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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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Answered By Vanessa Yeager DVM MPH

Veterinarian

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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