5 yrs old male cat, not neutered, never spray – sterile?

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My friend have this domestic shorthair male cat for 5 years(adopted from shelter), never bring him in for neutering. She thinks itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s a cruel thing to do and the cat is not “whole†after the surgery. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve been telling her that I always read that cats who r neutered live longer, healthier and behave better. She thinks that the vets say this becuz they just want to earn money from the surgeries. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve been persuading her to have him neutered over the past 5 years and I even offer to bring the cat in to the vet if she canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t do it herself. She agreed to think about it, but still havneâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t make up her mind.

The strange thing is, the cat has NEVER sprayed. He lives with a spayed female but never attempt to mount her, but he bites her every once in a while. My friend did mentioned that he tried to mount a neutered male cat b4, but that was years ago. And he seems to be scare of the two female cats living next door.

My question is, how come this cat never sprayed?? Never attempt to run out from home to find some female? Is he sterile? And if he is sterile, is he still at risk of of getting testicle cancers / prostate cancers like those who r not neutered?
 

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I have no information on your actual question but please keep trying to persuade her to bring him in to get neutered. As you pointed out it is a health issue.
 

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Well first off I have to say that your friend has it 100% wrong...Cats both male and female do live longer and healthier lives on average...Girl cats who are spayed when they are young are less likly to have all types of reproductive organ cancers...Cats who are spyed/neutered are less agressive....And this isnt just Vet propoganda...this site is full of cats who proove all of these rules

Plus if this male ever gets out the possibility still exsists that he could impregnate another cat and add to the already high ferel cat issue......

It completly baffles me when people say a cat is not "Whole" after a neuter.....how silly do you have to be to think that a proceedure that will make your cat healthier, prevent the ferel cat issue, and make them less aggresive could be bad.......that is complete bunk......

As for him being sterile I can not answer that as I am not too knwlegable in the husbandry of cats...However one of the brilliant members on here can probably answer that for you.......

Has the cat ever been to a vet??...Had its shots???....errrrrrr

Bless you for having the brains to see through your friends ignorant views, and bless you for trying to do the right thing.....
 
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i believe she takes him in for health checkup once a year.

she does love the cat very much, not mistreating him or anything. just that her think scheme is " neutering the cat is mainly to get rid of the behavioral issues such as spraying and peeing, since he's not spraying, and he's a straightly indoor cat living in an apartment, why bring neutered him and "hurt" him??"

i know she doesn't listen to me much partly becuz i was never a pet owner until very recently, why listen to someone who's never own a cat?

she's going away for xmas for a week, i am persuading her to let me take the cat in then.(i'm taking care of the cats for her) so by the time she comes back, the cat would be perfectly normal again. she won't see him in pain nor having stiches on his body or anything.....i hope i do get a yes from her.
 

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Originally Posted by hareting

she's going away for xmas for a week, i am persuading her to let me take the cat in then.(i'm taking care of the cats for her) so by the time she comes back, the cat would be perfectly normal again. she won't see him in pain nor having stiches on his body or anything.....i hope i do get a yes from her.
Lol...you could always do it and not tell her...lol....shed never know
 

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Ya know now that Im thinking of it ... Garfield never sprayed either!
He is almost 10 months old and was fixed when he was 9 months old. But he never did spray. Hmmmmm. Im wondering if he might have been sterile.
Anyways, he is fixed now and I know its best for him.

He was one wild boy before and though he still has quite a bit of energy... it has gotten better since he has been fixed.
 

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Originally Posted by Big-Cat-Fan

Ya know now that Im thinking of it ... Garfield never sprayed either!
He is almost 10 months old and was fixed when he was 9 months old. But he never did spray. Hmmmmm. Im wondering if he might have been sterile.
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No. Many toms begin to spray and be nervous first as fully grown up, age about 15-20 month. So was it with our two Russian Blue Sirs. But meowing much and loudly they begin as soon they are fertile yes.

But I know about at least two other RB sirs without any problems at all, and behaving too. One was neutered as 8 years, one is 15? and still going strong.


I do agree with the rest of you. If the cat is not used as Sire it is in 99,9% of all cases a blessing for ALL to have him fixed.
Also our two usually wellbehaving and nice boys (men to be exact, as both fathers and grandfathers) fared only well to be castrathed.
 

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Talk her into letting you do this....but I would`nt do it without her consent unless you are willing to put your friendship on the line with your friend. (I`d have known if someone had it done to my male cat without my approval, as the little sack would be empty of the little balls!)
It does sound like she is beginning to listen to you, so hopefully she will relent and allow her cat to be fixed.
Linda
 

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i think its crueller not neutering your cat as unlike humans who have the chance to find potential mates, an indoor un-neutered cats life must be perpetual sexual frustration


good luck trying to persuade your friend
 

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Humans are attatched because it makes them feel more masculine. Cats do not have a psychological attatchment to their parts. Males usually become more loving after the surgery because they don't have to worry about meeting their "needs." They can concentrate on you the owner instead of chasing females because of the testosterone running through their body. Society makes human males feel less (ie particularly if you have a partner) but cats don't have society pressure to be whole. They don't care what other cats think of them. This is proved time and again when people have a cat neutered and the behavior change is always for the positive.

Sterile males still spray. They still have all the drive a fertile male has, its just they don't cause a successful pregnancy. The cat could still be fertile! Many males don't spray but many do. KaiBengals has males that don't spray. My coworker breeds Maine Coon's and her male dosen't spray. But many more do spray. Your friend just has one that dosen't.

Print out some documentation about the health risks of a whole male. It is worth it. I know its a hard battle. I know someone who refuses to get his girl fixed and now that she is spraying he wants to ditch her. He dosen't believe surgery will help. Some people shouldn't have cats.
 

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Aside from testicular cancer, prostate cancer later in life is a risk that uncastrated toms face. Also, there's no guarantee that the cat will continue to not spray. Our male, who was neutered at 6 months, started to spray outdoors, and very occasionally at a cellar window, at the age of 3, and still does it (he'll be 7 in April).
 

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You people are such pussies. Jesus. Sitting behind you’re ****ing computers talking about cats getting neutered like it personally ****ing offends you.
****ing American pussies
 
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