https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/26609/early-neutering-of-cats I have had a request from a breeder of Maine Coons to spay/castrate all her kittens before they go off to their new homes. Does anybody have any experience of early neutering in cats, any evidence for pros and cons? en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/191636?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:33:37 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a5e7b4b3-87ae-4742-9314-cd5aca72b126Anthony Dennison<p><a href="/members/dtm266" class="internal-link view-user-profile">David Mills</a>&nbsp;probably will be able to give a lot more information, but the RSPCA regularly neuter cats and dogs as young as 8 weeks. Use the quad protocol due to their size, but I don&#39;t thin kthey&#39;ve had any issues (except tiny testicles behind hard to grasp).</p> <p><a href="/members/ccameronian" class="internal-link view-user-profile">Gerry Henry</a>&nbsp;I think has a breeder who he neuters all their labradoodle(?) pups before they go to their new homes.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/191635?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:32:15 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c9afa4d1-adda-4fb9-83c9-326ef9b1876dLucy Fleming<p>I thought slipped capital physis was more common in neutered male maine coons than intact?&nbsp; I could be mis-remembering, but might be worth looking into a bit more.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>