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Uh oh. My new kitty is male, about 4 years old and neutered. Since I adopted him, I have no idea at what age he was neutered. The lady at the shelter said she had kept him in her home for a few weeks, and he never sprayed our went out of the litterbox even being around a ton of cats.
Now, I havent found any evidence of spraying (I'm assuming if he did it, I'd smell it). But he worries me. He walks around the house with his tail strait in the air alot, and sometimes it looks like he "might" be backing up to a wall or something. But then he moves away without doing anything. He may not be backing up at all......it just worries me because my husband has already said that if he sprays even once, I have to give him away
He also sniffs the walls alot and the floor. I know he's in a new place, but do cats "sniff out and mark" their territory like dogs? I know if my dog ever started sniffing the floor....she needed to go out or was about to pee on my floor. We are in a new house and our dogs live outside.....but the previous owners had an indoor dog, but as far as I know, no cats.
So what are warning signs of spraying? Is walking around with tail in the air a sign? Or is that normal kitty behavior?
He acts very non-tomcattish. He is very laid back and easy going. And he is doing great with the litterbox.
Now, I havent found any evidence of spraying (I'm assuming if he did it, I'd smell it). But he worries me. He walks around the house with his tail strait in the air alot, and sometimes it looks like he "might" be backing up to a wall or something. But then he moves away without doing anything. He may not be backing up at all......it just worries me because my husband has already said that if he sprays even once, I have to give him away
So what are warning signs of spraying? Is walking around with tail in the air a sign? Or is that normal kitty behavior?
He acts very non-tomcattish. He is very laid back and easy going. And he is doing great with the litterbox.