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Pet's info: Cat | American Bobtail | Male | neutered | 28 lbs
Is it possible that a cat that’s been neutered can impregnate a not yet spayed female cat? Because I think that’s what happened here and we are assuming something went wrong when we neutered him 7 years ago.
2 Answers

Answered By Catherine Stecyk
Veterinarian
Published on May 20th, 2019
Answered By Jeffrey Milner
Veterinarian
Published on October 29th, 2017
A truly neutered male can not reproduce with a female. Without testicles they are unable to produce and pass sperm rendering them sterile. Behavior associated with mating can still occur in neutered males however, particularly those which were neutered only recently and may still have residual testosterone circulating in the blood stream.
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