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A good age to snip a male cat
So Sal is about 8 months old we figure. He has not yet been neutered. I
was planning on having it done next week but now I am beginning to wonder. Would there be any harm in postponing the surgery a few months, maybe until January? My beloved and deceased Buddy was neutered fairly late in his life and the result was he was a pretty rugged and muscular cat for most of his life. Even had the jowls for a while. He never did spray or anything. Sal here I think would benefit from some extended testosterone. Or am I just being silly? I know my very strong and rugged male cat Jack was neutered at age 8 months and he sure didn't suffer anything for it. So what are the obvious pros and cons of waiting a bit? If there is no point in it I will have it done sooner rather than later. At about what age do they go out looking for fertile females? That alone would be all I need to do this right away. Paul |
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A good age to snip a male cat
IMHO, I would make the appointment now and get it done ASAP. He is
considered sexually mature at 8 months. Any or all of the un-neutered male characteristics will start any time now: spraying (not to mention the stink of un-neutered cat urine!), fighting, roaming. Save yourself the grief and stress and get it done now. |
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A good age to snip a male cat
"Rene S." wrote in message ... IMHO, I would make the appointment now and get it done ASAP. He is considered sexually mature at 8 months. Any or all of the un-neutered male characteristics will start any time now: spraying (not to mention the stink of un-neutered cat urine!), fighting, roaming. Save yourself the grief and stress and get it done now. Thanks, Rene. I was kind of waffling on this but the more I look into it the more I see that he is due for snippage now. I was reading earlier that even after neutering it takes up to 2 months for the testosterone level in his blood to lower. So that would put him pretty close to a year in age with a healthy supply of growth hormones. I guess he'll be Salvadore Sans Testcicles real soon. Paul |
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A good age to snip a male cat
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:49:35 -0700 from Paul M. Cook :
So Sal is about 8 months old we figure. He has not yet been neutered. I was planning on having it done next week but now I am beginning to wonder. Would there be any harm in postponing the surgery a few months, maybe until January? You don't want him to start the habits of an adult male, spraying and fighting especially. Once those habits are established, neutering him may not make them go away. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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A good age to snip a male cat
"Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... So Sal is about 8 months old we figure. He has not yet been neutered. You could have had him neutered a couple months ago. So what are the obvious pros and cons of waiting a bit? If there is no point in it I will have it done sooner rather than later. No pros for waiting. at about what age do they go out looking for fertile females? That alone would be all I need to do this right away. I sure hope you aren't letting him outside to roam. |
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A good age to snip a male cat
"dejablues" wrote in message ... "Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... So Sal is about 8 months old we figure. He has not yet been neutered. You could have had him neutered a couple months ago. That would have been hard to do considering I had no idea he was alive then. So what are the obvious pros and cons of waiting a bit? If there is no point in it I will have it done sooner rather than later. No pros for waiting. He's going in next week. at about what age do they go out looking for fertile females? That alone would be all I need to do this right away. I sure hope you aren't letting him outside to roam. I just got him 3 weeks ago. He was a stray and I took him in. He does not yet roam. Paul |
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A good age to snip a male cat
"Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... "dejablues" wrote in message ... "Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... So Sal is about 8 months old we figure. He has not yet been neutered. You could have had him neutered a couple months ago. That would have been hard to do considering I had no idea he was alive then. So what are the obvious pros and cons of waiting a bit? If there is no point in it I will have it done sooner rather than later. No pros for waiting. He's going in next week. at about what age do they go out looking for fertile females? That alone would be all I need to do this right away. I sure hope you aren't letting him outside to roam. I just got him 3 weeks ago. He was a stray and I took him in. He does not yet roam. The first thing you need (ed) to do was take him to the vet, regardless of if he's to be neutered or not. IDK if you have other cats, but he could have parasites or viruses that could harm them. If he's never been to a vet they won't neuter him until he's had an exam and bloodwork. |
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A good age to snip a male cat
"dejablues" wrote in message ... "Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... "dejablues" wrote in message ... "Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... So Sal is about 8 months old we figure. He has not yet been neutered. You could have had him neutered a couple months ago. That would have been hard to do considering I had no idea he was alive then. So what are the obvious pros and cons of waiting a bit? If there is no point in it I will have it done sooner rather than later. No pros for waiting. He's going in next week. at about what age do they go out looking for fertile females? That alone would be all I need to do this right away. I sure hope you aren't letting him outside to roam. I just got him 3 weeks ago. He was a stray and I took him in. He does not yet roam. The first thing you need (ed) to do was take him to the vet, regardless of if he's to be neutered or not. IDK if you have other cats, but he could have parasites or viruses that could harm them. If he's never been to a vet they won't neuter him until he's had an exam and bloodwork. Bloodwork was done 2 weeks ago. Had his ear mites taken care of too. Paul |
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A good age to snip a male cat
"Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... "dejablues" wrote in message ... "Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... "dejablues" wrote in message ... "Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... So Sal is about 8 months old we figure. He has not yet been neutered. You could have had him neutered a couple months ago. That would have been hard to do considering I had no idea he was alive then. So what are the obvious pros and cons of waiting a bit? If there is no point in it I will have it done sooner rather than later. No pros for waiting. He's going in next week. at about what age do they go out looking for fertile females? That alone would be all I need to do this right away. I sure hope you aren't letting him outside to roam. I just got him 3 weeks ago. He was a stray and I took him in. He does not yet roam. The first thing you need (ed) to do was take him to the vet, regardless of if he's to be neutered or not. IDK if you have other cats, but he could have parasites or viruses that could harm them. If he's never been to a vet they won't neuter him until he's had an exam and bloodwork. Bloodwork was done 2 weeks ago. Had his ear mites taken care of too. Paul You need to keep on top of those ear mites. They tend to recur. |
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