I have an 8 month old Persian kitten and I'm debating whether or not I should neuter him. A little background: the past year or so I've become very interested in the idea of breeding Persian kitties (my favorite breed). I understand that there are plenty of clueless/irresponsible people out there who decide on a whim to breed cats without knowing fully what they're getting into. I just want to make it clear that I'm NOT one of those people. I'm not expecting to make any money out of this, its just a passion of mine. I fully understand that this is going to require a lot of commitment and will require a huge amount of learning and preparation before I am ready to start.
With that out of the way, I adopted Saris my Persian kitten from a reputable breeder PRIMARILY as a pet, however I've been considering keeping him intact and using him as a stud once I'm ready to get started. He is high quality and definitely meets the standards for breeding purposes. He's also very well mannered and hasn't sprayed yet (neither does his father and I've heard it can be a genetic thing, but no guarantees I suppose).
But getting to my question, it'll likely be at least 2 years until I'm finally ready start breeding (my current living situation wouldn't be conducive to such a setup, I'll be moving but like I said it'll be 2 years minimum). So assuming that he doesn't spray too much or get aggressive during this time he would be perfectly fine for ME to live with, but what about his quality of life? In your experience would a male cat get frustrated and miserable being kept inside like that with a perpetual breeding urge? Or would he not be feeling urges since he wont be around females in heat? Also in the beginning I'll probably be starting with just one queen which would mean he wouldn't be bred very often at first (until I acquire more queens). If he's going to be stressed then I don't think that's fair on him and will neuter him. This is an area I don't know much about so I'm very curious to hear about your thoughts and experiences.
TLDR: In your experience, would an intact male be miserable if not allowed to breed for a while or not bred often enough?
With that out of the way, I adopted Saris my Persian kitten from a reputable breeder PRIMARILY as a pet, however I've been considering keeping him intact and using him as a stud once I'm ready to get started. He is high quality and definitely meets the standards for breeding purposes. He's also very well mannered and hasn't sprayed yet (neither does his father and I've heard it can be a genetic thing, but no guarantees I suppose).
But getting to my question, it'll likely be at least 2 years until I'm finally ready start breeding (my current living situation wouldn't be conducive to such a setup, I'll be moving but like I said it'll be 2 years minimum). So assuming that he doesn't spray too much or get aggressive during this time he would be perfectly fine for ME to live with, but what about his quality of life? In your experience would a male cat get frustrated and miserable being kept inside like that with a perpetual breeding urge? Or would he not be feeling urges since he wont be around females in heat? Also in the beginning I'll probably be starting with just one queen which would mean he wouldn't be bred very often at first (until I acquire more queens). If he's going to be stressed then I don't think that's fair on him and will neuter him. This is an area I don't know much about so I'm very curious to hear about your thoughts and experiences.
TLDR: In your experience, would an intact male be miserable if not allowed to breed for a while or not bred often enough?