cat spraying has he been done !!

no_pennies

hi can anyone tell me if a male cat approx 3 years old would spray if they had been castrated
our rescue cat has ruined the hedge doing this he is also very large and very agressive
we were told he had been done and am im wondering if this is the case its a full on spray of urine with tail in the air
oh and as for looking for the essential bits hes very fluffy and im not risking it lol
thanks in advance

mozzyc

I think they still do. Mine does. I think being castrated may lower the chance of them spraying, but as far as i'm aware, they are still able to

tankgirl1

Yes they can still spray after being done, especially if they were used to living the 'high life' of an adult tom beforehand!

If you don't want to check for the essentials, you local vet nurse should provide a free check to see if they are there!! Although if he hasn't been seen by a vet before whilst in your care, they may ask that you have a vet consult.

Honestly tho, its easy - hand under tail, between legs - are there 2 very prominent round testicular things there or not!? His being fluffy doesn't make it any harder to check - if they are there - they are VERY obvious! Especially in an adult tom!

And if the rescue says he's been done, then he most likely has, and this is a behavioural thing

picklepick

If you cant tell by looking then you need to feel. If you can feel a marble like ball then he isnt, if theres empty furry sacks then he is.

But really, even some neutered cats spray, especially if he was neutered as a mature adult.
I doubt any legitimate rescue would rehome an un-neutered cat.

chez22

Male and female cats can spray whether they are neutered or not. If he is spraying against a hedge it is most likely territorial marking, neutered males still have territories albeit a lot smaller than entire males. If he is spraying a lot it could be that another cat is causing him some anxiety.

Sagz_2

I think in your position I'd call the rescue and ask if they had him neutered, or if they presumed he was neutered as he had no 'furballs'.

If they just thought he was neutered as he appeared to be de-balled then I would ask my Vet to test further as there is a slim chance that he has retained tesicles.

chelle230

unfortunately they do still spray, I have a 3 year old tom, and my mum has two 18 year old toms who all spray, and they were castrated as soon as they were old enough

no_pennies

thanks every one he has been to the vets who said he looks like a norwegian forest just tried to check agrhhh and now am having my feet killed (thank god for fluffy slippers )
there are a lot of cats in our area but to be honest i think hes the cause of their anxiety
our other cat hates him and even after two years still hisses and avoids him
your probably right the cat rescue he came from would not have given him to us unutered but they may have been told he was already done
hes such a busy cat always on someones roof ,asleep on there sette or wandering round , thank god we live in a quiet place hes always layed on the road with his legs in the air , hes also a prolific killer i cant count the no of rabbits hes killed we have had to have a new carpet because of the blood stains , i dont know how he catches them hes like a small donkey lol
love him to bits though and so glad we gave a rescue cat a chance