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What You Need to Know About Sexual Aggression In Neutered CatsJanuary 28, 2013Sexual behavior by cats is a pretty gnarly business. A male waits for his moment and then darts after the female, pouncing on her from behind, biting her in the neck and pinning her to the ground, while he intromits his barbed penis. As he withdraws, the backward-pointing spines on his penis lacerate the female's vagina, causing her to scream and roll away, and she may smack him if he doesn't get out of range quickly enough. All in all, a pretty unpleasant sounding experience though, surprisingly, the female will tolerate such ravishes multiple times from multiple suitors when she is at the peak of estrus. Most of us don't want this type of behavior going on in our homes, and neither do most pet owners want an intact male cat around for other reasons; notably, intact males are generally more aggressive, frequently engage in objectionable marking and mounting behavior, and have a constant eye for the door, particularly when a neighboring queen is in heat. That's why most cat owners who are not specialist cat breeders gladly accept neutering, in addition to birth control reasons. Mega Masculine Kitty As we all know, neutering is very successful in cats …
