Will my 9 month old male tabby cat stop clawing and biting if I have him neutered?

Answer 1

Yes, to some degree, but maybe not completely.

To the extent that his clawing and biting is expressing aggression, neutering will help. Getting the testosterone out of his system will go a long way towards reducing aggression.

To the extent that it's just play, neutering won't help. (Remember, cats play rough!)

Neutering is something you should do anyway. An intact tom will always be in search of females in heat. If he finds them he'll father kittens that will add to the massive overpopulation of kittens we already have. Since most pet females are spayed, the queens he finds to mate with will mostly be strays and ferals. The kittens will probably have short, miserable lives. To allow this is cruel and irresponsible.

If he doesn't find queens to mate with he'll be miserable with frustration, and there's no reason to allow that when you could spare him simply by having him neutered.

Also, intact toms tend to roam in search of mates, which exposes them to dangers, and results in fighting, which exposes them to injury and disease.

Intact toms also spray much more than neutered males, which can make them pretty difficult to live with.

Do your kitty a favor and have him neutered.

If he still bites and claws, then you have to teach him to be more gentle when you play with him. One way is to refuse to play when he starts biting and clawing. When you play, use toys that he can be rough with, so he can bite and claw the toys instead of you.

Also, consider getting another cat as a playmate for him. A feline playmate won't object to his roughhousing as much as you do.

He's also likely to become more gentle with you as he gets older, but you probably don't want to wait several years for that to happen.

Answer 2

You should have your cat neutered anyway, it is the responsible thing to do. He is teething and you should supply toys for him to bite. When he does that to you, say "no" and put him down or tap his face with a rolled up little newspaper. He is still in the kitten stage so he still is a little bit wild. Neutering may help to keep him from wandering from home for females and making babies, but to stop him from this behavior, I don't think so.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I know it is hard to do but try a water bottle.when he starts this behavior say no in a sharp tone and spray toward him.Keep doing this and soon he will realize that scratching and biting are a big no no to you.When he stops reward him with a treat it worked great with my 2 cats.Both are male tabbies one is fixed the other will be soon.

Answer 5

No. He may calm down a little, get lazier and fat but clawing and biting will continue. Try spraying him with water when he claws or bites, buy him a scratching post and if you catch him scratching take him to it and put his paws on it. Some cats can't be trained because they don't give a crap what us lowely humans say.

Answer 6

Yeah, but not as much.One of the best ways is to spray water at him.That so he remembers after getting sprayed so many times not to claw & bite.

Answer 7

neutering will calm him down .. but if you want him to stop biting and chewing .. you may have to buy him toys (like those with feather or something) and hold it to his face so he will give attention to it.. its a way of training a cat that humans are not chewable.. usually kittens play with other kittens and they occationally play-bite (love bite) each other.. your cat probably think of you as his brother.. when ever he tries to chew / bite you hold that toy and make noise implying you dont approve him chewing you.. this is how i trained my cat.. now he stopped :)

Answer 8

I will tell you this if you dont neuter him like yesterday he is going to start spraying everywhere. rush it!! he will relax some but he is still young just give him time.

Answer 9

well u can get its nails cliped that helpes