Miss Peregrine Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 He's 9 and neutered. Kitten is 8 months and I assuming about that time to go into heat. The past few days he has been hissing all the time, running away from her, and alternately, attacking her. Maybe ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Could be. I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Do you know for certain that he was neutered? ie not just information passed along from a previous owner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Yes, neutered male animals will sometimes still react to a female in heat. My horses are all geldings and a few of them get totally crazy when they're around a mare in heat. Poor guys still think that they're stallions! Spaying your female cat will probably take care of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) At 8 months old, your kitten should be spayed already! Every time a cat goes into heat she increases her risk of developing cancer. She also increases her risk of straying outside and getting pregnant - or hurt! Do you know for certain that he was neutered? ie not just information passed along from a previous owner? Castration - or the lack thereof - is usually pretty visible. I mean, I'm sure that she's seen his butt at least once in the time she's owned him. Edited November 13, 2016 by Tanaqui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Do you know for certain that he was neutered? ie not just information passed along from a previous owner? He was born in our house and we definitely had him neutered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 At 8 months old, your kitten should be spayed already! Every time a cat goes into heat she increases her risk of developing cancer. She also increases her risk of straying outside and getting pregnant - or hurt! Castration - or the lack thereof - is usually pretty visible. I mean, I'm sure that she's seen his butt at least once in the time she's owned him. I had thought that waiting until after 6 months was better. It seems like they do them as young as 6-8 weeks now and that seems too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Yes, my neutered kitten of approximately the same age still has urges, even though he was neutered months ago. I know this because my leg is the object of his affection. Oops, here he comes now with that look in his eye; time to go get the water bottle. :ack2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I had thought that waiting until after 6 months was better. It seems like they do them as young as 6-8 weeks now and that seems too young. Pediatric neutering has a number of advantages. First and foremost, it means your cat will not enter puberty - no spraying, no heat cycles, no attempts to escape the house. (If you intend to give the cat away, that also means the cat will already be fixed. You simply can't trust other people to do this.) Additionally, we're finding that they recover faster and with fewer complications and what appears to be less pain than cats who are done in adulthood, and there doesn't seem to be any long-term harm. Since pediatric neutering is increasingly becoming the norm, we actually have a lot of data on this, not just speculation. It's better to do it before the age of four months, preferably younger. The old recommendation of six months or later is completely outdated, and we now know it to be wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 My elderly neutered male cat definitely reacted to one of our kittens that came into heat soon after we got her. She was very young. 4 months we think (not precisely sure of her age). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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