Thread: Neutering...a step too far?

Hey there
I think you have to just look at the number of stray kittens that end up in shelters to realise that there are not enough homes around for 'unplanned' pregnancies! And the suggestion of keeping your cat in when they are in season is hardly allowing them to have a sexual life, rather a sexually frustrated life...
I haven't heard of this guy but his use of such emotive language as 'mutilation' and 'butchering', irks me, when talking about controlled veterinary procedures.
Speaking from personal experience, neutering is very much the lesser of two evils. As a youngster, my parents kept uneutered cats- the males were agressive, wandered and were generally in less good health than the neutered males I have come across since.
I also believe that unfortunately, any animal that is kept as a pet, lives a rather unatural life- one that definitely has its perks, but unatural all the same. One of the aspects which makes cats a popular choice of pet is their cleanliness and I'm afraid that a cat which marks the house is quickly going to make itself rather unpopular. It's important to keep sight of the fact that our cats are pets and that as such compromises sometimes need to be made...
I also suspect that from a heart health point of view, neutered males who have less testosterone floating around should have less chance of developing heart issues..... Something which may have particular relevance to MCs.
That's my two pennies anyway.