A cat's gender is written on its bottom - can you read it?  |
| Un-neutered male, younger than 2 years (no jowls). Starting at about 8 months old, you'll also observe that he'll spray to mark his testosterone-y scent. I think he's showing them off. |
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| Neutered male. When neutered young, there's no visible scrotum. This boy has 4 "spots" - top one is his anus, bottom one is his pee pee, looking closely, the middle pair are his former testis (highlighted by his coloration). |
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| Same here. Neutered male - 3 dots. Note the distance of his peepee from his anus. |
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| A tomcat - un-neutered male over 2 years old. Raggedy ears from fighting, the large "grapefruit" sized head, the jowls develop at 2 years + and will disappear after he's neutered. I admit he has bits of orange which might make you think he was a calico, if it weren't for his FACE. |
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| A (goofy) female. No way to tell if she's spayed. Often her vagina will be highlighted by her coloration, and it looks like a slit immediately below her anus (visible here). Male's "stuff" is an inch or more from the anus. |
