i have 2 male cats help!!!!!!please!!!!!!!!!?

Question

my oldest is a long haired orange cat 9 mos old and my youngest is 7 1/2 mos old, and grey stiped how do you know if there spraying or if the smell is urine, although i keep their box very clean, are they spraying? why? and how to get them to stop, besides getting rid of them. they are my only protection against the mice i hate so bad.

Answer 1

get them spayed at the vet. this will reduce, if not halt, the spraying. it is not actually urine they're spraying, but scent-marking (scent glands are situated at the base of their tails) & you can not!!! stop this except by spaying. it is a deep-rooted natural instinct in them(territorial), as much a reflex-action as breathing. they can not!!! stop themselves. spaying will also reduce their wandering/patrolling & fighting, more instinctive territorial behaviour. what spaying them will not!!! do is affect their hunting instinct, so they will still keep the rodent population down.

Answer 2

If your cats are not neutered, it is best to do so. This not only stops the spraying, it will also help the development of their relationships. Especially when it comes to male cats, from personal experience, I have found that they become a lot more affectionate with their owners and each other without all the hormones.
Another possibility is of course the litter box. You have said you do keep the box very clean. What kind of litter are you using? If you are using premium clumping litter, are you just scooping out the feces and clumped urine litter? I recommend using a litter pan liner, throw away the entire litter content once/week in addition to scooping. This will keep the ammonia smell from lingering in the remaining unclumpd litter. I personally prefer the wood pellets to the clumping litter. The wood absorbs all the moisture and the odor. When I first switched, I definitely found a huge difference in the smell. Again, use a litter liner. Since you're removing all the litter weekly, you don't have to put as much into the box as you would normally.

Answer 3

Are they neutered? Unneutered males will spray (and they also smell - it's pheromones signaling sexual prowess). Even after neutering, it will take a while for all male hormones to be out of their system, so the behavior may not stop immediately. So if they're not neutered, definitely get that done asap. (there are also a lot of health benefits to doing this, and it will make them less likely to fight.)

You will also need to use an enzyme cleaner (such as Nature's Miracle, Petastic, or Anti Icky Poo) to thoroughly clean all areas where they have gone. Enzyme cleaners are the only thing that will get out the urine smell so deeply that even the cats can't small it anymore. (If some areas have been sprayed a lot, it might take more than one cleaning. Instructions will be on the package.)

Many cats don't like sharing a litterbox; the general rule of thumb is to have one box more than cats - in your case, three. Also make sure neither one of them is bullying the other when he's using the box.

Answer 4

Boys generally spray if they are not desexed, although I had a siamese who continued to do so after he was desexed.

You will usually see the tell tail squirt marks on walls or doors if they are spraying - these can be a pain to remove too in future if you leave it without cleaning it away quickly.

Unfortunately, we were never able to break our boy out of the habit of spraying. He felt it his responsibility to protect the house from neighbours' cats. By spraying, he's marking territory.

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Answer 5

Get them neutered and the spraying will most likely stop. Male cats often spray to mark their territory.

Answer 6

My suggestion is to have them both neutered. It's not that expensive. Although if they have already started spraying they may not quit all at once after they are neutered. Cats are very territorial and they are growing up so they are fighting for territory. Talk to your vet about having them both neutered. It cuts down on fighting and adds years to their life.

Answer 7

You should better bring them to your vet and ask the vet what to do - that's the best advice I can give to you...If they're still spraying, then your cats are not neutered yet...are they? As far as I know, male cats has to be neutered when they're 12 months old or a bit older.

Greetings from Germany...

Answer 8

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Answer 9

They are old enough to get fixed. That usually stops the spraying. If it continues after that, get advice from a vet. Spraying is just marking their territory. No reason to get rid of them.

Answer 10

Whack the sack , jack ! But Toms are never much for mousers. You must get a female to be a good mouser. Toms that are neutered are great pets but they just will not be very effective against mice. of course, this as most things, is not always true. Some neutered Toms will hunt and kill mice very effectively.