Male Neutered Cat Spraying Indoors

Many people think it is just a male or tom cat issue.

Male neutered cat spraying indoors.

If your neutered male cat is spraying or urinating outside the litter box at all the first thing you should do is take him to the vet. A neutered male cat can still pee and therefore it can still spray. By carol mccarthy most cat lovers are aware that un neutered male cats will spray urine on walls furniture and elsewhere in a hormone fueled effort to mark their territory. Don t worry it s not as hard as it sounds and there are plenty of techniques to use.

How to stop a neutered cat from spraying. Although neutered male cat spraying is rare it is still possible. But the more mature the cat is at the time of surgery the more likely they are to have a learned habit of spraying. Spraying is communicative behavior male cats engage in for a variety of reasons.

I have spent hundreds of dollars on vet bills to rule out any medical issues and the vet. A pungent odor of urine in the home yellow stains on the carpet or walls. Most pet cats are neutered and do not spray indoors probably because they do not feel the need to. Once neutered the majority of males do stop spraying.

If your cat is. There are multiple cats in the household. However one of the benefits of neutering is the reduction in spraying so it can be surprising if your neutered cat starts spraying. Spraying indoors is a sign that your cat is feeling stressed and is trying to feel more secure by surrounding themselves with their own scent.

As the urine emitted in spraying is pungent and can cause stains to furniture and carpets spraying can be a problem for many cat owners. Once you ve ruled out medical problems you can look for other causes. Signs of cat spraying include. One function of urine marking is to advertise reproductive availability so unneutered males may urine mark to let females know they are available.

In fact under the right circumstances all cats will spray whether they are neutered or spayed or not. I have a neutered male 5 y o cat who has been spraying everything in the home for about 8 months now. The cat is an unneutered male.