Spray Issues

I have an appointment for my 10 month old cat, Jazz, to get neutered next week. He has only sprayed in my house twice but I'm wondering if it will stop completely after he's neutered? I am really on guard with him right now and am keeping him in one of our bathrooms on the linoleum for fear of him ruining my carpets (we rent). My questions is..... Will the neuter keep him from spraying so I can let him freely roam the house again?

I know if you neuter before they ever mature they wont spray usually... After they learn it they do not stop

Oh wonderful! Well, I guess it's my fault then for not getting my boys fixed sooner. I'm really flustered about it though. I can't have him spraying in a home I'm renting. Is there anyway to correct the behavior?

I had a 10 month old foster, he sprayed for about a week before his appointment . He did not sprayed once after I brought him home from the vet.

I think Jazz will stop as you've said he's only done it twice, it only seems to be when they've sprayed for a long time they don't stop.

Oh good, I'm really hoping that it stops. I love my Jazzy cat to death and hate having him in the bathroom right now. He sprayed twice last week and hasn't done it since then. He did it once on a piece of paper that was laying on the floor and the 2nd time on a shirt that was laying on the floor. Why would he do that?

just marking his territory, i've heard that in the majority of cases the spraying stopped with the neuter, hopefully that's the case with you just make sure the places where he sprayed are cleaned extra good so he won't re-mark good luck!

If he is urinating on things on the floor, this is not spraying. With spraying, the cat is standing (not squatting) and the urine hits about 1 to 2 feet up because it shoots straight out of the cat's behind. Please click here to read about spraying, though keep in mind that what you described is not likely to be spraying.

Could be doing it because you have a unfixed female.

The time that he sprayed a piece of paper in my daughter's room she said she did seem him back up against the wall and raise his tell. She said he shook his bottom and sprayed. I think it just happened to hit the paper (thank goodness cuz it made for easier clean up).

In the other case he completely urinated on my bedroom floor on a shirt (which it leaked through to the floor) beside my bed. I'm assuming spraying wouldn't leave a saturated puddle? So perhaps this time it was not a spray. I'm not sure why he would choose that spot except that all 3 of my cats like to lay there and nap. Was he marking it or not? Now I'm really confused. LOL

Hopefully the neutering will help.

I hope it will hel also. He might be doing it because od Jada...

It's not cut and dry, really. Most kitties do stop spraying after getting neutered, but there are some that don't stop. It really depends on the kitty. He might for the week or two after he gets neutered, and then stop (sometimes it takes time for the hormones to completely leave the system). Most of the male kitties I've had stopped after getting neutered, but I did have one that continued after getting neutered. I used to have the theory that he just got used to spraying, and didn't want to stop, but since then I've read that sometimes one of the testicles doesn't descend, and they miss it. Though I don't really know the scientific reason for it, I know that it's not that common, so I don't think you really have much to be worried about. I've had over twenty cats in my life, and about ten of them were males, so one is really not a big number, all considered.

Just take him in, get him neutered, and wait to see what happens. I'm sure everything will turn out great.

Originally Posted by Momof3Cats&Kids

The time that he sprayed a piece of paper in my daughter's room she said she did seem him back up against the wall and raise his tell. She said he shook his bottom and sprayed. I think it just happened to hit the paper (thank goodness cuz it made for easier clean up).

In the other case he completely urinated on my bedroom floor on a shirt (which it leaked through to the floor) beside my bed. I'm assuming spraying wouldn't leave a saturated puddle? So perhaps this time it was not a spray. I'm not sure why he would choose that spot except that all 3 of my cats like to lay there and nap. Was he marking it or not? Now I'm really confused. LOL

Hopefully the neutering will help.

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I would say him spraying in an area that your other kitties like to lay was most definitely him marking that territory. Don't worry...you've definitley got the right idea.