Wondering when to spay and neuter your Maine Coon kittens? Expert insights and real breeder opinions to help you decide when to spay/neuter your Maine Coon.
All Bellspurr Maine Coon kittens go home fixed by 16 weeks old. Trusted vets spay or neuter our Maine Coon babies at the perfect time. We fix male and female kittens timely to keep them healthy and safe. This also helps ensure responsible breeding.
When to Spay and Neuter Kittens — Why Bellspurr Does It by 16 weeks.
🧬 1. Preventing Accidental Breeding
At Bellspurr, we fix every Maine Coon kitten—spaying female kittens and neutering male kittens—before they leave for their new home. We fix kittens early to keep them healthy and safe. This also helps promote responsible breeding.
Here’s why this policy is important. It benefits the kittens, their future families, and the breed.
🐾 2. Health Benefits of Early Spay/Neuter
Most vets today agree that fixing kittens early is safe and doesn’t affect your Maine Coon kitten at all. It helps prevent health problems and doesn’t slow down their growth. When vets who work with cats every day perform the surgery, kittens recover quickly and do great afterward. That’s why we trust experienced feline vets to do all our spay and neuter procedures.
Benefits include:
Lower risk of reproductive cancers
Reduced hormone-driven behaviors (marking, aggression, escape attempts)
If we sold kittens without spaying or neutering them first, someone might breed them. They could do this without health testing or knowing how to raise Maine Coons properly. That puts the kittens at risk and harms the breed overall.
Our fixed Maine Coon kittens typically go home a week or more after surgery, fully healed and ready to bond.
🛡️ 3. Protection for Our Breed and Our Program
Bellspurr invests in:
Full genetic testing
Cardiac and orthopedic screening
Years of pedigree tracking, among many other things
If we allow kittens to go to homes without fixing them, someone could breed them — without any health checks or understanding of the breed.
The person might not do any health testing (for Hip Dysplasia) or know how to raise Maine Coons properly. That can lead to unhealthy litters and serious problems for the kittens. It also puts the future of the breed at risk.
We fix our kittens before they leave to keep them healthy, protect our lines, and help make sure people breed responsibly.
We only share breeding rights with experienced, responsible Maine Coon breeders who truly know what they’re doing. We never offer breeding rights to pet buyers — breeding is not something we want to encourage casually. We consider many factors that make it, complex, serious, and easy to get wrong.
Did you know?
Unneutered males often spray and mark inside the home. No typical family wants to live with that, which can lead to behavioral issues, rehoming, or even abandonment.
A neutered Maine Coon male will usually stop — or never start — spraying if neutered by 6 months old.
If a female Maine Coon is not spayed, she will go into heat every two weeks. This cycle continues until she is either bred or spayed. These constant hormone changes can lead to stress and behavior problems. Over time, they raise her risk for pyometra.
This is a serious and sometimes deadly infection of the uterus. Spayed Maine Coon kittens never have to deal with any of this. They avoid the stress, heat cycles, and risks completely.
Some new buyers get a female first and then look for a male later. This causes more problems, especially with open catteries. These catteries let outside studs breed, which spreads venereal diseases.
Bellspurr is a closed cattery.
We protect our males, our bloodlines, our reputation, and the health of our entire program — including your future kitten.
Sharing our pedigrees is a big deal, and we don’t take it lightly.
Some people try to save money by breeding and giving kittens to family or friends, but that’s not fair. We spent years earning the trust of top breeders and traveling to Europe to bring these cats into our program. Protecting our lines is a serious responsibility — not something we hand out casually.
We’ve made a huge investment building this program. When we price a kitten, it doesn’t reflect the full value of a breeding cat.
Some kittens carry traits that don’t matter for pets but could cause harmful health conditions if paired with another carrier. If someone breeds without testing, they could end up producing sick litters.
That’s why we’re extremely careful about who gets access to our lines. Fixing our kittens is how we protect Maine Coons and make sure breeding stays responsible.
🗓️ 4. at What Age Should You Spay or Neuter a Maine Coon?
What age to spay a Maine Coon varies. At Bellspurr, we fix our Maine Coon kittens when they are about 4 months of age. This usually happens between 14 and 16 weeks, based on their weight and health.
This timing is perfect. Early enough to stop accidental breeding or behavior problems. The kitten is also mature enough for surgery at this stage.
By the time they go home, our kittens have fully healed. Their new families won’t need to worry about recovery or vet visits later.
🏠 5. Peace of Mind for New Families
When your kitten comes home already fixed, it reduces risks and it takes an important task off your plate. You won’t need to plan surgery or worry about your Maine Coon kitten’s surgery recovery. You also won’t have to change your schedule to care for your kitten while it heals.
Spaying or neutering early means you won’t have to handle heat cycles, spraying, or other hormone-driven behaviors. These can be frustrating for new pet owners. That’s one less stressor as your kitten adjusts to their new home.
It also saves money in the long run — there’s no added cost for surgery later on, and no risk of unexpected litters. Instead of worrying about vet visits or future treatments, you can focus on loving your new baby. You can bond, play, and build a strong relationship from day one.
📊 FAQ: Early Spay and Neuter at Bellspurr
1. Why do you fix Maine Coon kittens before they go home?
We do it to prevent accidental breeding, support kitten health, and protect our bloodlines. It also saves new owners time, stress, and money.
2. Is early spay/neuter safe for Maine Coons?
Yes. Trusted feline vets perform the surgery around 14–16 weeks old. It’s safe, they recover quickly, and it doesn’t affect growth.
3. Will my kitten be fully healed before coming home?
Yes. We keep kittens for at least a week after surgery so they heal fully. They arrive ready to bond — no recovery stress for you.
4. Do fixed males still spray?
No. If neutered before 6 months old, most males never start spraying. This helps avoid behavioral problems and keeps your home clean.
5. What happens if a female Maine Coon isn’t spayed?
She’ll go into heat about every two weeks until bred or spayed. This causes stress and increases the risk of a deadly infection called pyometra.
6. Do you ever sell breeding rights?
Only to serious, experienced Maine Coon breeders we trust. We prioritize health, ethics, and preserving the breed. All other kittens are placed as pets only.
