I just adopted two male cats aged 5 and 6. One of them keeps spraying in my childrens bedrooms. I really don't want to have to get rid of him, he is a really great cat. Any suggestions?
2006-10-12 05:54:30 · 13 answers · asked by Michelle 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
They are both already neutered.
2006-10-12 06:27:15 · update #1
They are also both siamese, and I got them from a lady that had them since they were kittens.
2006-10-12 06:29:07 · update #2
Neuter-it can help but not 100%
Crate the cat in a large crate with a litter box.
Purchase "Fel-away" at your pet store or Vet office its like a "Plug-in" for cats and deters them from spraying.
At age 5 & 6 with no history provided might be a challenge, maybe you should consider a dog or at least Tenners thinks.
2006-10-12 05:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by Tenners 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Benefits of Spaying or Neutering Your Cat
Each year millions of healthy and lovable cats and kittens are euthanized at shelters and pounds in our country because their numbers greatly exceed the number of available homes. While some pet owners claim that they have no trouble giving away their kittens, they should realize that their babies take homes away from other unwanted kittens. Also, if they were to call the adoptive homes one year after the adoption, they might be surprised to find that very few kittens still lived with the families that adopted them. Overpopulation devalues the quality of life for all pets.
Many cats are surrendered to humane societies or abandoned at the age of 5-6 months. At this age they have outgrown their kitten cuteness and are beginning to exhibit adult behaviors such as territorial marking. While spaying (females) and neutering (males) can not make them remain eternally kittens (at least size-wise), sterilization can eliminate a number of annoying behaviors, such as:
The howling, pacing, and housesoiling of a cat in heat. (A heat can last up to 21 days and can occur three or more times a year). The caterwauling of toms looking for romance outside the house is also eliminated.
The urge to roam to find a mate which may involve travelling long distances, getting into cat fights, upsetting neighbors, all of which may result in possible injury or death.
Urine-marking. The intact male's urine is especially foul-smelling. Both sexes can engage in territorial spraying.
An altered cat is likely to be a calmer, healthier, more content pet. Studies show that spayed and neutered cats have average life expectancies twice as long as those of unspayed and unneutered cats.
2006-10-12 06:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by Black-Widow 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hello!
The best way to get a cat to stop spraying is to neuter him. Otherwise, I believe that there are sprays that you can buy that has an odor almost undetectable to humans but offensive to cats. Spray the children's bedrooms, and the cats may not go into them.
I hope that helps.
2006-10-12 05:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by nerdgirl77 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neutering is terrific for figuring out to purchase them to calm down and not spray. even with the undeniable fact that, there is an probability that he could nonetheless proceed the "spraying" action afterwords. The spray won't have that stinky scent like in the previous he became fixed. some kitties will nonetheless try this because of the fact they think of they're marking their territory. A stray exterior your place who's marking on your monitors/doorways etc , having diverse cats indoors or perhaps some thing diverse interior the better half and little ones can set off this habit. it is not significant no rely if or no longer they're strictly indoor kitties or each and every now and then exterior kitties. there are various deterrents on the industry that may help decrease down the incidences yet whilst he's one that still has that urge then you extremely will maximum possibly proceed to have that concern. it is so unhappy that there are various cat vendors who purely get rid of their cat(s) because of the fact they might't post with it. I takes fairly some endurance. that's no longer the animals fault. he's purely doing what's organic. I truthfully have 6 (all fixed) kitties and a pair of are consistent sprayers. we've a stray exterior that's spraying around our abode plus our 2 sprayers do in comparison to strangers in our abode and could spray in aspects whilst they leave. We use Poop-Off enzyme cleanser for kitties alongside with Sticky Paws to place in aspects the place they shop going. We tried the Feliway even with the undeniable fact that it appeared to purely artwork whilst the abode windows & doorways remained closed. we live in Hawaii and shop our abode windows open exceptionally plenty all day all 3 hundred and sixty 5 days around. So it did no longer help plenty. We additionally use the KeepOff for indoors on the monitors to deter our kitties and the strays exterior. We each and every now and then detect a gap (you do could rather look) here & there however the enzyme cleanser works. people who are available in our abode can no longer even tell we've 6 kitties nor the spraying concern. there is not any scent. Neutering is such an consumer-friendly technique. purely ensure you have a sturdy vet. it is going to heal in some days and he does not even understand what got here approximately. on the age of yours, you rather need to take them in. the quicker the greater advantageous rather on the grounds that they're already spraying. desire this helps. purely be advantageous you have lots of love & endurance.
2016-10-02 05:41:40 · answer #4 · answered by murchison 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its a male you need to get him neutered, belive me it makes a world of a difference! i was ready to get rid of a beautiful white cat because he started spraying then i took him in to get neutered and he hasnt sprayed since, belive me its worth the money!
2006-10-12 06:06:46 · answer #5 · answered by jackie m 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
neuter them, and if they keep spraying (which they sometimes do) then I'd say you have yourself a problem. You might have to let them outside for short periods of time, or keep the door to your child's room closed.
2006-10-12 06:27:38 · answer #6 · answered by piratewench 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are they fixed?? If not...getting them fixed will help.
If they are fixed.............close the door to the bedroom so it's off limits to the cats. They may be feeling a bit jealous over the kids. Maybe a little more attention will help or toys..something to keep them occupied and amused.
2006-10-12 06:00:14 · answer #7 · answered by bratty1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can have them neutered. However, after they have reached maturity it is less likely to do any good with stopping typical tomcat behaviors such as spraying.
2006-10-12 05:57:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neuter them both. End of problem.
2006-10-12 05:56:23 · answer #9 · answered by ebonyruffles 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well keep him out of any rooms that you would hate to get sprayed on and train them to go outside
2006-10-12 05:58:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋