DO all cats spray if so why?

Question

I have a mommie cat and her 3 kittens all are spayed and neuter,the kittens are 5 months old and the mommie cat is 3 years old.Now i heard alot of stories that they spray,spray what??And why?How can i stop it in its tracks before it happens.Thank You

Answer 1

no most cat's do not. they only do it if they want to mark their territory. and it's normally only males, and only ones that are not neutered.

and what they spray is urine.  

Answer 2

They do not all spray. Usually un-neutered males will to make territory, etc. However there are exceptions. It reaks! And is almost impossible to get out of anything. You should not have a problem though. You can get your question answered better by looking online at some pet info sites. Good luck!

Answer 3

not all cats but you may have witnessed this scene too often: Your cat backs up to a vertical surface with the tail lifted vertically, and directs a small amount of urine in a fine spray from beneath his tail. The spray hits the surface approximately one to two feet from the ground. This activity is accompanied by an intense quivering movement of the tip of the tail, sometimes treading, and a look of intense concentration on your cat's face.

Spraying is not a litter box problem; it is an important part of nonverbal communication among cats, helping to establish and define boundaries and reassure cats whose area is whose.

Cats mark their territory by spraying urine in order to deposit pheromones. Pheromones are substances produced animals to serve as a form of chemical communication. In cats, several different pheromones are secreted by different regions of the body.

Answer 4

Some unaltered cats, mostly males,  will spray (urine-mark) to mark their territory.  They will spray anything that they want to mark as theirs - your clothes, the walls, whatever.  It's sort of a competition for any females in the area, and a challenge to any males in the area.  It reeks - that is the only word for it.  

Since you have been a responsible person and have all of your cats spayed/neutered, it's highly unlikely that you'll have a problem.  It's a rare thing to find spraying behavior in cats that have been neutered before they reach their sexual maturity.

Answer 5

They spray urine to mark their territory...but not all cats do this.  Males mostly.  Whether they are neutered or not, some will still do this and you do have to stop this as soon as you see them to it.  Use a squirt gun and give them a squirt if you see it happening (I keep several squirt guns around the house - you should see the looks I get from guest when I whip one out when the kitties are acting up *LOL*).  I wouldn't worry about it unless you see it happening, there isn't much you can do until it does.  Good Luck!