Zippy had his nuts cut off!

Well sometimes it is best to have our pets fixed. Especially if we reside in an apartment with the animal. Having a house with a yard is a completely different story. It is nice to read that Zippy has adjusted well to the apartment life from living in a house with a yard. It sounds like it was a good idea to have Zippy neutered. A tom cat could make a real mess of an apartment. Plus they would want to go out to prowl. I bet Zippy is a lot more docile now. Neutering a male cat seems to calm them down. We had a big tom cat when I was a kid. We lived in a house with a front and back yard. The cat would leave for weeks at a time and return long enough to get a belly full of food, some water and a really good rest on top of the t.v. where it was always nice and warm. He would leave for weeks at a time, coming back and smelling really bad. Neutering him never became an issue for option. We still loved him and he lived a long & content life. Once I got my puppy, I was not wanting to get her spayed right away but according to the vet, if I didn't want to breed, having her spayed was the best thing to do. Apparently prolonging spaying a female dog can increase the risk for mammary glad and other problems. I am not absolutely sure but I have never heard of any negative effects by prolonging neutering a cat. When I had the dog spayed, the vet assured me that the temperament of the dog would not change. Once the dog had recovered from being spayed, she has way more energy and seems far more brave. I wish you the best with your new home and that Zippy lives a long, happy and content life. Enjoy your soft, friendly, loving and best of all clean cat.

Why do I always want to cross my legs when I hear of nuts being cut off LOL! Guess it's a blokey thing and I am probably not the only one, although Zippy will have probably thanked you for it and you now have a closer relationship and it's also healthier for the cat too. We always made a firm decision about getting all our cats neutered and speyed, for not wanting unwanted kittens and pups but the fact that it was much healthier for them and it also made them more loving too, so it was a two way compromise for both animal and human for a better partnership! I love that dog in your avatar!

You have also cut down on the chances of him getting a female pregnant AND of roaming and getting hurt

Hi Ritz, Well it certainly seems to have settled Zippy down a bit and another reason is that now you have had him done he want wan't to wander as he can't now cos of smaller apartment and busy street so it was the best thing you coul have done. It also stops anyore unwanted kittens being bought into the world too. Huggles. Ellie :D

Yeah, they really just wanna be close to home whenever they are spayed/neutered. Well, our big dog got neutered about a month ago and he just lounges around the garage. To tell you honestly, its not that he became lazy but he doesnt go running off around the neighborhood so he doesnt get that much exercise as before. He eats about the same amount so But the little dog is still to young to be neutered. He's quite rambunctious, very active and very loud. He's going to be neutered someday and Im wondering what could be its effects on him aside from becoming a home buddy. Hope your Zippy, dont zip that much that furnitures are knocked off.hehehe

It's always the best thing. I have a deaf cat that drove me crazy with his yowling. I thought it was because he is deaf. At 5 months we went for the snip and he became quieter after that. It was never a question of if he would get neutered, just finding the time and money to get him in before h's family jewels fully developed. Yes, we can't use the B word when discussing dogs here or anywhere that they screen for profanity. Americans have taken a good functional expressive word for female dog and turned it into a bad word.

Our young male dog just got his nuts gone I am so happy he seems much happier he is all mellow and wonderful he doesn't even bark as much as he used to and he doesn't hump everything that moves lol.

I know it is a hard decision to do something like that to a pet, but unless they are going to be breed it is the best decision for all concerned. The behavior is better, and you know they are not going around making kittens that may potentially have no one to take care of them.

All of the happiness in the world to you and sweet Zippy