Spayed Female & Un-neutered Male... Would it work?

Spayed Female & Un-neutered Male... Would it work?
Or would they fight all the time? Would the male be aggressive? Let me
know if you've ever been in this situation.
Thanks as always!

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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"Margaret S." wrote in message
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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.


WTF is wrong with you? Where do you get this half-baked information?

To the OP: Please get the male neutered as well. He will still spray,
roam, fight, all the negative behaviors that go along with an intact male.

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"Margaret S." wrote in message
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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.

Develop male behaviours? In what sense??


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.

Wow how wrong you are. Mating is actually the opposite of enjoyable for
female cats. The male has backward pointing barbs on the penis, so when he
withdrawels after copulation, the barbs scrape against the females vagina.
Very painful, which is why the female generally screams and turns to swat at
the male directly after mating.

What you describe above is not the solution. It will also not stop a male
cat from wandering.

Kelly

in article , John Ross Mc Master
at wrote on 1/30/05 11:22AM:

Spayed Female & Un-neutered Male... Would it work?
Or would they fight all the time? Would the male be aggressive? Let me
know if you've ever been in this situation.
Thanks as always!

Why wouldn't you nueter the male as well?

"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
...
Spayed Female & Un-neutered Male... Would it work?
Or would they fight all the time? Would the male be aggressive? Let me
know if you've ever been in this situation.
Thanks as always!

I *could've* had this situation when I adopted my male cat, & already had
two spayed females. But the male was neutered immediately.

I'd simply get the male neutered.

Cathy

It would be a bad idea. The male would probably harass the female and try
to mount her. Not to mention he would probably spray urine all over the
house. Not my idea of aromatherapy. Yuck.

Spay and neuter them all.

Kelly

"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
...
Spayed Female & Un-neutered Male... Would it work?
Or would they fight all the time? Would the male be aggressive? Let me
know if you've ever been in this situation.
Thanks as always!

Spayed Female & Un-neutered Male...
Would it work? Or would they fight all the
time? Would the male be aggressive? Let
me know if you've ever been in this
situation. Thanks as always!

Don't anthropomorphize the male. He'll be a great cat even without the
testicles (he won't miss them and *won't* be "less of a male") and will
be at much less risk for contracting diseases, injury and abcesses from
fighting. He also won't be able to contribute to the out of control
overpopulation problem. Just because you spay the female doesn't mean he
won't find one that isn't fixed, and more unwanted kittens will result.
If both cats aren't fixed he could very well make life miserable for the
female.
Another reason to neuter is to eliminate or minimize spraying behavior.
The smell of tomcat urine is unbearable, and having the stench permeate
your home is extremely undesirable.

Also, ignore the freak posting as "Margaret S." She's got some serious
mental issues and has some very strange ideas with regard to how to
treat cats. Her "spay but leave the ovaries" garbage she posts ad
nauseum has been proven to be harmful and put females at risk.

Get both cats fixed. They'll be happier and healthier.

Megan



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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:57:27 -0600, wrote:
/snip/

He also won't be able to contribute to the out of control
overpopulation problem. Just because you spay the female doesn't mean he
won't find one that isn't fixed, and more unwanted kittens will result.

Not if he has a vasectomy. In that case, he might be able to keep an
unspayed neighborhood female from getting pregnant this heat period, thus
actually helping the population situation. (Tho repeated vasectomied matings
with a female who still has a uterus might not be healthy for her; ask your
vet.)

If he is simply castrated, then that neighborhood female may have to wander
farther to find a mate, or settle for one who isn't vaccinated.

/snip/

Her "spay but leave the ovaries" garbage she posts ad
nauseum has been proven to be harmful

Do you have any studies matching spayed animals with "remove the uterus but
leave the ovaries and let them mate in a normal indoor/outdoor home"
animals? That's what would be required for 'proven'. Not just you posting
some out-of-context soundbytes that do not address the actual case.


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"Margaret S." wrote in message
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Not if he has a vasectomy. In that case, he might be able to keep an
unspayed neighborhood female from getting pregnant this heat period, thus
actually helping the population situation. (Tho repeated vasectomied
matings
with a female who still has a uterus might not be healthy for her; ask
your
vet.)

Or he could neuter his cat and keep him inside. Sheesh.

--
-Kelly
kelly at farringtons dot net
"Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG