2007-03-04 14:46:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I have three male cats. All of them were neutered at six months, the recommended age for neutering. Only one of them got fat. I do not have any problems with them otherwise, but they are strictly indoor cats and are not around female cats. In summer with the windows open, they can smell when a female is nearby outside, but don't really do anything but wimper and twitch their tails. If you neuter a male cat later in life, it may retain the habits it formed in regards to spraying and being territorial. Then again, it may stop those behaviours. Each cat is different, but generally if you neuter early, you do not have sexual problems with them.
2007-03-04 14:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by Katykins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most neutered domestic animals actually live longer than intact ones, due to behavioral issues and cancer. There is no real evidence of weight gain correlation. Only females go into heat, or estrus. Males are pretty much always ready to go (regardless of species) ;)
2007-03-04 14:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by drumrchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male cats spray - they do not go into heat - if they are not neutered. There has been no connection between neutering a cat and obesity. Obesity comes from over eating and not enough exercise (or a thyroid problem). Neutered cats are great pets. PLEASE NEUTER YOUR CAT NOW.
2007-03-04 14:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by theone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, alot of times they do gain weight. But mine is just as active, if not more then before his surgery. They heal up very quickly...it doesn't slow them down much at all. No males do not go into heat, unlike females they can reproduce whenever...which is a big problem nowadays.
2007-03-04 14:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by *KySeN && gAvInS mOmMy* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-04 14:50:01 · answer #5 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋