How To Choose A Cat As Your Pet

If cats are neutered or altered, there is little difference in behavioral terms between a male and a female. However, a neutered male may be a little more indolent than a female.

If you already have a cat in your home, it may be worth going for the opposite sec in your new cat. The establish resident is more likely to defend its territory aggressively against a cat of the same sex.

Once sexual urges have been quelled by the neutering process, cats are likely to exhibit their true breed characteristics more strongly. The Siamese cat’s attachment to its owner is accentuated, for example, and the Persian becomes even more placid and comfort loving.

Male cats are generally larger than females. On average, a full grown, neutered male cat tends to be little heavier than an entire male, with an average weight of between five and 7.5kg.

Females are usually about 1kg lighter. The largest pedigreed variety is the Maine Coon Cat from the north eastern United States. Male Maine Coons have been known to reach about 10 – 12.5kg in weight.

The smallest, or most dainty breed is the Singapura, the drain cat of Singapore at about 2.7kg, but breeders take care to make certain that their cats fall within the minimum weight range to ensure successful breeding.

It can be easier to give a new home to an older cat than to a kitten. This is especially so if the cat is obtained from a major welfare source which has carried out rigorous health checks.

With a kitten from a private home, the onus of the initial health checks is usually left to you. An older animal will be more settled in its ways and certainly have an established temperament.

A poor temperament due to the cat coming from an environment where it was unhappy, can improve with changed circumstances, but you do not have the fresh start you would have with a kitten.

Male cats that have only recently been neutered or altered may carry some battle scars from their fighting days, but this is a purely aesthetic consideration.