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Hello (+ question about neutering)
Hi, all:
I haven't posted to any of the .cats groups since we lost KitKat 3 years ago, but now I have a question.... On the 25th of May we discovered on the back stoop a frightened little kitten about 6 weeks old (said the vet). KitKat had taught us to obey, so there was no question about taking him in. PJ is now a swaggering young cat about 5½ months old. He's an indoor cat bcz we don't want to lose him to the highway predator like we lost KitKat (he even looks like her). Tomorrow he goes to TED to ...well... get fixed. There's not really time to rethink the decision, but I'd like to know how other folks feel about neutering a pet they love. I guess what I'm asking is if it's the right thing to do *to* him or for him now. He's energetic and strong-willed now, on occasion very sweet, but sometimes more than we can handle. How will neutering change him? |
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Fix it and forget about it. You are doing your community and yourself a
favor by neutering/castrating the cat! Yes, the cat will change; although every animal is different, there are some factors in all cats that change once it is neutered. Neutering makes for a better pet, removing the hormonal factors and associated behavior of a sexually active pet. Once neutered, cats are usually very affectionate and more predictable in their behavior, although not all the time. Results vary, but some of the prevailing symptoms of castration a less prone to wandering, more affectionate, less aggressive, less territorial, more social with other felines and healthier. Males will also decrease their desire to spray and mark everything within their territory, but it wont stop the spraying all the time. For most owners, keeping a non-castrated cat in the house is not possible. Cut its balls off and get on with your life. It's just a cat! You can always get another! "DemoDisk" wrote in message ... Hi, all: I haven't posted to any of the .cats groups since we lost KitKat 3 years ago, but now I have a question.... On the 25th of May we discovered on the back stoop a frightened little kitten about 6 weeks old (said the vet). KitKat had taught us to obey, so there was no question about taking him in. PJ is now a swaggering young cat about 5½ months old. He's an indoor cat bcz we don't want to lose him to the highway predator like we lost KitKat (he even looks like her). Tomorrow he goes to TED to ...well... get fixed. There's not really time to rethink the decision, but I'd like to know how other folks feel about neutering a pet they love. I guess what I'm asking is if it's the right thing to do *to* him or for him now. He's energetic and strong-willed now, on occasion very sweet, but sometimes more than we can handle. How will neutering change him? |
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On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 01:17:46 GMT, "Iso" wrote:
Fix it and forget about it. You are doing your community and yourself a favor by neutering/castrating the cat! Yes, the cat will change; although every animal is different, there are some factors in all cats that change once it is neutered. Neutering makes for a better pet, removing the hormonal factors and associated behavior of a sexually active pet. Once neutered, cats are usually very affectionate and more predictable in their behavior, although not all the time. Results vary, but some of the prevailing symptoms of castration a less prone to wandering, more affectionate, less aggressive, less territorial, more social with other felines and healthier. Males will also decrease their desire to spray and mark everything within their territory, but it wont stop the spraying all the time. For most owners, keeping a non-castrated cat in the house is not possible. Cut its balls off and get on with your life. It's just a cat! You can always get another! "DemoDisk" wrote in message ... Hi, all: I haven't posted to any of the .cats groups since we lost KitKat 3 years ago, but now I have a question.... On the 25th of May we discovered on the back stoop a frightened little kitten about 6 weeks old (said the vet). KitKat had taught us to obey, so there was no question about taking him in. PJ is now a swaggering young cat about 5½ months old. He's an indoor cat bcz we don't want to lose him to the highway predator like we lost KitKat (he even looks like her). Tomorrow he goes to TED to ...well... get fixed. There's not really time to rethink the decision, but I'd like to know how other folks feel about neutering a pet they love. I guess what I'm asking is if it's the right thing to do *to* him or for him now. He's energetic and strong-willed now, on occasion very sweet, but sometimes more than we can handle. How will neutering change him? Your advice was on targent until the last line -- you lost all credibility. |
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You nailed it.
A no-nonsense approach can be best, but Iso took a plunge, there, IMO. JPM |
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You nailed it.
A no-nonsense approach can be best, but Iso took a plunge, there, IMO. JPM |
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On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 01:17:46 GMT, "Iso" wrote:
Fix it and forget about it. You are doing your community and yourself a favor by neutering/castrating the cat! Yes, the cat will change; although every animal is different, there are some factors in all cats that change once it is neutered. Neutering makes for a better pet, removing the hormonal factors and associated behavior of a sexually active pet. Once neutered, cats are usually very affectionate and more predictable in their behavior, although not all the time. Results vary, but some of the prevailing symptoms of castration a less prone to wandering, more affectionate, less aggressive, less territorial, more social with other felines and healthier. Males will also decrease their desire to spray and mark everything within their territory, but it wont stop the spraying all the time. For most owners, keeping a non-castrated cat in the house is not possible. Cut its balls off and get on with your life. It's just a cat! You can always get another! "DemoDisk" wrote in message ... Hi, all: I haven't posted to any of the .cats groups since we lost KitKat 3 years ago, but now I have a question.... On the 25th of May we discovered on the back stoop a frightened little kitten about 6 weeks old (said the vet). KitKat had taught us to obey, so there was no question about taking him in. PJ is now a swaggering young cat about 5½ months old. He's an indoor cat bcz we don't want to lose him to the highway predator like we lost KitKat (he even looks like her). Tomorrow he goes to TED to ...well... get fixed. There's not really time to rethink the decision, but I'd like to know how other folks feel about neutering a pet they love. I guess what I'm asking is if it's the right thing to do *to* him or for him now. He's energetic and strong-willed now, on occasion very sweet, but sometimes more than we can handle. How will neutering change him? Your advice was on targent until the last line -- you lost all credibility. |
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DemoDisk wrote:
...I'd like to know how other folks feel about neutering a pet they love. I currently have four cats and five dogs. All but one have been "fixed." The one (a dog) that hasn't will be very soon. I also recently lost two wonderful cats who were my closest companions for 19 years. They had both been neutered, too. Absolutely -- yes. Neuter/Spay. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
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Fix it and forget about it. You are doing your community and yourself a
favor by neutering/castrating the cat! Yes, the cat will change; although every animal is different, there are some factors in all cats that change once it is neutered. Neutering makes for a better pet, removing the hormonal factors and associated behavior of a sexually active pet. Once neutered, cats are usually very affectionate and more predictable in their behavior, although not all the time. Results vary, but some of the prevailing symptoms of castration a less prone to wandering, more affectionate, less aggressive, less territorial, more social with other felines and healthier. Males will also decrease their desire to spray and mark everything within their territory, but it wont stop the spraying all the time. For most owners, keeping a non-castrated cat in the house is not possible. Cut its balls off and get on with your life. It's just a cat! You can always get another! "DemoDisk" wrote in message ... Hi, all: I haven't posted to any of the .cats groups since we lost KitKat 3 years ago, but now I have a question.... On the 25th of May we discovered on the back stoop a frightened little kitten about 6 weeks old (said the vet). KitKat had taught us to obey, so there was no question about taking him in. PJ is now a swaggering young cat about 5½ months old. He's an indoor cat bcz we don't want to lose him to the highway predator like we lost KitKat (he even looks like her). Tomorrow he goes to TED to ...well... get fixed. There's not really time to rethink the decision, but I'd like to know how other folks feel about neutering a pet they love. I guess what I'm asking is if it's the right thing to do *to* him or for him now. He's energetic and strong-willed now, on occasion very sweet, but sometimes more than we can handle. How will neutering change him? |
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DemoDisk wrote:
...I'd like to know how other folks feel about neutering a pet they love. I currently have four cats and five dogs. All but one have been "fixed." The one (a dog) that hasn't will be very soon. I also recently lost two wonderful cats who were my closest companions for 19 years. They had both been neutered, too. Absolutely -- yes. Neuter/Spay. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
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