Castration of sexually mature cats tends to stop
them from fighting with other males, but established behavior patterns of night prowling and fighting may still continue.
Many sustain major injuries
from fighting with other males.
(Male Cuvier's beaked whales have tusks, and the scars on the back of the male in the photo are
from fighting with other males.)
Not exact matches
Make sure to train this dog and teach it to socialize, especially in the case of the
males so as to avoid it
from being rough and getting into
fights with other dogs.
Every day I read pleas for help
from people who failed to spay or neuter their cats:
male cats spraying every available surface of the house or escaping outdoors to
fight other male cats; female cats who keep the household awake
with their loud yowling during estrus and worse yet, «surprise» litters of unwanted kittens.
I know this
from experience: When I was much younger, my family had a tomcat who developed FIV as a result of
fighting for mates
with other intact
males.
And once he is free to roam, he risks injury
from traffic and
fights with other males.
Besides being lost
from you, once he's free to roam, he risks injury in traffic and
fights with other males.
As he travels further, he will be at risk when crossing busy roads and
from fight injuries acquired during territorial battles
with other unneutered
male cats.
Male cats are no longer competing or
fighting with each
other, spraying urine or roaming blocks away
from their neighborhood.
In addition, the study showed that intact
males were twice as likely to hit by a car and get injuries
from fighting with other animals.