On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:15:25 +0100, Larry Stoter wrote:

You need a large, nasty, intact tom to keep other cats out he-ll beat
them up something rotten!

Curiously, Bruce Fogle in "The Cat's Mind" suggests a large,
burly *neutered* tom. Neutered toms are bigger than intact ones.
Some breeders use a neutered tom to chase off would-be mates to
their females when they're out sunning themselves.


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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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