Sexual maturity in male kitten?

scoochmom

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Hi everyone, my kittens, Kula and Koli, brother and sister, just turned 4 months old. I have just noticed while tussling together - as they do a lot - Kula (boy) is biting her scruff with his teeth, which I have not seen him do before. I am wondering if this behavior could be the start of his sexual maturity and if maybe he has, let's say, "designs" on Koli? She is due to be spayed within the next few weeks. Do I have cause to be concerned until then?
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I'd get them both done ASAP. You don't want that behavior to persist. You could be on the cusp of them being sexually mature.
 

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Absolutely get them both done - the female as a priority, because being spayed removes any chance of getting pregnant.
When boys are neutered they can still have sperm in their tubes for a few weeks afterwards, so if you can't get them both done right away, prioritise the girl.

The scruffing might just be dominance play, but you really don't want to take a risk on that, cats can become sexually mature and able to mate when they are really very young still, and pregnancy could be hazardous in one so young.
 

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Hi everyone, my kittens, Kula and Koli, brother and sister, just turned 4 months old. I have just noticed while tussling together - as they do a lot - Kula (boy) is biting her scruff with his teeth, which I have not seen him do before. I am wondering if this behavior could be the start of his sexual maturity and if maybe he has, let's say, "designs" on Koli? She is due to be spayed within the next few weeks. Do I have cause to be concerned until then? View attachment 492648Thanks!
Beautiful cats 😻 Yes I would get her spayed asap just in case... you don't want kittens...
 
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Wow, everyone, thanks, I'm going to have to move Koli's spay up a few weeks!
 
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