Hi all,

Haven't been here for a while.

I want to ask you opinion.

I have 2 years old boy (stud), and he is been spraying for 1 year. I want to keep him as a pet, therefor to castrate him.My main concern would be , will he stop spraying or not.

He is not spraying every day, but only (about) once in a weak.

Any advice on this issue? Does anyone have experience with this? will hormone treat help?

Thanks in advance for any answers!
Vera

You probably need to talk this over with your vet.
I have several friends who have kept neutered studs as pets and once they were snipped any spraying stopped.
My ex stud boy had never sprayed so it wasn't an issue.
They can have an injection of something called Tardak- but I believe the timing is crucial for it to be really effective.
As I say your vet would be best placed to advise you.
Good luck

The vet is definitely the best recourse here. One point tat I picked up from books about cat behaviour is that spraying can become a habit, and can still continue (in some cases, not all) after neutering.

However, there are ways of breaking the habit, starting with thorough cleaning with an enzymatic cleaner (such as Urine-Off), and spraying the area lightly with Feliway spray.

I have never owned a stud, only pets and I have had then neutered as early as possible 5 - 6 months.

I have never had spraying problems or roaming problems (well they have disappeared for a couple of days at a time), so not really sure about that.

The three I own now are indoor cats, they are curious about the outside world but they are not climbing the walls to get out. They do have an outdoor pen and I do take them into the garden on their harnesses.

I would suggest you speak to your vet, who will be able to advise you properly. Sometimes unwanted behaviour can become a habit which is much harder to stop.

Sue

Thank you all,
The problem is that I asked my vet, and her answer was: well it might help with the spraying"...
its not really helping....

Unfortunately, though, that's the right answer: It might help.

One thing that's sure is that it will be much harder to discourage spraying if the cat is entire.

No harm in trying, though. Have you tried enzymatic cleaners and Feliway?

Might also be worth picking up a couple of cat behaviour books at the library or on Amazon. Vick Halls books are only a few quid.

Right now he have his own "house" outside where he can spray as he wish.
I have read about the spraying. and that is why I am so worried. I have also read that the spraying stops in 87% of the cats.
but what if he will not stop? I cant hold him in the house as we are renting.

You cannot know for certain until you neuter him and see if he does or not.
It depends on the individual cat, some do, some don't. I know of a female neuter who sprays too, so you cannot generalise.
I have been told it takes 6 weeks after neutering to get the hormones totally out of his system and it will take that time to reinstate himself in your household as a neuter too, so I would wait at least till after that, before making any decisions as to whether you can keep him long term or not.

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In my experience, neutering stops the spraying in about 95% of these types of situations.

As vets we almost always answer a question like this with, "It SHOULD help but there is no guarantee" and this is because there is the odd cat that has either developed a habit or has a medical condition causing him to do this. But the vast majority of the time neutering stops the problem.

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Taz is going to be neutered tomorrow morning i asked this question and the vet said the same as Dr marie its a 95% chance x

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