behavior of fixed cats?

I have eleven cats now...six adults five kittens. One of the cats in particular my daughter brought home when he was about six weeks old. He was mean and unattentive, my guess due to his age and being separated so young from his mom and siblings. Anyway, when we got him fixed, what a vast improvement. He was still standoffish, but a bit more loving. I think fixing cats and dogs does help tremendously as far as behavior, and I agree with your vet, can help prevent certain cancers. Try calling your local humane society, or local animal shelter for a low cost spay and neuter clinic. They should have some numbers for some to refer you to. We have a few here where I live. One's even a van that drives around to all the different counties to do the surgeries. Some of them are based on your income. But, the one I go to charges a low cost fee, 20.00 for neutering a male cat or dog, 30.00 for spaying a female cat or dog. They'll also have some of the shots, like rabies for about 7.00 more. It amazes me how expensive the vets are compared to those clinics. You'd think they'd drop their fees considering how much more beneficial it is all around for pets to be spayed or neutered, not to mention to reduce the pet population.

Animals that are confined and not sterilized are at the mercy of their hormones and I'm convinced they are quite miserable. There is no natural outlet--don't claw the furniture, don't hump your sister, quit fighting, lay down and be calm while those hormones are raging, telling you to run and fight and procreate! It's like making a person sit on a cactus and telling them not to move or else! Be kind, get your girl spayed. She'll be so much happier!

Fixed males tend to get lazy and fat when fixed. I steer away from female cats. I did have one Tom that got ticked off at life after getting snipped. He would attack other cats and even dogs at any chance.

Okay... IF a cat is fixed while still young, they often retain some of their kittenish behaviors. However, if they are fixed later, getting spayed may or may NOT change them. I can give a good guess why Tootsie is friendly when you are stuck on the potty - because she's figured out you can't as easily grab her. That's why our Gizmo does it sometimes in the bathroom or after I'm laying down in bed. Probably Socks has also figured out when you are in bed or on the computer you are less likely to grab her as well. I would fix them anyway, because it will help them calm down not going into heat all the time, making them happier and healthier. An unspayed female is more likely to have reproductive problems even if she never has kittens. So, do spay your girls, they will be happier cats. Mind you, I have 3 semi-ferals and I like them that way, tho Gizmo does demand pets, the other 2 are "low maintance" pets.

usually,particularily the males. the girls,it's kind of 50/50.my calico is a bit of a capital B,if you know what i mean..it seems if the boys get too close to her she gets punchy.but she may be afraid because she's small.