Male Cats
Male cats are in the habit of being bigger and come to sexual maturity a bit before that the females of his litter, usually about 6-8 months of age. There are some -specially the oriental breeds- that can manage to be sexually active before. In this moment there are few physical changes, but it can turn that a male teenager starts having the fullest face, for the increase in the thickness of the skin and the muscular mass of the jaws. This is obvious more in the breeds of short hair and cannot be obvious scarcely in the Siamese and the Orientals. Another typical sign of the maturity of a male cat is that appears a thick collar of hair in the neck.
One of the more distinguishes things between the male and the female (and to the adult cat of the kitties) is his behavior. As he is becoming an adult, the male cat becomes more territorial and begins to fight with other males without neutering him. Though there are fights in which it does not pass of grumble and spitting, the wounds are current. Most of these are relatively slight, but the fights can spread between the kitties an infection of mortal virus. It is necessary to treat the wounds without delay and have vaccinated the cat.
The mark of a male cat
The males have reputation of marking with urine his territory, even inside the house. This behavior is guided by the hormones; it is not a "slip" in the training to be in the house. If the cat is neutered about 6 months of age, before he reaches the complete sexual maturity, it's avoided the production of these hormones and the possibility of diminishes enormously the possibility as much the fights as of wetting , although the above mentioned will continue happening sometimes if the cat is afraid or is nervous.
Not neutered males are in the way that the go far away in search of females and often they disappear for days. This is always worrying, but even more if we are owners of an expensive male of pedigree that we take as a breeding . In such a case, there will be necessary to take care for enclosing the cat in house. If you don't have the male cat for breeding, the castration will prevent them from being born kitties not wished in the vicinity, it makes that the cat don't be away from the house, it will be less probable that he put in fights and it will help to avoid some other antisocial customs, as wet.
If a male is neutered after the age of 6 months, he can has acquired already these customs (as learned behavior) and the operation will not do that he changes very much. For this reason, the best thing is to decide when he still is a kitty if we want that produces when he gets an adult cat. If it is not like that, it is necessary to neuter him when the veterinarian advises it. Neutered male cats are in the habit of turning to be a very affectionate pets and very lovers of the house.
