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A strange and interesting cat news
Rusty wrote:
Just read it this morning. http://www.theloop.ca/cat-set-to-und...nment-surgery/ At first I was, WHY?? In humans it's different since there's a whole social dimension, where people need to be perceived by others as they perceive themselves. When that doesn't match, it can be pretty disturbing and damaging. But why would a cat care about that? If this cat were to remain intact and was put in an environment with a bunch of other intact cats, maybe that would cause some problems. But if all the cats in the vicinity are neutered, then I don't think it matters what kind (or how many kinds) of bits this cat has. Then I read that this kitty has bowel and urinary problems due to being intersexed, and that could cause life-threatening health problems down the road. So at least this isn't some weirdo trying to project human issues onto an animal with completely different social needs. -- Joyce "Bacteria, with a few more bells and whistles." -- Bonnie Bassler, describing human beings |
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On 2/26/2015 7:31 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:37:15 +0000 (UTC), Bastette wrote: Rusty wrote: Just read it this morning. http://www.theloop.ca/cat-set-to-und...nment-surgery/ At first I was, WHY?? Mis-leading URL, as it is NOT 'reassignment', it's a Vet determining which of the existing sexes should be the dominate one, AND since the cat WILL be spayed AND neutered, it's totally a moot point in the end. True. Not that anyone could tell the difference between female and male cats with a casual glance in the first place. I'm reminded of a time when a co-worker adopted two kittens from another co-worker whose cat just had a litter. One was an orange striped kitten, the other was a white kitten. She named them Lucy and Ethel (from the 'I Love Lucy' TV show). At about 12 weeks she took them to the vet to be spayed. The vet informed her they were both male. She had to rename them Ricky and Fred. We were laughing about it at work when a guy chimed up, "You can't tell, cats don't have... um, well, they don't have..." (I guess he was afraid to say the word testicles.) We burst out laughing. Oh yes, they do! They just don't make an appearance until they reach a certain age. Jill |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:06:32 -0500, jmcquown
wrote: On 2/26/2015 7:31 PM, The Other Guy wrote: On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:37:15 +0000 (UTC), Bastette wrote: Rusty wrote: Just read it this morning. http://www.theloop.ca/cat-set-to-und...nment-surgery/ At first I was, WHY?? Mis-leading URL, as it is NOT 'reassignment', it's a Vet determining which of the existing sexes should be the dominate one, AND since the cat WILL be spayed AND neutered, it's totally a moot point in the end. True. Not that anyone could tell the difference between female and male cats with a casual glance in the first place. I'm reminded of a time when a co-worker adopted two kittens from another co-worker whose cat just had a litter. One was an orange striped kitten, the other was a white kitten. She named them Lucy and Ethel (from the 'I Love Lucy' TV show). At about 12 weeks she took them to the vet to be spayed. The vet informed her they were both male. She had to rename them Ricky and Fred. We were laughing about it at work when a guy chimed up, "You can't tell, cats don't have... um, well, they don't have..." (I guess he was afraid to say the word testicles.) We burst out laughing. Oh yes, they do! They just don't make an appearance until they reach a certain age. My housekeeper brought Bubba from a neighbor in Valle de Guadalupe to give Pookie a playmate. The neighbor thought Bubba was a male; hence; the name I chose. But the vet told us that Bubba was a female. But the name stuck because she "IS" a Bubba - a "Valley Girl", fer sure. She stretches out on the top tier of the cat tree to have her tummy tickled and falls off. -- |
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The Other Guy wrote: Not that anyone could tell the difference between female and male cats with a casual glance in the first place. Unless you count a nursing mother cat! (Then it's pretty obvious.) |
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A strange and interesting cat news
jmcquown wrote: On 2/26/2015 7:31 PM, The Other Guy wrote: I'm reminded of a time when a co-worker adopted two kittens from another co-worker whose cat just had a litter. One was an orange striped kitten, the other was a white kitten. She named them Lucy and Ethel (from the 'I Love Lucy' TV show). At about 12 weeks she took them to the vet to be spayed. The vet informed her they were both male. She had to rename them Ricky and Fred. We were laughing about it at work when a guy chimed up, "You can't tell, cats don't have... um, well, they don't have..." (I guess he was afraid to say the word testicles.) We burst out laughing. Oh yes, they do! They just don't make an appearance until they reach a certain age. Jill And cats are more discreet about their anatomical differences than dogs are. Other cats know so why should they care whether their humans do? |
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