We are looking at getting a cat and some of the cats we have seen online have a line under them that reads "this pet has been altered". What does that mean?
2007-01-03 12:12:58 · 27 answers · asked by Nikki R 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
With the answers I have gotten, I think I may have been "altered"
2007-01-03 12:22:00 · update #1
Spayed or Neutered, Altered is the term used to refer to either gender.
2007-01-03 12:25:50 · answer #1 · answered by 24paws 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If a female cat is spayed its also called altered, it a male cat has been neutered it is also called altered.
2007-01-03 20:15:09 · answer #2 · answered by Demetria S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An altered cat means that it has been fixed. No longer able to reproduce
2007-01-03 22:38:44 · answer #3 · answered by poohbear1978 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means a female has been spayed, and a male has been neutered. ( they will no longer be able to produce kittens0 Which is necessary,as there are toooooo many unwanted cats in this world.
2007-01-03 20:38:31 · answer #4 · answered by Kitty Mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cat who is altered is meant to be either spayed or neutered. Fixed is another term used for alters too.
Spayed = hysterectomy (removing of uterus and ovaries)
Neutered = castration (removing of testicles)
2007-01-03 20:52:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whichever way you meant it, the animal has been neutered/spayed which every dog and cat should be if you do not want puppies or kittens or them running away or peeing all over your house!
2007-01-03 20:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by DANIELLE K 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that the cat has been spayed (female) or neutered (male) and is no longer capable of reproducing.
2007-01-03 20:19:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That means the cat has been spayed or neutered and cannot reproduce.
2007-01-03 20:14:54 · answer #8 · answered by AnnieD 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that the cat used to be a dog or some other animal.
No, seriously, it means that the animal has been spayed/neutered.
2007-01-03 20:14:35 · answer #9 · answered by Scott K 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That means they can't have or make kittens. Spayed or Neutered.
2007-01-03 20:15:41 · answer #10 · answered by Nette 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋