He's not our cat but he's always around our house. He's very, very friendly (and he clearly has been neutered) and we don't mind having him around, but i see him "backing up" and sticking his tail up at EVERYTHING. I don't seem to smell anything, is it just a habit for him?
I'm just worried because even when we're outside with the baby he will lift his tail on the baby's chair or his other things.
2006-10-15 18:01:08 · 10 answers · asked by mamabunny 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Are you sure that he is a neutered male and that he is not a she? Both male and female cats spray to mark their territory. Neutering does not inhibit a males ability to spray. The spray that the cat emits is actually urine and just because a cat has no testicles does not mean he can not produce urine. Neutering removes the testicles only. Neutering will make the urine smell that the cat produces less offensive however since the removal of the testes stops production of some male hormones. Usually neutered males that are kept indoors will stop spraying if they were spraying before hand but it does not inhibit their ability to spray they just don't do it. A cat that is kept outside however neutered or not has a greater need to mark territory.
2006-10-15 19:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by MsDolittle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they will still spray after being neutered, however it should have the rank smell that it did before. I've also noticed that my cats do this behavior that looks like spaying but they are not actually doing anything. Maybe this is all he is doing.
2006-10-15 18:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ellen J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neutered cats can't exactly spray... But you know how they do it to mark their territory? That behavior continues neverthless! What you have is a male that is very territorial and was enjoying making everything "his" so much that now that someone has cut off his nut juice supply he's in a state of denial. Nothing comes out but it makes him feel better anyway. I also had a female cat that did that!
2006-10-15 18:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Nénuphar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can still spray.
But the cat is just going through the motions without actually spraying. My female cat backs up to my car, when I come home, her tail wriggles as if she is spraying. She isn't tho.
So if there are no smells, he is just acting and you have nothing to worry about
2006-10-15 20:59:48 · answer #4 · answered by Feline Female 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats can still spray to mark their territory even when spayed or neutered my female mother cat has been spayed and she lifts her rear end up and sprays but only occasionally my tom cat has also been fixed and he still marks his territory outside never inside..this spray does not have the pungent smell that is normally associated with spraying
hope this helps..
2006-10-15 21:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neutered cats can still spray.
2006-10-15 19:06:54 · answer #6 · answered by Harvie Ruth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
....what you just said brings back so many memories!!!....my cat passed on a year ago and i found he had sprayed next to one of my chairs on the wall...just recently!!!.little bugger!!!...some do it more than others...he is just marking his territory...if it bothers you try and maybe have a trigger water bottle handy and give him a little squirt when he goes to spray on you childs things...thats not on....good luck!
2006-10-15 19:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by sandra k 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's normal behaviour. He's just puting his scent on stuff for other cats to smell. It's too faint for humans to detect. Also, they all do it, doesn't matter if they're spayed or not. It's really not a problem, except for someone who has allergies.
2006-10-15 18:05:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
neutering has nothing to do with spraying; it only stops the production of sperm, hence reproduction.
2006-10-15 18:09:32 · answer #9 · answered by Yacine B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-15 20:24:48 · answer #10 · answered by JoAnne H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋