Just like when humans conceive the next generation, they expect a boy or a girl.
In the matter of raising cats, some shovelers will also struggle, whether it is better to raise male cats or mother cats.
After all, the female cat is the wind leaking little cotton jacket in winter, and the male cat is the intimate little cotton jacket (dog head) in summer...
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And, it seems that the gender is different, and the cat's personality is also different?
So what is the difference between raising a male cat and a female cat?
Fat body VS delicate elegance
Let's start with the most direct difference in appearance.
The most obvious feeling in life is that male cats generally look "bigger" than female cats. This is because the androgens in the male cat will make the male cat more muscular and stronger.
"The avatar is me, are you satisfied?" Image from: imgur
Mature domestic male cats can weigh up to 11 to 15 pounds. Female cats will be slightly smaller than male cats, usually weighing about 8 to 12 pounds.
Of course, the production of this visual effect is also indispensable to the bonus of the male cat's face. Male cats will gradually begin to cheekize after adulthood, and the "face circumference" will become particularly large, which will cause the whole cat to look very rounded and better rua.
Female cats generally do not go through the process of cheeking, and relatively speaking, they are not as good as male cats look. But the whole cat will look more delicate and well-proportioned, just like the smaller face of the two-legged beast looks slimmer is a truth...
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Of course, each cat is different, and the face and body shape of the cat are also affected by factors such as breed, heredity, and development, and cannot be generalized.
No heart and no lungs VS mature caution
The reason why female cats do not look as good as male cats is that in addition to the influence of body shape, it also has a certain relationship with their own personality.
Susan Safran, author and founder of the American Association of Pet Rescue Professionals, said, "Male cats are generally friendlier than female cats."
Although it cannot be said with 100% certainty that "male cats /female cats must be such a personality", due to gender differences, ta will have a certain degree of difference in personality, which usually has a lot to do with the "role" played by the cat.
Female cats have the nature of pregnancy and childbearing, so even if they do not have children and do not raise children in real life, they will be affected by the innate "parenting nature", and their personalities will be more "mature" than male cats.
Man to Death is a Teenager Pictured from: Gintama
Therefore, the female cat usually behaves more like a little princess, "only from a distance can not be blasphemed."
Male cats, on the other hand, have no parenting instincts, will be more faithful to their desires, and will be spoiled when they want to be spoiled, and life will be bigger and grinner. This means that in daily life, male cats will be more "playful" and more destructive than female cats.
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Of course, because domestic cats rely on the feeding and protection of shovelers, neither male nor female can fully grow up on a mental level, so it is possible to show a "willful" side in daily life.
In addition to the above, the difference that the shoveler has a strong sense of experience in daily life is the cat's estrus.
Active estrus vs passive estrus
Male cats and female cats can have a very big difference in estrus.
Female cats usually have their first estrus in April to 1.5 years old (mostly in 6-8 months), and the estrus is manifested by: pedaling the bike on the hind legs, cocking their butts, becoming extremely enthusiastic, and even the calls become more gentle and sticky, desperately trying to exude their charm.
When the estrus pheromone emitted by the above-mentioned charming female cat is captured by the male cat, the TA will begin to be passively estrus, and impatiently emit a cry in response to the female cat, will urinate around to emit their own "commotion", and even some male cats will try to escape from prison (punching the door, jumping out of the window, etc.), go out and "privately teach" with the female cat.
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But in fact, whether it is a male cat or a female cat, estrus is very torturous to the cat, the female cat will not think about the tea, weight loss, the male cat will desperately mark, run away from home. Therefore, it is necessary to sterilize at the right age.
In addition, cats of different sexes will also have a certain degree of difference in sterilization and disease, according to incomplete statistics:
● After sterilization, male >, male cats are more worry-free
● Obesity probability, male > female, affected by genes
● Urinary system diseases, male >, male cats have narrow and narrow urethra
● The probability of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, male > female, male cat accounted for about 75%
● Breast disease, female > male
However, the above is only statistics, each cat's physique is different, each family's maintenance methods are also different, can not be generalized. The reason why I brought it up is that I want the shovelers to pay more attention to each other
In addition, there is a statistic that female cats live slightly longer than male cats, and like bipedal beasts, women will live a little longer than men. This means that the little female cat may accompany the shoveler for longer.
However, it is worth noting that whether it is a male cat or a female cat, the length of life is inseparable from the acquired environment and the careful care of the shoveling officer, and no matter which gender may accompany the shoveling officer for a longer time.
Male and female pairing VS same-sex attraction
Another question that is often asked by shovelers is what gender combination is best in a multi-cat family?
Is it better to complement each other or to be "smelly"?
A study by Barry and Crowell-Davis (1999) found little difference in positive or negative social behavior in households with only male cats, only female cats, or a combination of male and female cats.
With the exception of male cats who are more likely to stay in the same room, the female cat does not lick the fur of other cats and has less acceptance, there are no reports of other behavioral differences. Affinity: Male + Male > Male + Female > Female + Female.
Most importantly, the results of this study show that the social behavior of each cat varies greatly, and it is more important to consider the individual's personality than whether the cat is male or female.
Male plus male today's car car pulled back a round Picture from: Cat Research Institute
In fact, instead of using gender as a consideration for new members of the family, it is better to pay more attention to the different personalities of each cat.
So is it better to have a male cat or a female cat?
The answer, of course: all the same!
No matter what gender it is, it is the heart and liver baby of the shoveler
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Source:
[1] Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 17 (2): 125–133.
[2] Barry, K. J., & Crowell-Davis, S. L. (1999). Gender differences in the social behavior of the neutered indoor-only domestic cat. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 64(3), 193–211.
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