Sentences with phrase «cats reach sexual maturity»
Male cats reach sexual maturity (puberty) around the age of five months.
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The big orange - and - black cats reach sexual maturity at an older age than cats such as leopards and cougars, and tiger populations take longer to recover from the loss of mature individuals.
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Unaltered male cat spraying is triggered by hormonal changes when Tom reaches sexual maturity.
Spaying or neutering at the youngest possible age, before the dog or cat has reached sexual maturity, generally has no effect whatsoever on weight.
It's much easier to have a good relationship with your cat when you don't have to worry about all of the unfortunate situations that come up after your pet has reached sexual maturity.
Tom cats, when they reach sexual maturity, will instinctively spray their surroundings with strong - smelling urine.
He is probably a stray — what typically happens is that someone had him as a kitten but they didn't get him neutered, as he got older and reached sexual maturity he became less interested in being a homely pet and instead began to roam further afield in search of female cats or to take part in territory battles with other unneutered male cats.
Another difference between honeysuckle and catnip is that most cats don't react to catnip until they have reached sexual maturity.