2007-01-20 12:16:08 · 13 answers · asked by TJ 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi TJ...generally when a cat is neutered they are much less likely to spray urine. However, if a cat has been spraying for a very long while prior to neutering it may become habitual and more difficult to stop after neutering.
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2007-01-20 12:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surprisingly, male cats get the rap for this, lol. Both male and females spray. But fixing the male should stop it. I fixed mine at 4 months and when he was about 9 yrs old we watched a cat for a friend at our house and poof, he was spraying our bed like mad. I think the fixing helps the urge, but if they feel their 'space' is threatened they may do it anyway down the road.
What is really funny is that before we watched that kitten, he would walk up to something and his tail will go straight and shake and I asked the vet why because he wasn't spraying. The vet said he was probably trying. He didn't know how but had seen other cats do it. So he was copying them, lol. He did eventually figure it out though. But once the cat went home he stopped and has never done it since.
Hope this is encouraging. Good Luck.
2007-01-20 14:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by The cat did it. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually if you get them fixed young then they don't usually spray. Although, some older cats that get fixed late don't spray either, but I guess that's just a chance you take if you let the cat get older before getting it neutered. I've always gotten my cats neutered, or spayed young. I suggest doing that.
2007-01-20 12:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by mojojo66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some male cats will but it depends on your cat. I had my male cat fixed before he started to spray and he has not spared once in the house in fact all the male cats I've had before never spared after i got them fixed so i would have to say most likely not but don't quote on it.
2007-01-20 12:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by darkpirateprincess 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At one time...I had a big 26 lb. orange tom cat show up at my door...and, I fell in live with him..so, I kept him...he was not fixed...and, was a visitor of many lady kittys in the area... he sprayed my whole house over and over...his balls were as big a marbles..(lol)...I took him to the vet...and he was sprayed...and, he didnt spray after that...so, if my Gabe didnt spray ...then, I dont think any cat will...he was still a bad *** until I had to put him down last..year...i still miss him..anyways...no the cat wont spray.
2007-01-20 12:45:23 · answer #5 · answered by Winters child 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some toms will still spray after they're fixed, mostly the ones that had already started to spray before they were fixed. so the age they get it can make all the difference.
2007-01-20 12:23:33 · answer #6 · answered by geezer 51 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends how old your cat is. If he is still young,then chances are that he will stop spraying. If he is older, and has been spaying for longer then there is less of a chance of him stopping all together, though it may help.
2007-01-20 12:21:03 · answer #7 · answered by Kitten Natsumi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If he's an older cat that has already been spraying, he might. But it is worth a try!
2007-01-20 12:30:01 · answer #8 · answered by rugbee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually not. The younger they are when neutered, the better to stop that behavior. Your cat will be so much happier if he is fixed and so will you....This I know for a fact.
2007-01-20 12:23:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably not: A cat I used to have was quite mature when I took him for neutering (he had been previously abandoned). And he stopped spraying.
2007-01-20 12:19:17 · answer #10 · answered by Tigger 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋