Dose spaying or nutering your pet cat affect there behaviour?

Question

My tabby is getting spayed and im just conserned about any behavior changes.......Is she more likely to leave home or stay put!!!!???

Answer 1

She will almost certainly be more inclined to stay home without the hormonal urges that drive her to seek a mate when she's in heat! In my experience, the only real behavioral change that I've seen in a cat that's been altered is a tendency to be a bit calmer; certainly, I think an altered cat makes a far better pet.

Answer 2

Usually when a cat is spayed, it tends to stick around the home a little more than before. However, there is no guarantee that this will be the case. Female cats are traditionally the hunters and tend to venture out on quests for food. Male cats stick around home more after being neutered, because they usually venture away for female companionship! If you are worried about your kitty leaving home, you might want to keep her inside for the first few days after being fixed or establish a routine of letting her in at night.

Answer 3

If you get your tabby fixed, she's more likely to stay at home. But her personality may change. She may get a little stand offish. She'll go somewhere in the house and don't want to be bothered for a while. Or she may get a little mean for a while. Either way, getting her fixed will lengthen her life span. Be patient, you are making the right decision health wise. but put yourself in her place and imagine how you would feel after surgery of any kind.

Answer 4

Ever heard of an incomplete spay? incredibly it potential that the spay substitute into botched. Spay, or ovario-hysterectomy removes the two the uterus and the ovaries. If some area of this substitute into neglected, it ought to account for this extraordinary behaviour. yet regularly a cat in warmth could yowl, no longer hump. ought to be something else completely, yet concept i could make it easier to recognize.

Answer 5

Yes spaying and neutering does change your cats. Both male and female may still spray areas to mark territory but the aggression and fighting with other cats will slow down considerably.

Answer 6

Definitely more likely to "stay put". She will also not be subjected to serious cat diseases she could get by playing the mating game. Also less likely to have mammary cancer in her lifetime.
A lot of positive reasons why she should be spayed.

Answer 7

The reason they leave is because they are out alley catting around. She will no longer have the urge to leave home and go for a night out any longer, because she will become an it, and will no longer come in heat. Better that than lots of unwanted kittens.

Answer 8

It does affect their behavior a little, but not to noticeable difference. The benefits far outweigh any negative impact if there is any negative trait. They will probably become more friendly. they are less likely to beg to go outside, if an indoor cat. they will fight much less if they do go outside. They will probably live longer due to these changes. She will probably grow a little bigger too.

Answer 9

Her personality will be the same but there will be other differences that will make you a happier pet guardian. It will also make your cat more content and healthier. Kudos to you for doing the responsible thing.
She wil be more content to staying close by and not wander as far.

Answer 10

more likely to stay put but really they were only more prone to wander when in heat. so her behavior would be the same as when she wasnt in heat.. so her "wandering" will be the same as when she wasnt in heat..

alot of people say spaying made their cat fat and lazy BUT in reality their cat also aged.. and the age when most cats are spayed is also the age at which they tend to slow down anyhow

best way to stop wandering is to keep her indoors or build her a cat run

outdoor cats are often "gotten rid of" by angry neighbours