Why is my male cat aggressive, hissing, biting, and fighting? Is neutering the answer?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | unneutered | 18 lbs
My orange and white Tabby cat is behaving badly and hissing and also love's to bite but when he gets out of the house he loves to fight the other kittens
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Published on October 9th, 2017
Hi and thank you for your post on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! These can be common behaviors in male cats that are not neutered. I would recommend neutering him soon to help decrease these behaviors a bit. In addition, neutering him will help lessen the risks of cancers later in life as well as help decrease the feral cat population.
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Published on May 29th, 2019
Hello. First, thank you for finding, rescuing & giving Blu a great home. Secondly, make an appointment to have him neutered as soon as possible, otherwise he will torture your other cats & generally make every ones lives miserable. Plus, he will also start spraying & marking his territory. Every one will be happy once he is neutered & his hormones calm down. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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