After being neutered, are cats likely to mark thier territory, even if he gets along with the other cat?

Question

I have two 5 month old kittens; one male & one female. I bought them together from the same pet store at nine weeks. They get a long great. They can't even be separated. I'm getting them neautered very soon & I was curious if they (*he*) will still try to mark his territory or spray at all (he has not started yet) after the neautering. Ive heard it's possible if the cats don't get along, but i havent found any info on if they DO get along. Thanks

Answer 1

Everyone automatically says without knowing anything that you have to fix your male cat to stop him from spraying. Do you do that to your kid for doing something wrong.? It's called training like you do with kids. I have a unfix male cat that's six years old now and he never sprays. He used to when he was young till I convinced him bad things may happen if he did it again..........

Answer 2

If they already do that behavior, they will continue, which is why you should neuter the cat before it learns to behave that way.  

Answer 3

If he is neutered before the behavior starts, it is highly unlikely he will ever mark territory.  Even if he starts, odds are he will stop a few weeks after neutering (it takes a few weeks for the hormones to subside).  However a few (a minority) that are neutered after they start will continue.  At 5 months your female could have a heat at any time and your male could start marking very soon.  I wouldn't hesitate to get them done as soon as possible - next week if you can.

Answer 4

neutered cats can wind up marking, but there's usually reasons for that. one example is if another animal or person is introduced to the home, especially if it's a strange cat. they can view this as something invading their territory if they have a mental tendency to be territorial and can go on even after the trigger is removed.

one of my old cats started marking once after my brother's cat snuck in (he's 11 years older than me and was renting the guest house which is connected to the main house by the breezeway). he kept marking even after my brother moved and took the cat with him (altho nowhere near as often). the two cats I had at the time got along great even tho they were born 4 years apart, they just didn't like my brother's cat (the second cat just ran from my brother's cat, tho, and didn't mark).

however, the other cat I had at the time didn't react at all. and neither of them started marking when I took in an orphaned squirrel for half a year before releasing it (one didn't want anything to do with it and the other was actually scared of it at first until he decided it was just some strange, small, climbing cat and treated it the same as the other cat).

I have an online friend whose cat started marking when her boyfriend moved in with her until the cat got use to him.

Answer 5

this link discusses neutering

http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/Cats-To-Neu...

very rare for a male to still spray  but it does happen.. usually only if he started before or has mental issues..

some breeds have more problems than others (persians, himalayans)

the link is good info on neutering..

if a female has problems its usually a bladder infection - which also can happen in males - if you have any problem get this checked for

Answer 6

Once you get him neautered  he should not spray at all.