I don't believe this at all!!! just because they can't reproduce anymore doesn't mean that they're not the same sex as they were when they were intact. some people refer to them as an "it". that is sooooo stupid in my opinion. I have two male/female cats who both spayed/neutered and I still consider my boy a "boy" and my girl a "girl". I also have a male dog who is neutered and he is a "boy" still. I don't believe that spay/neuter your pet takes away their sex and turns them into an "it". that's ridiculous!!! what do you think about this? I'm just curious.
2006-07-30 09:38:25 · 11 answers · asked by *miss lily* 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
This is not true. Their gender is in their DNA. People just consider them "less" of a male or female because of the way THEY would feel if THEY were neutered! It's more of a joke than anything, people seem to think it's funny, but it is NOT true.
By the way, thank you for spaying and neutering your pets and not contributing to pet overpopulation! /clap
2006-07-30 09:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by Robin 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. I have never heard anyone refer to their pet as an "it" though.
If a woman had a total hysterectomy, she would still be a woman, even though she could not reproduce. When a female animal is spayed it is basically the same operation.
Now when a male animal is neutered, it is more like becoming a eunuch, since the testicles are removed.
2006-07-30 16:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you they still have their sex. However, I think the "it" thing is really supposed to be a joke not that they think of them as not male or female...
Of course maybe I am biased and don't want to be an it because I am fixed too...
:)
2006-07-30 16:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by T S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok i'll answer this question with a question. when a women gets her tubes tied or a man get a vasectomy are they not male/female anymore? i bet you a hundred bucks you have slept with a woman/man that has been fixed and they were still the same sex they were before they got fixed
2006-07-30 16:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by ragsdalemb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your absolutely right it doesn't mean that they are not the same sex as they were before. whoever those people who said that should think about what they said,now if that was true does that go for men and women as well? some people just don't know about the animal world because they are miss informed.
2006-07-30 17:01:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are still going to be a male and a female. just because they do not have their sex parts or whatever you want to call them does not mean anything.
2006-07-30 16:52:42 · answer #6 · answered by smilez_69_01 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a woman that has had a hysterectomy is still a woman. a man that has had a vasectomy is still a man. the same with animals that have been "fixed", they are still what they were born as.
2006-07-30 16:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by chapes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they are still male or female. However, maybe you're an "it" Michelle, or is it Michael ?
2006-07-30 16:43:21 · answer #8 · answered by FredFone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel the same way you do. It's better for the pet. The pet doesn't change.
2006-07-30 16:43:23 · answer #9 · answered by dinasleon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats not tru people just do that cuz they dont want them to have babys! they r still the same sex!
2006-07-30 16:42:39 · answer #10 · answered by wakwik950 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋