Purebred Adult Male Bengal - Rescue ... Question

Originally Posted by Kim's Kitties

I recently took in 3 purebred Bengals (retired breeders) as part of my rescue. The two females have already been placed, but I still have the remaining adult male. This BIG guy is awesome, but still very much intact and a spraying maniac!!!!

I would love to keep this fella for myself, as he is awesome and sweet as can be. I am going to be having him neutered very soon! What I am wondering, is after so many years of being a stud cat and such habitual spraying ... will he likely stop spraying once he is neutered, or will he continue? I would hate for this guy to have to live his life in my garage because he won't stop spraying. Any advice or suggestions?

Thanks,
Kim

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Originally Posted by TNR1

Kim....my understanding is that neutering a male does greatly reduce the incidence of spraying. I hope the females were spayed before you placed them.

Katie

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Originally Posted by Kim's Kitties

I strongly advocate the spaying and neutering of all of my rescues. Hence, the whole reason I am in rescue!

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Originally Posted by Kai Bengals

Whether he will continue to spray or not, will depend a huge degree on his environment after neuter.
If he is an only cat, where no other cats have sprayed before and a feli-way diffuser is installed 1 week prior to his arrival, it's a very good possibility that he'll settle in and not spray. No guarantee's though, but the idea is to hedge your bet.

Sometimes the mere sight through a window of another cat in the yard, will trigger a spray response in a neutered male.

If he's put into a situation with other cats, he may still feel the need to mark his territory, unless he feels completely un-threatened and is instant alpha cat. Unlikely scenario.

I have 4 intact adult male bengals and none of them spray. 2 of them are in our home and the other 2 are in our cattery. It's 90% environmental factors that make these guys spray.

Good luck!

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Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

What will you do if the neutering doesn't make him stop spraying? Can you fix up an outdoor run or something?

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Originally Posted by hissy

Kim you can purchase www.zero-odor.com and knock down the smell quick enough after the neuter. I would honestly scrub the whole room with the stuff. The last rescued male I had was neutered at age 7 I got him two weeks later and in days had cat urine on my ceiling in the bedroom! I heard about this product and decided to try it and by golly it worked!


Good luck!

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