History Main / LazyNeuteredPet

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* [[http://smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2207#comic One strip]] of ''WebComic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' comic consists of UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin screaming "Eat, fight, fuck!" at a cat, who does those things with relish and savagery... up until it gets neutered, at which point it declares itself free of evolution's influence. The final panel of the comic is the cat, now morbidly obese, sighing about how happy it is.

* Almost all neutered toms in ''Literature/{{Warrior|Cats}}''s become lazy. Kittypets are already known for being plumper than their forest-dwelling brethren, but neutered ones are especially so.

* Mentioned in both the novel and film version of Stephen King's ''Literature/PetSematary''. Louis gets Ellie's cat Church fixed because, as Jud puts it, "fixed cat don't tend to wander," and Louis wants to avoid Church being killed in the very busy road on which their new home is situated. It [[spoiler:doesn't work.]]

It's an old myth that neutering your dog or cat will make him fat, lazy and dumb. This isn't true. While altering a pet can cause metabolism issues[[note]]This has even shown up in ''humans'', as eunuchs were historically known to gain weight more easily.[[/note]], it's not always a major enough difference as this trope makes it seem. Overfeeding and not enough exercise are other common reasons for a pet gaining excessive weight.

Also, the obesity and lethargy that neutering can cause in real life is not to confused to the inaccurate lazy portrayal of castrated or companion animals in fiction.

It's an old myth that neutering your dog or cat will make it fat, lazy and dumb. This isn't true. While altering a pet can cause metabolism issues[[note]]This has even shown up in ''humans'', as eunuchs were historically known to gain weight more easily.[[/note]], it's not always a major enough difference as this trope makes it seem. Overfeeding and not enough exercise are other common reasons for a pet gaining excessive weight.

* ''The Unadulterated Cat'' by Creator/TerryPratchett describes neutered toms as "fat and lazy and just want to kip all day", although the book is clear that they're not dumb (indeed, they may have ''more'' on their minds than the sex-obsessed Entire Tom), and that neutering is A Good Thing.

** [[spoiler:Hushpad]] was a playful ProperLady kitten at the start the book. When Tailchaser reunites with her, he finds her [[FormerlyFit much rounder]] than he remembers (but [[BigBeautifulWoman nonetheless pretty]]). Tailchaser soon finds that all [[spoiler:Hushpad]] now wants to do is nap all day. She isn't even remotely interested in having kittens anymore. The two cats [[DidNotGetTheGirl part]] due to their conflicting interests.

In fiction, however, spayed and neutered animals (but ''especially'' neutered ones) will usually end up chubby, lethargic, ''and'' lazy after the surgery. A previously energetic pet will suddenly just want to sit around all day. This trope is one of the top reasons why AnimalsFearNeutering; they don't want to become lazy, fat, and lethargic like the others they've seen.

It's an old myth that neutering your dog or cat will make it fat and lazy. This isn't true. While altering a pet can cause metabolism issues[[note]]This has even shown up in ''humans'', as eunuchs were historically known to gain weight more easily.[[/note]], it's not always a major enough difference as this trope makes it seem. Overfeeding and not enough exercise are other common reasons for a pet gaining excessive weight.

Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Sometimes goes hand-in-hand with CatsAreLazy.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "Dog's Day Afternoon" revolves around Timmy [[FreakyFridayFlip switching bodies]] with Vicky's dog Doydle, which leads to Vicky planning to have Doydle neutered. Her other pets have also been neutered (including those that normally aren't castrated, such as a fish), which has made them all lethargic [[EmptyShell to the point of nonresponsiveness]]--one spontaneously falls over without even blinking. Timmy obviously [[AnimalsFearNeutering tries to avoid]] his fate, and Doydle is clearly displeased where he's headed when they switch back bodies, but he ultimately ends up neutered.

Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Often the reason behind a FatCat and sometimes goes hand-in-hand with CatsAreLazy.

* Almost all neutered toms in ''Literature/{{Warrior|Cats}}''s become lazy. Kittypets are already known for being [[FatCat plumper]] than their forest-dwelling brethren, but neutered ones are especially so.

It's an old myth that neutering your dog or cat will make it fat and lazy. This isn't true. While altering a pet can cause metabolism issues[[note]]This has even showed up in ''humans'': historically, eunuchs were known to gain weight more easily.[[/note]], it's not always a major enough difference as this trope makes it seem. Overfeeding and not enough exercise are other common reasons for a pet gaining excessive weight.

It's an old myth that neutering your dog or cat will make it fat and lazy. This isn't true. While altering a pet can cause metabolism issues, it's not always a major enough difference as this trope makes it seem. Overfeeding and not enough exercise are other common reasons for a pet gaining excessive weight.

Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Often the reason behind a FatCat.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "Dog's Day Afternoon" revolves around Timmy [[FreakyFridayFlip switching bodies]] with Vicky's dog Doydle, which leads to Vicky planning to have Doydle neutered. Her other pets have also been neutered (including those that normally aren't castrated, such as a fish), which has made them all lethargic [[EmptyShell to the point of nonresponsiveness]]--one spontaneously falls over without even blinking. Timmy obviously [[AnimalsFearNeutering tries to avoid]] his fate, and Doydle is clearly displeased where he's headed when they switch back bodies, but he ultimately ends up neutered.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "Dog's Day Afternoon" revolves around Timmy [[FreakingFridayFlip switching bodies]] with Vicky's dog Doydle, which leads to Vicky planning to have Doydle neutered. Her other pets have also been neutered (including those that normally aren't castrated, such as a fish), which has made them all lethargic [[EmptyShell to the point of nonresponsiveness]]--one spontaneously falls over without even blinking. Timmy obviously [[AnimalsFearNeutering tries to avoid]] his fate, and Doydle is clearly displeased where he's headed when they switch back bodies, but he ultimately ends up neutered.

* A ''WebComic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' comic did this in [[http://smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2207#comic one strip]]. The comic consists of UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin screaming "Eat, fight, fuck!" at a cat, who does those things with relish and savagery... up until it gets neutered, at which point it declares itself free of evolution's influence. The final panel of the comic is the cat, now morbidly obese, sighing about how happy it is.

* One CutawayGag from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has Peter imagining what his dog Brian will be like after being neutered.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' revolves around Vicky taking her dog to the vet to get neutered. Her other pets have also been neutered (including those that normally aren't castrated, such as a fish). They're all depicted as overweight and lazy. The dog [[AnimalsFearNeutering tries to avoid]] his fate, but he ultimately ends up neutered.

* Almost all neutered toms in ''Literature/{{Warrior|Cats}}'' become lazy. Kittypets are already known for being [[FatCat plumper]] than their forest-dwelling brethren, but neutered ones are especially so.

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* One CutawayGag from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has Peter imagining what his dog Brian will be like after being.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' revolves around Vicky taking her dog to the vet to get neutered. Her other pets have also been neutered (including those that normally aren't castrated, such as a fish). They're all depicted as overweight and lazy. The dog [[AnimalsFearNeutering tries to avoid]] his fate but he ultimately ends up neutered.