Hi all, now I've been spending the whole week making phone calls to Rex breeders finding out about retirees etc. I have made contact with a reputable breeder who has a lovely boy cornish rex, 9 months old - quiet, and therefore not going to be used for breeding.
I mentioned this to another breeder in the vicinity and she was quite adamant that she does not adopt out retiree males as they spray and that I should get a refund from the man if this cat does spray, which in all likelihood it would, having been neutered post-adolescence.
Now I am completely befuddled.
1. Since I am a newbie to male cats having owned females of the species my entire life, is spraying a HUGE problem in male cats?
2. Post neutering, I have read that spraying stops after a few months after the testosterone clears out of the system - or is it an inbuilt habit that never actually goes away- hence you get sprays but no spray smell, if that makes any sense.
I mentioned this to another breeder in the vicinity and she was quite adamant that she does not adopt out retiree males as they spray and that I should get a refund from the man if this cat does spray, which in all likelihood it would, having been neutered post-adolescence.
Now I am completely befuddled.
1. Since I am a newbie to male cats having owned females of the species my entire life, is spraying a HUGE problem in male cats?
2. Post neutering, I have read that spraying stops after a few months after the testosterone clears out of the system - or is it an inbuilt habit that never actually goes away- hence you get sprays but no spray smell, if that makes any sense.