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I want to start off by saying you are all probably going to think I am crazy, buuuuut I am asking this anyways because I cannot find any information on this anywhere. I have a 3 month old kitten that I was given by a lady who lives on a farm in a rural area. Her barn cat was pregnant and had a litter of kittens and she needed to get rid of them. So his first 2.5 months were spent living in a barn outside with his mom and his brothers and sisters. Despite this he is a very friendly and loving kitten. He is very smart too, he used his litter box right away and I have never had an issue with him having accidents anywhere. He is an indoor cat until he completes his vaccines and then I will start letting him out to play as we live in a fairly rural area. I love him a lot and I honestly just want to do everything in my power to make sure he has a happy and healthy life.
So getting to the question, I am very hesitant to neuter my little guy. I am a holistic nutritionist and am really inclined to live as close to nature as possible. To give you an idea of my personal beliefs; I won't take birth control pills as it alters my hormones. I feed him the best food, the cleanest water, and do everything else in my power to make sure he is as healthy as possible. I don't agree with neutering because they have to drug him to put him out, surgically operate on him, remove a piece of his body, which also takes away all his natural sex hormones. I am worried about this, as with any living creature, naturally occurring hormones are an important part of life and to take those away can cause health problems down the road. Also sex is a natural part of life and I feel horrible denying him that all together. I know people say its very safe and better for the cat and everything. But I am just having a very very hard time accepting it. This is the first time I have had to make the decision. So naturally I have been doing a lot of reading on the subject and I came across can vasectomy's instead of neutering. Where the male cat cannot impregnate a female, but still has his testes in tact and still has his natural hormones.
So my question is more of a 'what if' scenario I guess.
What if instead of neutering my cat, I got him a cat vasectomy so he cannot impregnate other cats, and got him a female companion (and got her tubes tied, instead of spaying). Now I know that this won't deal with the other problems that neutering will such as spraying, roaming, and fighting. But I am genuinely curious... if he has a female companion, will that stop him from roaming? Or will he still go looking for other females? I am not concerned with the fighting as he will be vaccinated and many cats still fight after they have been fixed anyways. I guess the last concern is the spraying. Anybody know how I could potentially deal with spraying without getting him neutered?
I hope you guys don't think I am a horrible pet owner. I genuinely care for my little guy, as you can tell, I have thought about this A LOT; and yes, to me it is definitely worth this entire process to let him experience all aspects of life.
So is this a completely insane idea or could it work? Pros? Cons? Would love to hear what people think and if there is anyone out there who has a cat who has undergone a vasectomy?
I want to start off by saying you are all probably going to think I am crazy, buuuuut I am asking this anyways because I cannot find any information on this anywhere. I have a 3 month old kitten that I was given by a lady who lives on a farm in a rural area. Her barn cat was pregnant and had a litter of kittens and she needed to get rid of them. So his first 2.5 months were spent living in a barn outside with his mom and his brothers and sisters. Despite this he is a very friendly and loving kitten. He is very smart too, he used his litter box right away and I have never had an issue with him having accidents anywhere. He is an indoor cat until he completes his vaccines and then I will start letting him out to play as we live in a fairly rural area. I love him a lot and I honestly just want to do everything in my power to make sure he has a happy and healthy life.
So getting to the question, I am very hesitant to neuter my little guy. I am a holistic nutritionist and am really inclined to live as close to nature as possible. To give you an idea of my personal beliefs; I won't take birth control pills as it alters my hormones. I feed him the best food, the cleanest water, and do everything else in my power to make sure he is as healthy as possible. I don't agree with neutering because they have to drug him to put him out, surgically operate on him, remove a piece of his body, which also takes away all his natural sex hormones. I am worried about this, as with any living creature, naturally occurring hormones are an important part of life and to take those away can cause health problems down the road. Also sex is a natural part of life and I feel horrible denying him that all together. I know people say its very safe and better for the cat and everything. But I am just having a very very hard time accepting it. This is the first time I have had to make the decision. So naturally I have been doing a lot of reading on the subject and I came across can vasectomy's instead of neutering. Where the male cat cannot impregnate a female, but still has his testes in tact and still has his natural hormones.
So my question is more of a 'what if' scenario I guess.
What if instead of neutering my cat, I got him a cat vasectomy so he cannot impregnate other cats, and got him a female companion (and got her tubes tied, instead of spaying). Now I know that this won't deal with the other problems that neutering will such as spraying, roaming, and fighting. But I am genuinely curious... if he has a female companion, will that stop him from roaming? Or will he still go looking for other females? I am not concerned with the fighting as he will be vaccinated and many cats still fight after they have been fixed anyways. I guess the last concern is the spraying. Anybody know how I could potentially deal with spraying without getting him neutered?
I hope you guys don't think I am a horrible pet owner. I genuinely care for my little guy, as you can tell, I have thought about this A LOT; and yes, to me it is definitely worth this entire process to let him experience all aspects of life.
So is this a completely insane idea or could it work? Pros? Cons? Would love to hear what people think and if there is anyone out there who has a cat who has undergone a vasectomy?