Thread: Does the age of neutering/spaying affect size of Maine Coons?

I agree with NCarver that unless there is an in depth survey done on just the MC's we are never going to know,what is the expected weight of an adult maine coon !There are so many variations of sizes depending on the breed lines but I love this breed because of their size,temperment, cuddles & laughs they give you but would feel very let down if I ended up with a cat that people didn't look at & say wow what breed is that.
I do disagree strongly though with the reason of neutering a male cat so young is because of the smell, most breeds get to the 6 months at which point they are coming to the "maturing stage" & yes will start to then get smelly & or spray,hence that is the age most cats are neutered,girls obviously to stop them being young mums & boys smelling, but I have had no problems with smell or spraying from my boys, I have kept them whole until 10mths & 14mths & always felt you didn't get the problem because of the later age they reach maturity & no they deff.don't take longer to get over op.just the shock of going to work with mum & coming home a few ounces lighter...
I still can't get my head round the fact though that these little babies are not only being vaccinated & their immune systems are having to cope with that & there are times when kits can become very ill from that alone but are then subjected to a general anaesthetic for a "routine op" all within such a small space of time.
Trying to understand the reasoning but having problems,could be due to age.......,mine not the cats of course !