Medications that are safe to give to your cat are ones we give them after a full history, physical exam, assessment, and perhaps even some diagnostics. Medications that your veterinarian prescribes are the best ones to consider.

So this actually hasn't been studied all that extensively. There may be some genetic predisposition for certain cat breeds, but it's not really well-known.

Some misconceptions you may hear, especially with neutering is, "Hey, we're taking away his masculinity." That's not true at all. Male dogs don't really have that concept. As for females and males, sometimes the metabolism and their ability to gain weight easily might be slightly altered. We'll say this might have some part in it as a whole though. What it takes from you as the owner is feeding them appropriate quantities of food at home and exercise to help limit that weight gain.