he's not neutered yet but we plan to do that. what else can i do? hes about one and a half years old, he doesn't spray often but we do have another cat that is female, not spayed yet. any advise?
2007-06-27 02:09:53 · 13 answers · asked by Jennie N 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
both of my are going to be nuetered, so please don't bother telling me to do that i know it will help alot. i want to know what else i can do.
2007-06-27 17:17:11 · update #1
Get them both fixed immediately. At a 1.5 years he is likely going to spray from this point on, though the altering should help some. Keep a spray bottle with water in it and anytime you catch him spraying give him a few good squirts!
2007-06-27 02:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by Robin B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to break it to you, but he needed to be fixed at 6 months to prevent spraying. Neutering him NOW may help or MAY stop it, but there are no guarantees. If he had been fixed before he started spraying, you'd be almost 100% guaranteed that he never wold spray. As far as any other methods of deterring him from spraying, so sorry. It is an EXTREMELY strong instinct to any cat that has ever experienced full hormonal deveolpment. There is nothing you can to do deterr him. Again, neuterine may help (some say at the very least the smell's not as strong. I wouldn't know. I have never had an unneutered male, because I'm what they call.. what's the word for it.. a RESPONSIBLE cat owner.)
Why on earth do you have animals that are not speyed and neutered, especially opposite gender? The female can get pregnant while you're "getting around to fixing them."
All cats need to be fixed at 6 months of age. Cats with access to cats of the other gender need to be fixed at 4 months (girls) or 5 months (boys). That's just the rules of cat ownership.
Why are they not allready fixed? Call your vet today and make appointments for BOTH of them. If the female's under 6 months old, you can wait till she is.. IF you fix the boy TODAY and keep her strictly indoors until she is fixed.
2007-06-27 09:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly P. Tofu, E.M.T. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The male needs neutered and the female needs spayed, but that will not stop him from spraying. It probably won't even decrease it. He should have been neutered when he was young and that would have made the difference.
I adopted a "female" cat once. When I got home I realized "she" was a neutered male. We decided to go ahead and keep him since he was neutered, until he started spraying everywhere. He was returned to the shelter
2007-06-27 09:48:51 · answer #3 · answered by hummi22689 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neutring will usually help prevent spraying by 90%. Spaying the female cat will help as well. Be sure to remove the scent from all the places he sprayed with something like Natures miracle.
2007-06-28 01:33:30 · answer #4 · answered by greyfluffykitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it spayed! Your cat is way past the age when he should have been spayed. The cat will spray until it is fixed. He will be a healthier cat for it. And, your furniture will be spared, too.
2007-06-27 12:01:19 · answer #5 · answered by beespost 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The neutering should do it. There is not a lot you can do aside of that. That said, if you don't get at least one of these cats fixed, you're going to be trying to get rid of kittens. Take them both to the vet as soon as possible!
2007-06-27 09:20:36 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEUTER THE CAT IMMEDIATELY
he is spraying because of the female. not to mention, get her fixed too.
2007-06-27 10:11:32 · answer #7 · answered by ProfessorFarnsworth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spaying is the only answer. Get them both done.
2007-06-27 09:14:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be selfish- GET THEM SPAYED AND NEUTERED.
Problem solved.
2007-06-27 15:09:02 · answer #9 · answered by Melissa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get him neutered and her spayed, immediately!!!!!
2007-06-27 09:20:22 · answer #10 · answered by count scratchula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋