8 Facts You Should You Know About Male Cats (#6 Is Sad)

Do you think that boy cats have different personalities than girl cats? Or is it all nurture, not nature? Let us know in the comments!

Neutered male cats are definitely the most affectionate, especially once they are older. If you want a sweet, snuggly kitty, ask for the oldest dude at the shelter. They might not live as long as females on average, but an indoor-only neutered male will live a long time if properly cared for. My sweet boy Venti lived to 17 years and Nemo is almost 16 now.

I had a male polydactyl cat named Thumbs that lived 20 years. Longer than any female cat I’ve had. Miss that guy.

My son and I rescued a polydactyl orange cat from shelter. He came from an abusive home. We had him spayed. It took lots of love and patience to get him to trust people, however he became the most loving, adorable big cat. We lived beside a river and he would hunt everyday, bring home, grasshoppers, crickets and mice, and just left them on the front porch. He was most amazing cat, became friendly with all neighbours. We took him to a photography studio and he was photographed wearing a black bow tie. Just brought so much fun to our family. We miss him.

I have noticed that boy cats become much more clingy/affectionate as they become seniors.

I have had cats all my life. My personal experience has been that the males were much more affectionate than the females as a rule. One male in particular I adopted from an animal shelter when he was a small kitten. He was a solid black male who was very vocal about wanting out of the cage he was confined to. He was adorable and full of personality. I named him Spook. I was in high school at the time. Spook grew up and traveled all around with me as I went off to college and beyond. Everywhere we lived he was the talk of the neighborhood. Back in the day we would allow our cats to be inside and outside. Neighbors would beg me to let them have him lol. He loved everyone and they loved him. Spook lived to be 20 years old. I still miss him to this day. Currently I have a Ragdoll female that we purchased as a kitten from a well-known Ragdoll breeder. She is now 10 yrs. old and to this day has never jumped into our laps. She hates being held but will tolerate it if she has to. She prefers to be admired from afar lol.

All of my cats have been pretty sweet and affectionate, but the little black girl I have right now is hands down the sweetest, most loving cat I've ever had. She sleeps in my bed every night, supervises my showers and even grooms me afterwards, and frequently begs me to go into the bedroom and close the door so she can have her own personal petting time without her brother interfering. 😅 She's my little shadow and is my absolute everything.

I have the pleasure of owning two male orange tabby cats and I couldn't be more thrilled! I rescued them from a shelter in April 2023. My one cat Duke(formerly named Dublin) is my sweet, affectionate Garfield like boy. He will sleep with me in bed and purr incessantly. Whereas my other tabby male named Jaxon (formerly named Jersey), has a leaner physique because he tends to be more active and mischievous than his laid back brother. Jaxon will show me affection on his terms especially when he's hungry or wants my attention by interacting with him using the wand toys I've got them. Duke has a very sweet and quiet meow whereas Jaxon's meows are whiny and quite loud. They definitely have different personalities which is perfectly fine with me. 😊 They came into my life over a year (January 2022) after my beloved husband passed away and ironically 5 months after the passing of our brown tabby male Hazey in October 2022. These losses took a difficult toll on me to say the least. I am so grateful and happy that I took a chance on adopting both boys at the appropriate time. They've provided me with companionship and unconditional love during my difficult grief journey. 😊

My big old man is the bestest cuddly kiss cushion cat in the whole wide world. He's half orange tabby and Siamese. I love the mix.

Our family cat was a large female ginger. She had a medium temperament, she loved mom, she liked dad, brother and I lol. Also along the way I had a male Calico, he was neutered and a true love bug. I've had many, many cats over the years but the sweetest was a male, Oriental Shorthair, neutered. He was sweet and cuddly, ALL THE TIME! We now have one cat (we are getting up in age) he's a huge male, neutered and can't get enough love, cuddles and attention from either of us. His name is Mr. Man but it should have been Mr. Mush. I think neutered males tend to be more affectionate than females but I love 'em all.

Two Maine Coon Boys. 1 SUPER LOVING, 1 loving on his terms. I stray, male, ginger who can’t get enough pets and attention. All 3 neutered & They love each other

I've spent most of my life with a female kitty and it always makes my heart feel full and like I've had a daughter 🥲. Also, the baby Wessie pics are adorable!!

I've had at least one cat in my life ever since I was born. When I came into the world, my Mom had a little orange boy, 7 months old, named Rusty. I was 17 when he died and it felt like I lost a brother. Ever since then I've always had orange male cats. Each and every one of them were total lovers. I'm 79 years old now and on my 12th and 13th orange boys. I love all cats, but for those of my own, they will always be the orange guys. They are simply the best.

My sister's black Tom recently celebrated his 17th birthday. He's a "half n half". Half his time indoors and half his time outdoors.

I adopted male and female kittens a couple of years ago, and my male is more affectionate. My female is a sweet kitty but doesn't like to cuddle like my male cat does.

This was an interesting video. We adopted a male cat last month, and my partner thought we'd get a female, but when we were at the shelter, the male we ended up with was just so sweet and gentle for a one year old cat. After the first month, he's exploring more, and playing more, he has also gained about a pound (which he needed), but through all the personality changes, one thing remains constant. He is very sweet.

yes, more affectionate, that wrap around your legs, cat loaf in my lap. Aggressive? you bet! he will break down the door to get to any strange animal in 'his' yard. we had a lady next door whose dachsund was terrified of him. Baxter is neutered, too. it hurt my heart to hear 11.8 years was the average life span--he had his 11th on last saturday. he's in excellent health, and still runs and romps with the Zoomies, sees the Vet once or twice a year--and can hear a can peeled open from anywhere in the house! good vid!

We had a black male cat and a white female (Manx) cat. The male went outside and moused my entire land while the female stayed inside all the time. Both were "fixed" and both lived to be 19-years old!

I'm 53 and had cats in my crib and have had cats ever since. A house is not a home without cats. I've always found male cats to be more affectionate and I've always formed the strongest bonds with them. The one exception was a female we had when I was a teenager, she was insanely affectionate and crazy cute, and coincidentally one of the few all-orange female cats! Maybe she saw herself in the mirror and thought she was supposed to be male. Now as an adult, I have exclusively male cats because they tend to be more loving, and as a bonus they're cheaper to have sterilized where I live.

I have a male Ginger who is not very affectionate at all. He has moments of cuddliness but they are extremely rare. On the other hand my female black cat is the most affectionate cat I have ever known. I think its more about how they were raised than gender personally. The Ginger boy went from an overcrowded shelter as a kitten to a cage at petsmart at 8 weeks old to a foster home with 19 other cats before I adopted him so as you can imagine he did not really get a lot of human interaction as he was growing up and so he is not very human focused he is more aloof and independent. My black girl on the other hand came from a very small foster network where she only shared her home with her brother so got a lot of attention from her foster family. She is very human focused, very talkative and always wants to be held and cuddled and near me all the time.