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Health issues of male and female cats
I just lost my 14 year old cat Harpo two weeks ago to cancer, three years
after his best buddy Gulliver died of cancer. Two sweet wonderful joyful critters who are sorely missed. I am about to go to the shelters to start looking for another kitten or two, and am leaning towards getting male cats again, because they seem (in my admittedly limited experience) to be more affectionate than female cats. I don't mean to open up that can of worms, though. Rather, I am posting to ask if there are differences between male and female cats in terms of health and medical issues they are susceptible to. Any kittens I get will be neutered and will be indoor-only, and I know that every cat is different. With that in mind, however, are there some health/medical/behavioral problems (apart from spraying) that males are more prone to and some that females are more prone to? Thanks. JEP |
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Health issues of male and female cats
"JEP" wrote
critters who are sorely missed. I am about to go to the shelters to start looking for another kitten or two, and am leaning towards getting male cats again, because they seem (in my admittedly limited experience) to be more affectionate than female cats. I don't mean to open up that can of worms, though. Rather, I am posting to ask if there are differences between male and female cats in terms of health and medical issues they are susceptible to. Hi Jep, the only one I know of is males are more susceptible to urinary issues. Also if getting a pair, look for 2 who are sleeping on each other in the same cage. |
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On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 20:14:59 -0500, "cshenk" wrote:
"JEP" wrote critters who are sorely missed. I am about to go to the shelters to start looking for another kitten or two, and am leaning towards getting male cats again, because they seem (in my admittedly limited experience) to be more affectionate than female cats. I don't mean to open up that can of worms, though. Rather, I am posting to ask if there are differences between male and female cats in terms of health and medical issues they are susceptible to. Hi Jep, the only one I know of is males are more susceptible to urinary issues. Also if getting a pair, look for 2 who are sleeping on each other in the same cage. That's the advice I was going to give. And it always seems best to take two since they care for each other. |
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Health issues of male and female cats
I'm not trying to open a can of worms, but if fed a dry-food-only
diet, males are more likely to have urinary tract issues. This isn't an issue if they are fed a wet (raw or canned) diet. Other than that, there are no differences between the two. Yes, a pair will be better (and more fun). . .and if you see an adult pair in the same cage, please consider them also. :-) Rene |
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Health issues of male and female cats
"JEP" wrote in message .130... I just lost my 14 year old cat Harpo two weeks ago to cancer, three years after his best buddy Gulliver died of cancer. Two sweet wonderful joyful critters who are sorely missed. I am about to go to the shelters to start looking for another kitten or two, and am leaning towards getting male cats again, because they seem (in my admittedly limited experience) to be more affectionate than female cats. I don't mean to open up that can of worms, though. Rather, I am posting to ask if there are differences between male and female cats in terms of health and medical issues they are susceptible to. Any kittens I get will be neutered and will be indoor-only, and I know that every cat is different. With that in mind, however, are there some health/medical/behavioral problems (apart from spraying) that males are more prone to and some that females are more prone to? Thanks. JEP I am very sorry for your loss. My vet said that girl dogs and boy cats make the best pets. I have just the opposite and my pets are great. I usually had boy cats and this was the first girl in a long time. She is different. She likes hanging around inside and only goes out occasionally. She moved herself in and became one of the family. She is also much more skittish and hides when someone comes over. |
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:56:51 -0800 (PST), Rene
wrote: I'm not trying to open a can of worms, but if fed a dry-food-only diet, males are more likely to have urinary tract issues. This isn't an issue if they are fed a wet (raw or canned) diet. Other than that, there are no differences between the two. Yes, a pair will be better (and more fun). . .and if you see an adult pair in the same cage, please consider them also. :-) Rene My cats ate only wet food, except for occasional Temptations, and one developed a urinary blockage. They really don't know what caused it though but it sure is more likely with males. Most of my cats have been male, and of my current four, one is female. She is very skittish but not as big a wuss as the largest male, who is a total scaredy-cat. She is very sweet though and often comes to plop in my lap. |
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On Jan 4, 6:58*am, dgk wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:56:51 -0800 (PST), Rene wrote: I'm not trying to open a can of worms, but if fed a dry-food-only diet, males are more likely to have urinary tract issues. This isn't an issue if they are fed a wet (raw or canned) diet. Other than that, there are no differences between the two. Yes, a pair will be better (and more fun). . .and if you see an adult pair in the same cage, please consider them also. :-) Rene My cats ate only wet food, except for occasional Temptations, and one developed a urinary blockage. They really don't know what caused it though but it sure is more likely with males. Did the blockage reoccur or not? One of my male cats had a blockage. I switched to just wet food. With your experience, I am not sure that was really necessary now Most of my cats have been male, and of my current four, one is female. She is very skittish but not as big a wuss as the largest male, who is a total scaredy-cat. She is very sweet though and often comes to plop in my lap. |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:22:51 -0800 (PST), chatnoir
wrote: On Jan 4, 6:58*am, dgk wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:56:51 -0800 (PST), Rene wrote: I'm not trying to open a can of worms, but if fed a dry-food-only diet, males are more likely to have urinary tract issues. This isn't an issue if they are fed a wet (raw or canned) diet. Other than that, there are no differences between the two. Yes, a pair will be better (and more fun). . .and if you see an adult pair in the same cage, please consider them also. :-) Rene My cats ate only wet food, except for occasional Temptations, and one developed a urinary blockage. They really don't know what caused it though but it sure is more likely with males. Did the blockage reoccur or not? One of my male cats had a blockage. I switched to just wet food. With your experience, I am not sure that was really necessary now Hasn't yet and it's been about 18 months. I read that it's much less likely in cats over seven years old and Espy is now eight so I'm hopeful that this is over. In fact, I've recently allowed the cats to eat some "healthy" dry food in addition to the wet. They really like it so it seems unfair to ban it without a very good reason and they don't even know why he was blocked in the first place. |
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Hi dude,..
great information shared here about cats Health and diet having,.... useful one,... thanks,.. |
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