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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.
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Also, the obesity and lethargy that neutering can cause in real life is not to be confused to with the inaccurate lazy portrayal of castrated or companion animals in fiction.
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* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Tom, who was Mittens's former fling and has been adopted out of a shelter, gets neutered by his new owners and becomes a morbidly obese BigEater who spends his days sleeping and looking out the window. Occurs in "The Party."
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* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Tom, who was Mittens's former fling and has been adopted out of a shelter, gets neutered by his new owners and becomes a morbidly obese BigEater who spends his days sleeping and looking out the window. Occurs in "The Party."
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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.
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It's an old myth that neutering your dog or cat will make it 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.
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* ''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.
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* ''The Unadulterated Cat'' ''Literature/TheUnadulteratedCat'' 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.
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* ''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.
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** [[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.
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** [[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.
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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.
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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, dumb, and lethargic like the others they've seen.
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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.
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It's an old myth that neutering your dog or cat will make it fat fat, lazy and lazy.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.
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Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Sometimes goes hand-in-hand with CatsAreLazy.
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Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Sometimes goes hand-in-hand with CatsAreLazy.
CatsAreLazy or DogsAreDumb.
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* ''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.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "Dog's Day Afternoon" revolves around Timmy [[FreakyFridayFlip switching bodies]] with Vicky's dog Doydle, Doidle, which leads to Vicky planning to have Doydle Doidle 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 Doidle is clearly displeased where he's headed when they switch back bodies, but he ultimately ends up neutered.neutered.
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* Pufftail from ''Literature/{{Stray}}'' makes mention of a few overweight BigEater cats who have gotten "the Operation".
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Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Often the reason behind a FatCat and sometimes goes hand-in-hand with CatsAreLazy.
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Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Often the reason behind a FatCat and sometimes Sometimes goes hand-in-hand with CatsAreLazy.
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* 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.
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* Almost all neutered toms in ''Literature/{{Warrior|Cats}}''s become lazy. Kittypets are already known for being [[FatCat plumper]] plumper than their forest-dwelling brethren, but neutered ones are especially so.
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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.
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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 shown up in ''humans'': historically, ''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.
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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.
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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, 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.
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Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Often the reason behind a FatCat.
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Sub-trope to ArtisticLicenseBiology. Often the reason behind a FatCat.
FatCat and sometimes goes hand-in-hand with CatsAreLazy.
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