Our castrated cat pees in our home against everything. He is healthy and not stressed. Our vet adviced to have him chemical neutered to solve this problem. What do you think? Is it harmless for him? Could it help?
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Who has any experience with chemical neutering Suprelorin
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I had never heard of it for a male, I had heard of something like the pill for females that is used in Europe. I don't really understand how it works because if both testicles are removed then there is no testosterone. There are behavioral issues that can cause this. Is he spraying or peeing? You will need to clean up with an enzyme cleaner like Nature's Miracle or a carbon dioxide cleaner like Fizzion. All of the smell has to be removed which is beyond what we can smell so he doesn't keep going back to the same spots.
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Can you tell us the name of the drug he wants use?
And how long has this been going on?
The only sources I can find for chemical castration for cats or dogs (mostly dogs, and an experiment in cats, see link) involves injecting a drug or drugs into the testicles.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3152893/
The title says Suprelorin. It's a hormone-suppressing implant commonly used for birth control in zoo animals and for adrenal disease in ferrets.
I think the vet calling it "chemical neutering" is a little misleading, as this cat is already neutered :tongue2:. "Hormone therapy" might be a more accurate description. Now, spraying is a complicated thing. IF it's caused by hormones, then this implant should help. But if it's caused by anxiety or other issues, then the implant won't help. I suppose it's worth a try, although if it's high-priced you might try some other things first. Progesterone has helped some cats; you could ask your vet about trying that.
I think the vet calling it "chemical neutering" is a little misleading, as this cat is already neutered :tongue2:. "Hormone therapy" might be a more accurate description. Now, spraying is a complicated thing. IF it's caused by hormones, then this implant should help. But if it's caused by anxiety or other issues, then the implant won't help. I suppose it's worth a try, although if it's high-priced you might try some other things first. Progesterone has helped some cats; you could ask your vet about trying that.
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I don't know anything about hormone therapy to stop spraying other than the castration. I just wanted to link you to an article about the possible behavioral causes of spraying and some ways to alter the behavior http://www.thecatsite.com/a/spraying-when-your-cat-uses-urine-to-mark-territory I hope you can get this figured out, I know that this is a tough issue to deal with.
I don't know. It is probably cheaper though, I just mentioned it in case the implant was too pricey and you wanted to try something cheaper first.
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The vet knows more about possible medical options. I just don't see how it would help but that doesn't mean anything. I looked it up on online and the way I understand it it suppresses hormones produced by the testicles or ovaries. The only thing I found about it with cats is that some breeders have experimented with it for their breeding cats. A kitty that has been neutered doesn't have any of the hormones that it is designed to suppress. Maybe there is something secondary that it does that the vet is aware of.
I know you said you have exhausted all the behavioral possibilities but there could be something you hadn't thought of. You could maybe take a look at the behavior forum, maybe start a thread there, we can all miss something when we think we have tried everything.
I know you said you have exhausted all the behavioral possibilities but there could be something you hadn't thought of. You could maybe take a look at the behavior forum, maybe start a thread there, we can all miss something when we think we have tried everything.
It does suppress the hormones excreted by the endocrine system as well, which is why it's used on ferrets with adrenal disease. But yeah, I'm just not sure it's a hormone issue :dk:.
