2006-10-12 02:21:46 · 11 answers · asked by wlknsnshly 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I have had cats that will do it for a while after they are neutered, but it stops shortly after. They will still urinate on things sometimes instead, which can still smell pretty bad, but I don't think it is the same as it was before, and doesn't smell as noxious.
Update: I just found an interesting article about it, which indicated it can still happen even after, but does indicate that neutering stops it in most of the cases.
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2006-10-12 02:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by Kyleontheweb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Usually this can occur when the cat has been neutered after he became sexually active. For example, my cat was neutered when he was nearly two years old and had gotten into the habit of spraying or marking his territory. Now, he sprays on plants and trees whenever I take him for a walk outside. The scents of other animals trigger in him the desire to mark his territory. There were times that he sprayed on my plastic plants by the door when he saw another cat from the window. I had to take steps to discourage him from doing this again (I sprayed lemon juice on the plastic plant and scattered ornage peel on the carpet by the door - cats hate citru scents).
2006-10-12 09:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may not spray, but they still mark territories with urine. Male cats are very territorial, as for females aren't. I have not had any success having a male cat. I tried it three different times and could not get them to stop marking, no matter what I did they went behind my back and marked it all over again. No that I have females, I couldn't be happier! Good luck.
2006-10-12 09:25:37 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were neutered prior to maturity, chances are low. If they were neutered after learning to spry, then it very well could have become a learned habit and probably won't stop. If the male cat is older and just started to spray, there could be a medical reason why and a visit to the vet would help determine that. Good luck.
2006-10-12 09:25:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can still spray and often they do. I have 3 males right now and once in awhile they will spray in the house. What they spray is urine neutering does not make it so they can't
2006-10-12 09:24:26 · answer #5 · answered by cin_ann_43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can. It is urine mixed with material from their anal glands. Neutering does nothing to the anatomy involved in spraying.
When you neuter a cat, there is less testosterone in his system which minimizes instinctual desire to spray. So although he is less likely to do it, he is still physiologically able to do so.
2006-10-12 09:41:28 · answer #6 · answered by aint_no_stoppin_us 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friends cat was fixed and it still sprays
2006-10-12 09:29:52 · answer #7 · answered by â?¥sarah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are unable to spray anything even though they still raise their tail.
2006-10-12 09:23:12 · answer #8 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We've only snipped the gonads; they can still spray
2006-10-12 09:23:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, they can and will if it's been an ingrained habit of theirs for a while.
2006-10-12 09:32:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋