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2006-08-02 16:52:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Male cats are neutered at 12 - 16 weeks of age. If you wait until the cat is 6 months old it will probably have already begun to spray it's territory.
Audra
2006-08-02 19:16:55 · answer #1 · answered by Audra M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, a male cat should never be spayed. Neutered, yes, but not spayed. :)
My male cat was neutered at 5 1/2 months, a few weeks after all his kitten shots were completed, at the vets recommendation.
Be sure to do it by 6-8 months, because once the cat started spraying to mark his terrority, he'll continue all his life. (It won't be as bad as if he were "whole", but it'll be a habit).
2006-08-03 00:14:16 · answer #2 · answered by sara_pk1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he starts to spray then at that time, but usually about 8-12 months oh and you neuter a male spay a female
2006-08-02 23:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by wobbles68_69 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a female cat can be spayed or a male cat can be neutered at the age of 6 weeks
2006-08-02 23:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A male cat is neutered as soon as both testes have descended into the scrotum, usually by 6 months of age. It is possible to neuter a male before that, but it is a more invasive, dangerous , and expensive procedure.
I had a developmentally disabled male that needed to be fixed the moment he could and the vet would not do it until both testicles had come down into his sac.
2006-08-02 23:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by ppqppq10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not spay a male cat. However you can have it nuetured.
You can do this as early as 4 months as I had my cat nuetured at that age.
2006-08-02 23:57:34 · answer #6 · answered by just guessing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi a male or female should be at least 6 mos. old, and try to get it done before they are a year, because then the sexual instincts have come out and you might have a problem with them spraying (marking things with urine) and sometimes if you wait too long they continue to do this, so the earlier the better! but at least 6 mos, no younger! cause i have read that sometimes they have done it really young and it can hurt the kitties badly, well eme if you ever need any kitty help, or just to talk about furry kitty children! god bless. iadorecats1955@netscape.com
2006-08-03 00:06:07 · answer #7 · answered by julia the cat lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AS YOUNG AS POSSIBLE! the younger any animal is the less pain theyll be in.- an adult cat will experience more pain than a kitten- but you MUST get it done. cats can multiply within months making them homeless forcing them to eats bugs and rodents- no kidding and just giving the babies a real hard life!
2006-08-03 00:27:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 months is about the minimum most vets will do. But you also have to wait for the testicles to drop before they perform the castration. (you can't cut out what's not down there yet ;) )Some vets also have a weight requirement, but that's the vets preference, so you'd have to check with them. but definately do it before they start spraying, cause once they start that they may not stop even after the neuter.
2006-08-03 00:01:54 · answer #9 · answered by logical 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Females are spayed, males are neutered. Actually, you can have it done as early as six weeks, usually it's done at six months.
2006-08-03 01:01:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋