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Old 07-12-2008, 08:59 AM   #1
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Essie's siamesse furbrother is 8 months old. He is not nuetered yet but will be next week.

I have never seen him spray yet and he is our only cat, and has NEVER been outside. I got him when he was 3 1/2 months old. But now in the last month or so I have noticed a couple of times that if my DH leaves a towell on the floor in the bathroom when I go to pick it up, It smells like cat urine.

Will he continue to spray or pee outside the litterbox after being nuetered? My husband is not happy about this and has never liked cats and if he dont stop I will have to rehome him. I have never liked cats either but I got this one when I went through depression really bad (I didn't have any pets living with me so I thought that might have been the cause of the depression, and the apartment only allows cats so we got Spartan). I adore Spartan and hope he stops this before our house is finished.
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Old 07-12-2008, 09:14 AM   #2
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Is he litter box trained? I think he will stop spraying after the neuter but I'm not 100% sure. I would definitely make sure that his litter box is clean and accessible and recommend that your husband not leave his damp towels on the floor anymore. I hope someone else on here has more wisdom for you. My kitty was neutered when I got him. I would also phone your vet and find out what he/she says. Good luck.
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It's hard to say if he will stop spraying or not. It's best to neuter them before six months old for that very reason.

I have two female Siamese myself. They are a great breed.
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Yes , he will stop spraying when neutered . If he pees outside of the litterbox,there is something wrong with it . I had a cat doing that and it stopped the minute I change of litter brand . Most cats don't appreciate the perfume one .
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we had a cat that started doing that with towels, dirty clothes on the floor, both male and female cats have done it over the years.... but only to my daughters clothes, towels so she must have a different smell than we did. We added another cat box and it helped with one of the cats but not the other. My hubby won't let cats in the house any more for that very reason even though daughter has moved out. One of them also had a thing for going on cardboard if it was left out. Cats can be wonderful or a nightmare. Their urine, is so strong that is it really hard to get rid of the smell.

Do everything you can to get rid of the smell, keep all dirty clothes picked up and in a covered hamper. No wet/damp towels on the floor!!!

I hope you don't have to rehome him, but if you do, you'll have to tell the people about the "problem" it isn't fair to new owners or the cat not to tell them and then they have to get rid of the cat too.
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I hope that you don't have to re home your cat, my kitty did the same thing except she is a girl and spayed. She could never have a blanket, or bed because she would pee on it (and the litter box was right in front of her)

If there was a shirt on the floor or anything she would go and pee on it.

But once I started never leaving a shirt on the floor, and took away her bed and blanket she was fine. Also I had to scoop the pee & poop out of the box as soon as she went otherwise she wouldn't use the box the next time around and play hockey all over my apartment with her poop

If she pooped or peed at night and I didn't clean it up due to sleeping she would leave me a nice present..litter covered walls with poo and pee stains.

Her box also had to be cleaned every two days, (not scooping because I did that every time she went) with the litter thrown out and the box disinfected.

I never had a cat growing up and I thought they just laid around, because thats what my friends cat's did. Not she has eaten a chunk out of my wooden piano, torn the base boards off the walls, ripped apart furniture.

I would def take your cat to the vet though, while I was with my at his last vet appointment on the wall was a poster that said cats age faster than dogs, and should get a wellness check every 6 months
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It depends on the cat he may or may not stop. Not to be discouraging but I had one that kept on spraying even after he was neutered. I think the chances are higher for that if they are spraying before the neuter
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Any chance he can be an outside cat if he does continue to spray after he's neutered? Just a thought.

Oh never mind, I just reread your original post and it says you live in an apartment. Darn it! Hope your vet has some good advice for you. I would be devastated if I had to rehome my kitty, I just love him so much.
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I have talked to my DH many time about leaving his towells on the floor. I told him not to do it anymore. But as soon as I wake in the morning after he has gon to work. To my surprise, Theres another towel. Spartan is litter trained and I clean it every night before I go to bed. I can't stand the smell of cats. So I do clean it every day! He will be nuetered next week and I was going to have him front declawed but I am going to hold off on that for no untill we get this pee thing under control. If not he will have limited run of the apartment untill we move. Our house should be finished some time in september. So if he has not stopped peeing on things by then he will be an outside kitty. He also pee'd on his bed.
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Hi there...I had 2 Siamese...I hope yours isn't as demented as ours were as they were impossible to keep being indoor cats as well...they literally climbed the walls a 24/7 and annoyed the dogs...nights were the worst ! Barking and crash, bang bark bark all night long for 3 years.
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You will find it is because it is a damp towel that the cat is spraying on it....tell DH to put the towel in the wash ha ha...and you can get sprays to inhibit the thought of spraying from pet-shops. Cats can continue to spray, so the earlier they are neutered after age 5 months the higher the chance of it stopping...get the spray !
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Early spay and nuter is a must! Even females will spray!

It will take a while for the hormones to get out of his system after you fix him. fixing a male will most always fix the problem, even in established studs who have sprayed and been bred for years! they often can be fixed and placed as loving pets who don't spray.

Fixed males can live amoung females and not spray because they lack the hormones or "mojo" that would trigger the need or desire to mark. Some call it de-sexing, because thats exactly what your doing to the cat, your taking the sex away, the hormones. when done at an early age the makes tend to stay smaller and not devlop the typical "male" issues, and the females also don't devlope the typical "female" issues... cysts, attitude's that come with ther hormones, infections in the uterus, incessent cat calling! LOL



You really have to examin what your cat is doing... is he spraying/marking or simply peeing??

Have you seen him do this???

Peeing outside the box is a big red flag that something is wrong... it can be a UTI which males are very prone to, especially if they eat an only dry food diet! Or it could be a s igh of something else... your vet can test the urin and find out, its simple.

If its marking and the spay dosent stop it... Prozac will curb it... you don't need it forever... its used with studs quite often... and the transistion from stud to pet... using the prozac can stop the spraying and once its stopped for a while discontinue the prozac and the spraying shouldn't return as you will have stoped the cycle and the hormones will be long gone from the system.


Keep us posted on how it goes!!!

But seriously, check for a UTI... if its just peeing.
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A friend of mine had a cat that was upset that her BIL moved in with them. Sometimes they spray if something in their routine has changed and they are marking THEIR territory. Neutering may help, but as the other posters said once they start.... Good luck and I really hope you don't have to rehome him.
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