On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:22:36 GMT, John Ross Mc Master wrote:

Spayed Female & Un-neutered Male... Would it work?
Or would they fight all the time? Would the male be aggressive?

More likely the spayed female would become aggressive, develop male
behaviors -- which could cause a lot of trouble.


Let me
know if you've ever been in this situation.


It would depend on a lot of things. Are they indoor-only, indoor/outdoor,
outdoor-only? Are they already friendly and/or mating?

Without an intact female in his home, an intact and/or vasectomied male will
have less reason to stay home.

What has worked well in some indoor/outdoor situations, is one or more
females that have been sterilized by "remove the uterus but leave the
ovaries." The females still go in heat and enjoy mating (tho they can't get
pregnant), so the males are scared to leave home for fear of missing some
action. As a neighborhood public service, might consider giving the male
a vasectomy so some neighborood females might skip a litter now and then.

This is a complicated subject. I've gone into much more detail at my
website.


Margaret S.
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