To neuter or not!?
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Topic: To neuter or not!?
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: To neuter or not!?
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:00am
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So for the first time i have a male cat. The kids got him for Christmas and called him Azrak. He is a lovely big cat...
Anyway i dont know if i should get him fixed... Will it change him? Whats the pros and cons or is it a no brainer and i should just do it...? Any thoughts appreciated please. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:02am
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It will change his personality, he would probally be a lot more docile.
But if you don't there is a huge chance he will spray all over the house to mark his territory  ------------- 
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:07am
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Yep I would do it - male cats can get dominant and territorial... ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:09am
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YES.....Toms are gross once they start spraying so get it done ASAP
Plus you won't be adding to the unwanted kitten population. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: NZ-rules
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:13am
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I have fairly strong opinions on this so hope that doesn't come across as preachy!! I think every cat should be neutered/speyed. There are so many unwanted kittens out there (just visit your local SPCA in the kitten season!), and even if owners find homes for their cat's litter, that decreases the number of potential owners who will go to the SPCA. I especially disagree with letting female cats have a litter before getting them speyed, as there is no need... but that wasn't your question!
We have a beautiful (5.5kg!!) male cat who we got when he was 3 years old from the SPCA. He is neutered and has a lovely nature - very cuddly, never sprays... he can be a bit of a neighbourhood bully, but I think he'd be that way regardless. Neutering your kitty will mellow him a bit and stop him wandering the neighbourhood looking for potential mates, getting into scraps and feeling the need to spray to mark his territory, so I think it's a no brainer. Hope that helps!!  Best of luck with your fur-baby.------------- 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:17am
It is a no brainer, just do it, otherwise there will be kittens galore. There are so many kittens that get put down every week in this country  I have neutered three male cats and none of them changed at all in personality.
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:18am
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cool... i had forgot about the spraying thing...
i have two cats - one was a stray from the kindy. i got her as a not quite weaned kitten at the beginning of the first term and the two cats are very funny together.. they sleep together and play well but i was worried what would happen when the girl got to "that" age! amybaby not preachy, much appreciated... oh and good luck with the labour! may 10 would have been a good day for a baby but being late is fine too... just ask my three LOL! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:19am
| If hes an inside cat it is up to you. (I would do it just to stop the spraying and if he becomes more docile then it is all good) If he is an outside cat then I think the responsible thing is to get him done. Not only for the excess kitten population but Feline AIDS is big in NZ. He can contract it not just from sex but fighting and that will dramatically shorten his life. If he is the kids cat then a longer life is probably better. Neutered males are normally less prone to fighting so you win on both the ways they can contract it by neutering. |
Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:19am
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Yep, I agree it is a no brainer really. Tom cats are gross and there are enough unwanted kittens out there as it is! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:21am
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My cat is nuetered and he is a lovely cat, most people who meet him remember him and ask after him coz he is such an affectionate cat. Maybe he was just a cute cat to start with tho haha! ------------- 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:21am
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Apparently tom cats smell if they're not neutered too. -------------  
 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:22am
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The vet also told me that male cats that have been speyed are less likely to go wandering ------------- 
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Posted By: Jelly
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:49am
My first cat was a vicious little bastard until he was neutered. Now he's the biggest wet blanket you'll ever meet. It's like he doesn't know how to use his claws. You can do anything to that cat and the most you'll get is a growl, maybe a hiss and he'll pretend to bite you. It's adorable, he'll put his mouth over you and breathe really heavily. What a threat 
Second cat is female, so not relevant. Third cat is male, also a mean little thing. A few times he really seriously hurt my older male, then we got him fixed and he's bearable now. TBH most of the time I don't like him, but he's not a bad cat anymore. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 11:53am
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No brainer really, unless you plan to breed then going for the chop is the only option - its a far easier op getting neutered than female spaying. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 12:21pm
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He'll spray if you don't and possibly pick fights with other 'tom' cats in the neighbourhood.
I agree with Amybaby there are so many unwanted kittens as a result of not. Your cat might be the male but the owner of the female might not want the kittens. My female cat came from the SPCA as a 5 week old kitten that had been dumped in the Hutt River in a plastic rubbish bag in a cardboard box. She was the only kitten to survive
I have 6 cats though, 3 females and 3 males and all are speyed/neutered. All brothers and sisters bar the one above. I have a lot of friends who don't get it done and they're lucky my gran and I love cats! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lil_lease
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 12:49pm
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I agree with what others have said above. Unless you are planning to breed, I would get the male chopped, and if the female hasnt been already, you should get her done as well. Just so you dont get a litter of suprise kittens.
I think that 6 months is the reccommended age to have it done, for both male and female cats. Just my opinion ------------- Antony, gone but never forgotten 2-4-2010 
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Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 1:17pm
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He needs the chop!
- Safer and less likely to wander, get hit by a car - No spraying - No more unwanted kittens ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 1:45pm
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Ewww after listeing to 2 cats "doing" it outside my house the other night for over an hour (It was soooo loud) I'd say hell yes! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 1:48pm
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No brainer at all - hell yes get him desexed NOW.
This is the reason why EVERYONE should get their cats desexed
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.aspx?id=273669 |
Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 4:11pm
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the one and only male cat that we left it too late to fix ran away - he was such a cool cat as well - so if you want to keep him and not stink out your whole house and property I would say definately fix him. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 4:20pm
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a yes from me too, once we got our male cat fixed he stopped spraying, thank goodness for that! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 5:03pm
| TBH i think people who don't have their cats spayed or neutered (unless breeding0 are irresponsible. |
Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 7:27pm
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Yep, I agree, a no-brainer.
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Posted By: Staffylicious
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 9:14pm
I agree 100% with this comment. Contact your local vet, mine does it from 5 months of age, best thing for him ------------- TTC # 1 ~ 2 & 1/2 years Unexplained Infertility Clomid ~ 12 Cycles ~ BFN IUI ~ BFN IVF ~ BFP & 12 frosties [URL=http://lilypie.com][IMG]http://lbdf.lilypie.com/s4HAp12.png][/URL] |
lizzle wrote:Posted By: Blankney94
Date Posted: 18 May 2010 at 12:04am
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It's a no brainer. For his welfare it is better to neuter him. He will be less inclined to wander, fight and spray. In general he will have a better quality of life. Oh and it will help reduce the number of unwanted kittens that are born without enough people to adopt them. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kelzie_rose
Date Posted: 06 July 2010 at 6:00pm
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Hello!! Not sure if you ended up desexing your cat or not, but as someone who works for an SPCA branch, please PLEASE desex your cat!! We get approx 60 felines in everyday, a bit more over summer!! -------------  Started TTC Apr 2008 With PCOS and a bicornuate uterus Our angel babies Jan 2010 <3 Oct 2010 <3 Apr 2011 <3 |
Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 06 July 2010 at 7:04pm
| I would say definitely. We got our two from someone with a female cat and if we hadnt taken them they would have been put down. Our two have been neutered. |
Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 06 July 2010 at 7:34pm
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we wanted to keep our boy as a stud cat but he got too big, and the bet said the only option to stop him growing was to neuter him. against our choice but watching him get bigger and bigger each day wasnt very fun. so at 6months old; 40cm long shoulder to rump, and 25cm high paw to front shoulder and 8kg, he got the snip.
here he is at 4 months old 
now he is a happy almost 3 yr old and is 9kg at his last vet check up. hes all fur, skin and bones though, if he puts weight on to not be underweight be should weigh 11kg. 
only neagative was he never got to finish growing properly, so his little feet are still too big, so he runs and trips up so funny too see but stops him getting birds without a silly bell.
his mum that bred him is a tortise shell and equally as fluffy, but only a slight 6kg and 'normal' cat size, his dad was a short hair solid grey stud. i do my big boy
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Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 06 July 2010 at 7:35pm
| oh and no spraying never has, and he is still very much a momma's boy, he loves grooming her and cuddling up for the night |