I have a 2 year old male and a 2 year old female BOTH fixed. I have a 6 month old who already has her appointment scheduled to be spayed in less than 2 weeks. Unfortunately for me, she just started to come in heat. My other guys were adopted and were both fixed at 3 months but my vet said its safer for 6 months so she is scheduled. my male has NEVER sprayed and since my female 6 month year old has been in heat the past 2 days I found pee stains in 2 spots so far and I seperated her to a laundry room. How long will she spray for during her heat cycle? thanks!
2007-09-11 03:33:49 · 9 answers · asked by scion_xb_girly 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
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2007-09-11 03:34:21 · update #1
I think a bit of you are getting a little bit confused. My male is already neutered. Im talking about the 6 month old female who has an appointment too get spayed and she is spraying at this time. I know it is the female, because my male is a BIG cat named bigfoot who cant get to certain places and i noticed that she sprayed on a plastic bag on top of my desk which the male can't get too. I am going to call my vet or another vet to see how much sooner I can get her in and try to neutralize the odor. thanks for the answers!
2007-09-11 04:11:08 · update #2
A few thoughts.
Your vet is old school in his thinking that it is healthier to wait till six months to spay. The AVMA has changed its guidelines based on the experiences of animal shelters with early spay/neuter and 8 weeks and 2 lbs is considered acceptable and younger animals recover faster. Early spaying also prevents the problem you now have because females can occasionally go into heat as early as 4 months, especially if nutrition is good.
Second, you can spay a female in heat - it is a little more complicated but it is routinely done. So I'd move up the spay and stop the spraying behavior, which will likely continue through heat.
2007-09-11 03:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the age of the cat for the risks of spraying to be decreases. It is not a garuntee, though, that he will stop just because he is neutered. But it is best to get it done just in case.
If the cat is under two years old and you get him altered, chances are you will stop this spraying issue. The older the cat is, the more he becomes accustomed to the behavior of spraying and may continue after neutering. When you get him neutered you should wait six months in order to know if he will continue or not. It takes this long for his hormones to reduce into not having any at all.
2007-09-11 03:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by tiger_cutie2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not your younger cat who is 'spraying' but the male cat. As soon as your little one is spayed the spraying may 'stop' but once your male cat starts spraying he may decide to go on spraying to 'protect his territory.' Spray is not 'pee' ... it's much 'stronger' in odor, and it's to keep other males away from the 'female' cats in your house. If your male continues to spray you may need to 'take measures' to get him to stop ... you'll need to 'neutralize' the odor of the spray, and you'll also need to 'become the alpha cat' by 'forcing your male cat' to 'submit' ... it sounds very 'cruel' and it may look cruel to someone who doesn't know ... you'll literally need to get down on your hands and knees and 'growl' at the male every time he looks like he's going to 'spray' and 'growl loudly' and 'make him back off' until he realizes that YOU are 'the boss cat' and not him. DO NOT HIT YOUR CAT ... just 'growl loudly' on his level until he 'backs off' or 'rolls over and offers you his tummy' ... and keep it up with once weekly 'reminders' and you should be 'spray free' in your house ... but this will work ONLY if you do not EVER let your cats go outside ... which you really shouldn't do because cats that are 'indoor cats' live longer and healthier lives.
2007-09-11 03:48:30 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have 2 cats ages 7 and 6, both fixed, they dont' spray like a male un-neutured cat does, but my female will pee in the floor for whatever reason, the litterbox needs to be cleaned frequently and sometimes , each cat needs its own box, make sure you clean the pee up with maybe an enzyme cleaner or vinegar/water solution, so the cat doesn't keep coming back. sometimes they do it to mark territory, or they might have a bladder infection. the only thing that has worked for me to keep my cat from peeing in the floor , was to put her in the room with her litterbox and put her food and water in there too and make her stay there for awhile... some people dont think thats the answer, but it worked for me...
2007-09-11 03:43:36 · answer #4 · answered by broken_jade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fixing a cat does no longer inevitably recommend that they gained't spray. in case you have been advised via the vet that it could restoration the undertaking, then you got dupped. I hat that they are doing that. I have been given my 2 adult males fixed and thank God they do no longer spray anymore, yet they could in the event that they are provoked. They used to spray interior the range. you could purely think of the scent when I cooked a meal. OMG!! terrible
2016-10-04 09:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by mccleery 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The male cat will sometimes spray its urine around its territory to attract females. Most people have the cat neutered to prevent this! All cats should be neutered anyway to prevent unwanted litters of an already exhausting number of unwanted kittens/cats !
2007-09-11 03:41:50 · answer #6 · answered by maur911 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hate to tell you this, but until she is either bred or spayed. And, yes, as you have found out, female cats also "spray".
2007-09-11 03:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a mature male cat sprays to mark his territory.if it's him it will be on the walls.
2007-09-11 03:43:12 · answer #8 · answered by git r done 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she wants a boyfriend and will spray untill her heat is over. vinger and water mix to rid the smell and when dry baking soda to soak up more odor.
2007-09-11 03:41:35 · answer #9 · answered by dragonwolf 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋