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Well first I have to say that 1 month is much too young
for a kitten to be taken from it's mother!! That's only
4 weeks old...
As far as fixing goes...males are usually done around
9 months I think. You don't *have* to have him fixed
as your spayed female obviously won't get pregnant. But
should the chance pop up that he get out, he could get
another un-fixed female kitty pregnant. Also, if he isn't
fixed, he'll spray which I'm told is a nasty smell. I think
it's best all around to get him fixed.
Hope that helped a little!
JJ
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| Neuter him! Unneutered cats, especially indoor ones, make horrible
pets. They spray and yowl and the only thought on their mind is
to get to a female cat, if you know what I mean.
The age to neuter them varies with each individual cat. Some can
hold out until 8 or 9 months, but some cannot. Do not wait until
your cat starts spraying before getting him fixed. Oftentimes,
the urge to spray (and the urine STINKS) does not diminish, even
after neutering.
Trust me on this one. I have five male cats, all but one is fixed,
and that one is still a kitten. Two of my cats were already neutered
when I got them, the other 2 I had done at 7 months of age. It
was time. One was trying to breed his own brother, and the other
started urinating in his cat bed, marking territory.
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| I wouldn't worry too much about one being declawed and one not.
The reason I say this is that I recently spent lots of time
watching some of my kids rolling around locked in bear hugs
on the floor 'fighting playfully and not so playfully.' From
what I have noticed, is that they seem to use their front arms
and paws for holding and encircling and their back paws for
doing the rabbit kick. It seems to me that more damage can
and usually is done with the back paws and claws. Now, on
the other hand, if a declawed cat happens to wander by a
cat with claws, and the one with claws reaches out and
'touches' the declawed cat, yes, sometimes some damage can
be caused. If the nails are trimmed regularly on the animal
with claws, you shouldn't have too much problem.
E.
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