Question
What is the most appropriate age to neuter or spay a cat?
Does gender, way he behaves, time of year, anything else affect it? There is a related question, which I think should be linked, but doesn't exactly answer the question: How does early desexing affect my cats?
Answer
I've been told by vets that the most appropriate age is "as soon as they're old enough for the operation" - usually in the order of 4 months for males, 4 - 6 for females.
What the vets I know have said is that the males need to have their testicles dropped before they can be neutered. The females need to be large enough that the vets can find their ovaries and uterus.
Most of the cats I've had have been neutered young: very few were older than 6 months.
Answered By - Kate Paulk