Should my cat still spray after getting neutered?

Question

I had my cat neutered like a week ago and he has sprayed two times since is that normal? I got him fixed because he was spraying too much and I had tons of cleaning to do ect. What should I do?

Answer 1

In my own experience having a male kitten neutered to prevent spraying works only if they are young enough not to be spraying. Once old enough, neutering will not stop the spraying. Neutering needs to take place at 6 weeks of age.

Answer 2

Some do and some don't. It's true that the earlier you get them neutered the less likely they will spray. If you can get them neutered before they ever spray, they usually won't start.

I had a cat neutered after he started spraying. He came home still spraying. I called the vet about it and took him back. The vet gave him a shot of some kind of female hormones.

He stopped spraying but turned into a gay cat. I'm serious. Cats started coming from all over the neighborhood because they smelled the female hormones. He'd go outside and they would all attack him. He seemed to love it.

But, hey, he didn't spray in the house anymore. My little he-she cat lived to be 16 years old and never sprayed in the house again.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, spraying is a learned behavior. Neutering will often take care of it, but if he's stressed or is trying to establish his territory, he'll keep spraying. It can also take a couple weeks for his testerone levels to decrease and then he may stop spraying.

Is he in a stressful situation with other cats? I had one that sprayed periodically for the 9 years he was alive. He was always trying to take over the alpha position from my other male cat. And anytime there was a stray in the neighborhood, he would spray.

Good luck with this - it can be a little tough to deal with. I tried some of the spray deterrents, with limited success. If he felt stressed, he was going to spray no matter what. It did decline as he got older.

Answer 4

i don't be attentive to a thank you to end women individuals from spraying yet i be attentive to if a male cat has been completely castrated then he can attempt to spray yet not something will come out. There are 2 kinds of neuters for adult males, one is very like a vasectomy in human adult males, the different is the place the adult males are completely castrated. additionally in case you restoration a male or female before they're 6 months of age they gained't learn that habit in any respect.

Answer 5

if the cat was older when you had him fixed then it wouldn't be unusual for him to still be spraying. it's a common misconception that neutering completely stops a tom cat from spraying. it slows down the frequency of it but may not totally stop the behavior. there's not a lot you can do. this is a genetic behavior and cats are very hard to train. good luck

Answer 6

A week is not long enough for all the testosterone to get out of his system. Hopefully he will stop spraying soon. Unfortunately cats who are neutered after sexual maturity can sometimes continue to spray when upset, stressed, etc.

Answer 7

oh im so sorry but cats acording to my vet have to be fixed before they are 16 weeks old like when they are 13 weeks or they will spray i have three cats and i have allways neutered them at 13 weeks beileive me i have had plenty of other cats and they allways sprayed after 13 weeks so every time you get a boy spay them at 13 weeks and every time you get a girl you need to keep them inside intil you get them fixed you can solve the problem mabe if yu spray them with water every time they spray good luck hope it works if you try it have a great evening or whatever time it is

Answer 8

Yes they do and can spray after being neutered. My two cats are pure bred cats, and their 'father' was neutered but she had to wait several weeks before bringing him in from his 'cat house' (he was the stud cat and had his own quarters because of the smell). After that he was fine, but it is instinctual to mark the territory and it may take a few weeks before he doesn't have that urge. I don't know how you get the smell out because that is the strongest smell!

Answer 9

I've seen it go both ways.
Some males just lose the urge to "mark territory"
Others develop the habit and never stop, even after neutering.
It does help if they are neutered while still young.

Answer 10

No, Im sorry to hear this but a cat should never spray again after being neutered, please visit your vet immediately, people usually will get their cat fixed because of spraying and it works but please just visit a vet..................................