten ... ourceID=42
My Taby's kinda skinny now, his face looks slender compared to his body. I want him to be big :wink: How much will neutering affect their physical appearance?

 

[DylansMummy]

It's funny you should say that... A friend of my Mum's said if I had Dylan neutered too early his ear tips (typical in a Maine coon) wouldn't grow to be as big

Definately going to check out that article - been looking for something on it for ages and was about to put it down to myth!

Hayley x x

 

[artemisa]

Hmm.. wonder if that is true. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about neutering cats, though.

I found this article that may be helpful for ppl who are about to neuter/spay their cats.
http://www.thevet.com/effectsn.htm

Hopefully someone here knows about this :?

 

[Kittys Mom]

That's funny about the size thing. The article that I read says that, "Cats spayed/neutered before 12 months of age were generally longer and taller than those spayed/neutered at 12 months."

It was a study of neutering at different ages and the effects. Here's the link to that article:

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm ... icleid=902