Are neutered cats less playful?
Broderick Tremblay
2025-06-23 22:55:06
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Spaying or neutering your pet will not change its personality. Spaying or neutering will not change your pet’s affection level or playfulness. For females, there is typically no change at all. For males, there may be a reduction in some aggressive and roaming behaviours. Generally, spaying or neutering your pet will not change its personality. If there are any effects on behaviour, they tend to be positive.
Reggie Wiegand
2025-06-23 19:11:44
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Cats that are kept for companionship are typically neutered, unless they are intended to be used as breeding stock. Neutering may also prevent some types of aggressive behavior. The only behaviors affected by castration are those under the influence of male hormones. For example, castration may reduce mounting and marking but is unlikely to reduce anxiety or hyperactivity. Some types of aggressive behavior may decrease following castration, while others will not. Most behavior changes following castration are positive, such as a reduction in undesirable, sexually driven behaviors such as marking. Behaviors that develop independent of hormonal influences, such as hunting, are not affected.
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