Can I keep one of my two male kittens unneutered?

Question

I have two male kittens around 6 months. They get along very well, play like crazy, groom each other, and sleep with each other (in my bed). I was planning to neuter one of them. The other one is pure bred siamese and I want to breed him with my friend's siamese. I have homes for all the future kittens. I just want to know if the two boys will be able to still get along with each other when one is neutered and one is not.

Answer 1

I think keeping them together would be problematic with one of them unneutered.. A lot would depend on how submissive the neutered one was.. I honestly wouldn't consider the venture worthwhile.. Is your cat from showlines by chance?
Does you cat look like one of these?
http://www.siamesekitties.com/males.html
I've heard so many people say they had purebred siamese and then they were obviously siamese in color only..
I am not anti-breeding.. BUT, I am against breeding anything but show animals because breeding show animals only still produces more then enough pet animals..
Those homes you have lined up for kittens probably just want one that's siamese colored.. Here's just a few of the 4000 siamese and siamese mixes on Petfinder looking for homes..
http://search.petfinder.com/search/search.cgi?breed=Siamese&tmpl=&preview=1&exact=1&animal=Cat&preview=&zip=Atlanta%2C+GA
It's not just about finding any kittens you breed a home, it's about unnecessarily taking those homes from other kittens..
I can see why some people would want a well-bred dog or cat.. Some have always wanted to try showing or other competitions that require your pet to be pedigreed.. Other then that though, I don't see why adoption wouldn't be a better choice..

Answer 2

Not neutering cats means you will probably contribute to the overpopulation of thousands of cats/kittens already needing homes. Like the others said, the non neutered cat will spray, fight with the neutered cat. Perhaps You'll increase the odds of your cat getting cancer(think I read that somewhere.). BAD IDEA too many cats already, you will cause that cat extra frustration.

Answer 3

Well.. keep this in mind..

Unneutered male cats spray urine to mark their territory. It's not something that MIGHT happen, it's something that WILL happen. They do it to attract females. And the urine from an unneutered male stinks worse then anything.

Once a male starts spraying, sometimes getting him neutered will stop the behavior but sometimes it won't.

Are you willing to take that chance just so that you can be yet another back yard breeder?

Answer 4

I am no expert, but I personally don't see anything wrong with that.

Just make sure you do in fact have homes for the others. After they get kittens, I suggest that you neuter the second cat.

Answer 5

Siamese cats are vocal animals. Once you get your litter, unless you're showing the cat, have him neutered for your sake, his sake, and his littermate's sake. Particularly with other maile cats around, male cats tend to spray, and that's not pleasant. Our neutered male and female Siamese still think they're Alpha cats, still go out, and sad to say, the male still picks fights. They think they're great hunters too.

Answer 6

I don't know if it would be worth it most breeding cats are cattery cats for a reason . Most breeders have a separate building they house their male Tom cats in because of the smell . Breeding male Tom cats do not make good house pets . They get more aggressive and They like to spay and mark their territory . I would just get him neutered .And avoid the hassle and mess and STINK . If a cat sprays in your house you can not get that smell out . I don't care what you do!!

Answer 7

Un-neutered males tend to become agressive towards other males. I only have females, so I'm not sure how that would work out. They like each other now, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Answer 8

Keep in mind that "pure-bred animals" often come with a shopping list of genetically-induced diseases from perpetual inbreeding throughout the animal's history. You may wind up with a number of purebred cats with significant health problems.
On top of that, there are THOUSANDS more live kittens crying and dying in shelters every day... It would be better for your friends to open their homes to one of those desperate little ones.

Answer 9

More and more municipalities around the US is making it illegal to not neuter or spade your pet, unless you have a pure bread and a license to breed. You need to check with the humane society in your town (or county) and find out what the rules are.

If you decide to keep one unneutered, because they are siblings they shouldn't have a problem getting along - he'll just become the alpha cat, but they should get a long good.

Answer 10

aren't there enough unwanted kittens in this world????? just go to a shelter and look at all the unwanted kittens there and see if you really want to add to that sad population.

for ever kitten born, at least 2 kittens in shelters will be euthanized because there just are not enough homes. for every kitten bought or given away for free takes a home away from a shelter kitten that will probably end up being put to sleep.

it's so sad that people are so irresponsible that won't get their animals fixed and they keep adding to the population of unwanted animals that will probably end up dieing in a shelter.