Seriously, could a cat have homosexual tendencies or not ?

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Nicolaas Hawkins - 14 Nov 2006 00:00 GMT
| Seriously, could a cat have homosexual tendencies or not ?
A randy tom-cat, especially a young one, will mount indiscriminately
-- even a piece of sheepskin.
It is not an indicator of any tendencies other than the tendency to try
to f**k whatever is available - be it male, female, or inanimate.
No different to humans in that respect (although humans are generally a
little more circumspect).

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LMadigan@hhnt.nhs.uk - 14 Nov 2006 00:05 GMT
> Seriously, could a cat have homosexual tendencies or not ?
Nope not really
Sometimes a male cat will mount another male- this is to do with
dominance rather than being gay. When my two neutered queens have a
serious row the winner does the same thing!
Tortie males are apparently slightly different possibly due to the fact
that the genes for the coat (as far as I recall) are usually found on
the female chromosome (Its late I can't remember if its X or Y) so
tortie males have been observed to behave as if they are almost female
including assuming the mating position of a female when presented to an
entire male
Lesley
Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
Scipio Africanus Mad Dog anti-re-cycling - 14 Nov 2006 23:57 GMT
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I did not know there was such a thing as a Tortie male ?
I have a Tortie and took it for granted that they were all female.
Is this common in America ? I am in the UK, please do not mind me taking it
for granted that you are American.
;-)

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LMadigan@hhnt.nhs.uk - 15 Nov 2006 00:08 GMT
> I did not know there was such a thing as a Tortie male ?
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I'm UK also
Tortie males do exist but they are very rare and as I explained tend
to behave slightly differently to other tom cats
My aunt had a male tortie, which is why I know something about them. He
was nonagressive in the extreme and never despite not having been
neuteured showed no interest in sex, didn't spray like an entire tom
more like a queen and when he did encounter another male he assumed the
passive position
Lesley
Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
Scipio Africanus Mad Dog anti-re-cycling - 15 Nov 2006 21:15 GMT
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That is very interesting to know.

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tension_on_the_wire - 17 Nov 2006 09:53 GMT
> > I did not know there was such a thing as a Tortie male ?
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> more like a queen and when he did encounter another male he assumed the
> passive position
Tortie & calico males are extremely rare and when
they do occur, they are almost all sterile, so they
won't have any testosterone or other male hormones.
I suspect, but do not remember, that they have
at least two XX chromosomes (female) in order to carry
the necessary colours, and a Y chromosome to screw
up the sex determination into male. The sterility is
the cause for the behaviour since it is usually due
lack of development of any testes, if I recall
correctly.
--tension
Scipio Africanus Mad Dog anti-re-cycling - 17 Nov 2006 18:08 GMT
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That is handy to know, many thanks.

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Ozzie Dog - 18 Nov 2006 09:37 GMT
>> > I did not know there was such a thing as a Tortie male ?
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If the cat has been anywhere around Joseph Bartlo, it's now converted.
jwardl - 14 Nov 2006 03:59 GMT
Perhaps. Homosexuality has been observed with many animal species.
When I was a teenager, I had a bi-sexual hamster. How did I know that? Well,
when put in a cage with demales, it would try to mate with them. When put in
a cage with males, it would "assume the position" and some of the males
would try to mate with it.
Come to think of it, maybe the other males were gay hamsters...???
> Seriously, could a cat have homosexual tendencies or not ?