Awkward Behavior..

[xcourtney3]

I have two cats who will be turning 3 on Friday. My male, Simba, has recently become very sexual. He has been 'mounting' his sister and biting her neck for a while now (he doesn't really know how to do it though, just kind of gets her side). But over the last week we've noticed he's been leaving.. wet spots. They were both fixed at a young age, the earliest you can get it done. So, what's going on? Is this something we're just going to have to live with or is there something causing it?

 

[bijounk]

I found this link for you... Just scroll down to the middle of the page, that's where the relevant info is http://www.petplace.com/cats/sexual-aggression-in-cats/page1.aspx

I can't exactly say that I condone the use of anti-depressants in animals as I think that most behavioural problems can be solved with patience and persistence as opposed to dangerous drugs but it does help to explain it and you could also try talking to your vet too.

Hope this helps and good luck!

 

[p3 and the king]

I found this link for you... Just scroll down to the middle of the page, that's where the relevant info is http://www.petplace.com/cats/sexual-aggression-in-cats/page1.aspx

I can't exactly say that I condone the use of anti-depressants in animals as I think that most behavioural problems can be solved with patience and persistence as opposed to dangerous drugs but it does help to explain it and you could also try talking to your vet too.

Hope this helps and good luck!

 OK I don't know what you're talking about?  This is not a behavior issue really.  This is quite normal. 

Sometimes neutered males can still do the deed.... They are just "shooting blanks", think of it like a man with a vasectomy.  That's all it is, a vasectomy.  It could be that he is just feeling very "hot and bothered" or if there is a female in heat around, he could be doing this to his sister because he can't get to the in heat one. 

It could also be a form of dominance display.  Either way it's normal and if you're worried about it, a firm "NO" and smacking your hands together to stop him should do.  You don't need to resort to drugs or a behavior specialist, they will just tell you it's normal and make you spend a lot of money to hear that! 

 

[otto]

It is stated in the first post that both cats were spayed and neutered at a young age.

I found this link for you... Just scroll down to the middle of the page, that's where the relevant info is http://www.petplace.com/cats/sexual-aggression-in-cats/page1.aspx

I can't exactly say that I condone the use of anti-depressants in animals as I think that most behavioural problems can be solved with patience and persistence as opposed to dangerous drugs but it does help to explain it and you could also try talking to your vet too.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Very useful information!

I agree with you that medication should not be the first thing to turn to, and hopefully won't be necessary at all, I was thinking that feliway may help the OPs situation, and I see it is mentioned in the article.

Install some feliway plug in diffusers. Distract the male when you see him starting the behavior. Perhaps if you distract him quickly enough, often enough, the habit will be broken.

I have a friend who has this problem with her two cats, male mounting female, they are litter mates raised together, spayed and neutered, the male constantly seems to need to dominate the female.

One other question: What are you feeding them? Diet plays a much larger role in feline behavior than most people realize. Cats fed a species appropriate diet without all the fillers and chemicals in many commercial foods are happier better adjusted cats.

 

[Willowy]

[quote name="P3 and The King" url="/t/251121/awkward-behavior#]
Sometimes neutered males can still do the deed.... They are just "shooting blanks", think of it like a man with a vasectomy.  That's all it is, a vasectomy.   
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Well, no, it's a full castration. If it were just a vasectomy, they'd still behave (and smell!) like full tomcats. But the point is the same---yes, even castrated males can sometimes "perform"; apparently back when human eunuchs were popular, they were known as quite the ladies' men. . ..

I always figure the cats will work it out themselves. Unless he seems to really be annoying her all the time I wouldn't interfere.

 

[bijounk]

 OK I don't know what you're talking about?  This is not a behavior issue really.  This is quite normal. 

Sometimes neutered males can still do the deed.... They are just "shooting blanks", think of it like a man with a vasectomy.  That's all it is, a vasectomy.  It could be that he is just feeling very "hot and bothered" or if there is a female in heat around, he could be doing this to his sister because he can't get to the in heat one. 

It could also be a form of dominance display.  Either way it's normal and if you're worried about it, a firm "NO" and smacking your hands together to stop him should do.  You don't need to resort to drugs or a behavior specialist, they will just tell you it's normal and make you spend a lot of money to hear that! 

The article that I found talked about how badly injured and literally traumatized the female cat had become which kind of made me want to punch that owner in the face for letting it get to that point for that poor little (blind!) girl... at least they finally did something about it though I guess So this behaviour probably should not go ignored as I imagine it could escalate to that point and it may become even more difficult to correct. And it really isn't fair at all to the female since she can't get away and no animal should live in fear, even in fear of another animal.

Also, apparently it isn't always necessarily a display of dominance as it is in dogs (my dad's female used to h*mp my poor dog who was so submissive that he was terrified of our 5 lb cat lol and he totally just let her do it

).

The other poster's suggestion of switching diets really is good advice just in general and may even help. When we switched our other cat who recently passed away of old age over to a grain-free, all-meat diet -as cats were intended to eat, we noticed quite a difference in her mood and health all around after a couple of weeks and I always felt badly for not knowing enough to do it sooner especially since she had other health problems.

Anyway, kudos for being proactive and I really hope you're able to find a way to fix this without too much headache for you and your furies. I've never heard of those diffuser things, I'll check them out And if you're wondering why I'm particularly interested in this topic, it's because I just adopted a brother and sister and already have a female and I've never had a male cat in my entire life! I don't know why, but the strays we always took in always happened to be female for some reason so I'd like to educate myself about the capabilities of males as much as possible in case I end up in a similar situation