Should I get males or females: Pros and Cons?

Males

Pros:

  1. Bigger, so easier to interact with them
  2. Generally less shy, may be more openly affectionate and attached to you.
  3. Calmer, lazier, likely to let you hold and pet them for longer.
  4. Less likely to get cancer or other tumors

Cons:

  1. More likely to urine mark (neutering can help.)
  2. Some males may be too hormonal, dominant (neutering can help.)
  3. Some people don’t like to see their “male organs.”
  4. More likely to get overweight, respiratory/cardiovascular disease

Females

Pros:

  1. Eats and drinks less, hence poops and pees less
  2. Generally lives longer
  3. More active, and energetic
  4. Hair is softer, smoother

Cons:

  1. Less willing to stay put and let you pet them
  2. More likely to get cancer or other tumors
  3. More shy, less openly affectionate
  4. Can also urine mark