Re: Can a tomcat be "re-neutered"?

Spock sometimes behaves like this and it is usually a response to
stress - in his case visiting children or noisy dogs. He is neutered
too (at 6 months old).

With cats, I don't think it's possible to be "half neutered" unless the
cat had an undecended testicle - which the vet should have checked for
during the proceedure (can the vet count to "2"? - LOL). I've watched
vets neutering male cats a couple of times and, at the risk of grossing
people out, the vet makes a small incision in the scrotum and kind-of
pops the tescicles out and ties and cuts them at the "neck" near the
body. That should ensure that the entire testicle is removed.

My father used to have an extremely aggressive cat, a desexed girlcat
called Diamond. Dad and his family (including a girl who was 5 years
old when Diamond arrived) lived with it for years until a knowedgeable
vet diagnosed an inborn, internal medical problem for poor Diamond. I
can't remember the details of the problem, but the upshot was that
Diamond was in a lot of pain most of the time, which accounted for her
behaviour. After the confirmation of the diagnosis and information
that it was incurable, Dad thought the best thing was to have Diamond
PTS and to end her life of painful misery in the most humane way
possible.

I doubt this is the problem with Eli - it sounds as though he really
needs to have some "me" time, but it might be worth checking with a vet
once your house-buying and moving are finished.

Tish

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