"William Hamblen" wrote in message
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On 2006-01-27, MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote:
I just posted a message in rpca in which I urged someone to have his cat
neutered as soon as possible. His cat is 14 months old, and he thought
the
cat needed to "grow fully" before having him neutered. I quoted from a

I could point out the obvious: I've yet to see a tomcat have kittens.
There are good reasons to neuter a tom, but population control really
isn't one of them. Unless you can operate on all (or nearly all) of
the breeding population it isn't going to make much difference. One
intact tom can serve many intact queens. For population control put
your money on spaying queens, first.

--
The night is just the shadow of the Earth.

Please note that I said "spay and neuter." I referred to my message to
someone in anecdotes who had a male cat, but I believe that as many *cats*
as possible -- regardless of gender -- should be spayed or neutered. That
is the only way cat population will ever be controlled, and it is also
better for their health.

MaryL