I have a 6 year old male cat. He lives indoors along with 3 female cats (all older) who have all been spayed. My male cat has never shown any sexual attraction to the mbefore, and I have never had a problem with him spraying things before. About 3 weeks ago we moved, and all the cats came with us. And since then the male has been humping one of the spayed female cats, and has been spraying furniture, and walls. He also makes this howling sounds, and follows this perticular cat everywhere, trying to hump her. HELP! Does anyone knoe how to stop this? Should I get him nuetured? Is he too old? Will that even make a difference? Is there something else that works? Please, I would GREATLY appreciate ANY AND ALL HELP!!
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Definitely get him neutered. It's not guaranteed to make a difference at his age, but the chances of it settling him down are good.
Given that you've just moved into a new house, it's likely that stress is playing a role. His territory has been disrupted, and if there have been previous cats in the house (even if you can't smell them, HE can!) that's likely to be upsetting him as well.
There are products around that eliminate cat odours (don't use a scented deodorant as they can encourage him to spray anyway). I can't remember the names off the top of my head, but any vet or good pet shop should be able to help you.
If you do the above and he's still spraying, there are drugs on the market that can be given. 'Feliway' is another possible.it's a pheromone that reportedly reduces spraying, and can be useful in settling a cat into a new environment.
Good luck.there's no smell in the world worse than male cat urine.hope you can get him sorted out :o)
FIX HIM!
1. Definitely get him neutered. It's never too late. And I hope that helps.
2. It might not stop the two issues you have though. I've seen a neutered male cat that kept spraying everywhere, and a neutered male cat that tried to have sex with a female cat - though the female cat was a. not spayed and b. actually in heat, so it's a little different situation than yours. But definitely get him fixed. Cause he could get out and impregnate some unfixed lady cat and bring more kittens in the world when there are already so many that put down in shelters and such.
Do have hope. I love cats and have had numberous over the years. My related experience to spraying has been this. I had a male cat who was fixed as a kitten. I never had an issue of him spraying until several years later when racoons starting coming in through the cat door. I suspect that my male was very upset by the intrusion and began marking his territory. My knowledge, although not professional, is that male cats spray when they feel threatened in their home territory. I suspect that your recent move has upset your kitty. I can only suggest that you give him time to adjust. I also thought that fixing a male cat would prevent him from spraying but I learned this is not necessarily true. I think if anything it is worth a visit to the vet for more professional advice. Maybe kitty needs more attention and a sense of his own space. Does he have a favorite place to sleep/play? Hope this helps in some way. Good luck.
Mel.
Get him fixed. He's in a new territory now and needs to take control.
Get him fixed, I have one male cat and two females. My Male cat is neutured and never humps his sisters[ the two females]. He is a very sweet calm cat. So do yourself a favor and get him fix, then you'll be alot happier.
He's gotta get the big snip. We had the same problem. I was told that some times the smell of a new place (which might have had cats before) starts the hormone engine. Your carpet will thank you when you get it done.
Nothing worse than the smell of cat spray is there?
1. Neuter him. If an animal is physically capable of getting some and can't, he will turn on your carpets, your female cats, and possibly inanimate objects. Not good.
2. To get rid of some of the spray smell, use white vinegar. It will smell like salad for a while, but will really help. Then febreeze like crazy.
Good Luck!
Sounds like your male cat was a bit traumatized by the move and assuming he lived at the other home all of his life is feeling displaced,insecure and is spraying to mark territory-making all his and at the same time his scent on things reassurs him that this is home-at the other home since he'd always been there No Need to Claim as he doing in the new home. Neutering him will STOP the Spraying AND it Will Protect Him from testicular and various other kinds of Cancer. The Howling Sound is the Missing Sound-like when my cat can't find me she Howls- loud sound, but as soon as I call to her or she spots me she stops and this Missing his othr home will stop when he adjusts accepts in his Cat mind that the other home isgone but this one here is quite nice and settles in. The humping is also part of this feeling of being misplaced,missing the home and is doing the humping for comfort and dominance since he does not yet feel secure.He is seeking comfort from this particular cat just like humans choose other peopleAfraid the only thing that will stop the spraying is getting him Neutered. Him feeling displaced and so on you can help-that whenever he howls you can stroke,pet him and all the time also talking to him telling him its ok this is his home now-more than anything you are reassuring him,giving him comfort and it should lessen this- the neutering should drastically cut down on incidents or stop entirely him humping the female cat. Wish you good luck and you cat a quick adjustment and recovery from the neutering
the vet can tell you if he's too old. put vinegar helps get the smell out. believe me i have 5 cats.
You moved - new territory - he is marking it as his. He may smell cats that are in your neighborhood and, this soon after moving, he is not secure in his environment.
He should be neutered and the sooner the better. If he didn't spray before this, then the sooner you have him neutered, the more likely he is to stop spraying. The longer he continues to spray, the more he is likely to continue spraying, even after neutering.
GET HIM FIXED %26lt; SHOULD OF DONE THAT WHEN YOU 1ST GOT HIM.:)
my vet told me the best thing to do is get him fixed, but if he has already started spraying in the house, it will still be hard to break him of it becuase of the scent left behind from when the spraying began.
Get him fixed. It could be because of you moving but deffinatly get him fixed. That will help alot.
It's because you recently moved and the cat is marking it's territory.
Haven't you ever wanted to pee on your cat so he knows what it's like? HA HA
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