I have a male kitty that needs to be fixed but I haven't done it yet. He's really playful and actually too much so. He bites and terrorizes my other cat. I'm wondering what the chances are that he will stop this bad behavior after he gets neutered.
2006-11-27 16:32:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I have a cat that was really crazy too before I got him neutered. I know that this is really hard to deal with for right now but hang in there, it will get better. Right after you get him neutered there won't be alot of change but give it some time for the hormones to get out of his system. It could take a few months but it will happen. Good luck.
2006-11-27 16:35:38 · answer #1 · answered by Erika 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Whether he changes behavior or not, you'll need to get him fixed at any rate. But most male cats that get neutered actually clam down quite a bit after the procedure - probably becuase the testosterone levels are near none existent. I have 2 male cats and they both became better behaved after theyr were fixed - although both are still very active and energetic - just less rapacious. :)
2006-11-27 17:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Andrea...unaltered male cats who are neutered will lose the aggressive tendencies towards other cats, but the playfulness will remain intact. Hormones affects the personality and after neutering the kitty will become more calm.
More on the effects of neutering cats:
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_neutering_the_male_cat.html
2006-11-27 16:41:03 · answer #3 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My 6 month previous has lately all started doing this (to my leg!). I requested a chum who volunteers at a cat rescue each and every weekend about it.. She couldn't tell me WHY they do it yet stated that many cats not in any respect end doing it at the same time as they commence, on an same time once neutered. She stated it would want to easily be a experience sturdy ingredient yet wasn't constructive.
2016-10-07 21:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't mention how old he is. (Be sure to get him fixed by the time he is 7 months old.) Neutering him will calm him down and will keep him from spraying pee all over to mark his territory. He's still a kitten so he will be playful until maybe a year old. Be sure you don't tease him and be mean to him and let him chew and claw at your hands because behavior like that makes him feisty. You may have to separate the cats so the older cat gets a break and some personal, special attention from his humans.
(Btw, we had an older cat and got a kitten, hoping the kitten would make the older one more lively, but all it did was make them enemies for about a year. Once the kitten grew up, things were fine. Now that kitten is the old cat and we have younger cats that we keep away from him.)
2006-11-27 16:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by masha 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
You did not say his age. But you can get him neutered at the age of 4 months. The sooner the better. At the younger age u will not usually have the great pleasure of them peeing everywhere to say he was there. He will probably calm down some, but he is a kitten. I have one right now - that my 8 year old cat is going through same thing- he is about to pack his kitties bags and leave home. I take in strays- got one adopted to new home last night so now Corkey has her room. This give Greystone a break. GOD BLESS YOU! sus04mc@yahoo.com
2006-11-27 16:42:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Our male kitty didn't seem to change too much, but he didn't have any habits like that to notice if they would have changed. But if he's just a small kitty, he'll probably grow out of it with time. With the other cat, it just takes time for them to get used to each other. Give it time. Don't let him get away with doing things that ARE his fault for doing though. If he bites the other cat without being initiated first by the other one, or if he pees around the house or tears your furniture, use a spray bottle to give him a squirt of water. It's harmless, gets the point across, and pretty soon, whenever you so much as reach for it, he'll know to stop whatever he's doing without even having to get after him. Hope that helps. I LOVE kitties! :D
2006-11-27 16:37:44 · answer #7 · answered by Thoughtful Gal 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Depending on how young the kitten is will determine how much of a calming effect on him will be. If he is very young then he will most likely still have plenty of energy and may even continue his ill behaviors towards your other cats. However if he is a little older it should calm him down some. He may be trying to identify his territory and establish dominence over the other cat. This agression is much a result of hormones that he will no longer have once nutered.
2006-11-27 16:40:24 · answer #8 · answered by kutekyrn1 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
most of male behavior, including spraying, will gradually go away. A lot depends on his age. get it done right away and you will be much happier. He will gain weight after being neutered so you will have to watch his diet more closely or you will have an obese and potentially unhealthy cat on your hands. He can't eat what is not before him so be firm.
2006-11-27 16:36:49 · answer #9 · answered by Donald W 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
kittens are like toddlers they love to play.older cats know the difference between an adult cat and a kitten,they usually try to stay away from the kitten because the kittens bite and pull on them and chase the adults tail trying to caught it and play with it;you can't stop mother nature from doing what it it suppose to do;having it fixed won't change its behavior.just like it won't stop it from trying to mate,it just won't be able to make babies!
2006-11-27 16:40:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋