Will spaying change my cats' personalities and physical features?

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fvfernandezmd@hotmail.com - 28 Jul 2006 04:27 GMT

Hello everyone!

I have two white persian cats. A 3 y/o female and a 1 y/o male. The
female has had several estrous cycles and it is bearable. The male is
now on his early "heat." I am considering having both of them spayed.
My main concern is will there be any significant changes in their
personalities toward their people? The male cat is particularly
people-friendly and I'm anxious that spaying will make him less
sociable. He has this beautiful mane now somewhat like a lion's mane.
Will that go away with spaying? About the female cat, I have the same
concerns plus the thing about having uterine or ovarian tumors.

Thanks in advance!

Frankie

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Matthew - 28 Jul 2006 04:29 GMT

Mine got even more friendlier and one even became more vocal always
talking to me

> Hello everyone!
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> Frankie

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kraut - 28 Jul 2006 13:48 GMT

First: Spaying is for females and neutering if for males.

Second: If you wait too long to have the male neutered he MAY start
spraying and once they start SOMETIMES they do not stop after being
neutered and if he is an indoors only cat (Which I hope he is where he
is not fixed) he will end up spraying in the house.

Third: SOMETIMES females will end up with belly sag. My Margie has it
and when she runs it flops back and forth.

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>Mine got even more friendlier and one even became more vocal always
>talking to me

>> Hello everyone!
>>
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>>
>> Frankie

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Upscale - 28 Jul 2006 23:57 GMT

"kraut" <krautDELETE7540722@yahooo.com> wrote in message

> Third: SOMETIMES females will end up with belly sag. My Margie has it
> and when she runs it flops back and forth.

Are you sure it's belly sag or just excess skin and fur? At about 10 months,
my Deetou gained a lot of weight and size. Concerned that she was
overweight, I took her to the vet and was told that she was of normal size.
The vet also told me that the skin and fur that flops back and forth around
her belly is normal for a cat.

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Upscale - 28 Jul 2006 09:48 GMT

<fvfernandezmd@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> I have two white persian cats. A 3 y/o female and a 1 y/o male. The
> female has had several estrous cycles and it is bearable. The male is
> now on his early "heat." I am considering having both of them spayed.

Certainly hope you don't have the male spayed since it would have no effect.
Just teasing because male animals are neutered, not spayed.

> My main concern is will there be any significant changes in their
> personalities toward their people? The male cat is particularly
> people-friendly and I'm anxious that spaying will make him less
> sociable.

From what I was able find out, it makes them more sociable, there's less
chances of some diseases and they're not as likely to mark their territory
by spraying. Again, it's better for both sexes if it's done before first
experience with reproductive physical changes, but it's still a benefit
after.

> Will that go away with spaying? About the female cat, I have the same
> concerns plus the thing about having uterine or ovarian tumors.

Ideally, a female cat should be spayed before its first heat as it lowers
the risk of certain diseases and things like urinary tract problems. Your
female is long past her first heat, so the benefits are not as pronounced.
However, considering all the cats in shelters and running around without
owners, it's the responsible thing to do so they can't produce anymore
unwanted kittens. Another benefit is her not going into heat so other males
don't come yowling around.

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