by Pat Rapacchiano

Created on: August 06, 2008

Based on my personal experince with cats, I have to say that "female" cats tend to be more friendly and more gentle then males. I have owned a Persian Cat (female) for 14 years, and a Mainecoon (female) for 8 years. The Persian is gentle, a bit tempremental at times, but she keeps very much to herself. The Mainecoon is gentle, but sort of "Crazy". She seems a bit hyper and she is always jumping around and chasing her shadows.

One thing both of my cats have in common is that they are not too friendly to strangers. Basically, they both leave the room or hide when company comes over. I did previously own a male cat many years ago for only a short period of time. The male cat seemed to be a bit rougher than the females, and he tended not to be afraid of strangers and would investiagte any one who came to visit. Although, all of my cats were indoor cats. The male cat that I previously owned always seemed like he was curious what was going on outside. The females seem to have no desire to explore the outdoors. Actually, the females are afraid to even go near the front door, they are content with being indoors.

I don't know if it has anything to do with being male or female. However, I did notice my male cat almost never came to me when he was called. The female cats will always come to me when called, unless they are napping or eating.

The female cats tend to sit and enjoy being brushed, the male cat would never sit still and would begin biting the brush and pulling away from me when I attempted to groom him. In addition, the female cats seem to eat much less than males and tend to fuss about what kind of food they will eat. The male cat seemed to eat everything that was put in his dish, he seemed to eat a great deal more than the females.

I did have a "Fishtank" experience with my male cat. I had a large aquarium that my male cat watched continually. As the weeks passed he wasted no time in jumping into the tank to investigate and satisfy his couriosity. The female cats will just sit and watch the fish but have never made any attempt to explore further.

In conclusion, yes male cats are not as gentle or as friendly as the females. I have had a much easier time bonding with the females. Male cats seem not to show much interest in bonding with their owner.

I would suggest to anyone thinking about getting a cat to choose a female.

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