Do neutered cats spray?

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rosie - 25 Jun 2003 21:34 GMT

I have two lovely quiet cats who have lived at the same address for four
years, all of a sudden they seem to be having territory problems as another
cat, called Kevin, keeps spraying but he is neutered?

I thought only tom cats could leave an oily stink, which is correct?

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Ted Davis - 26 Jun 2003 02:29 GMT

>I have two lovely quiet cats who have lived at the same address for four
>years, all of a sudden they seem to be having territory problems as another
>cat, called Kevin, keeps spraying but he is neutered?
>
>I thought only tom cats could leave an oily stink, which is correct?

It is not uncommon for a tom that was neutered after he started
spraying to continue - it is rare for one that was neutered early to
start spraying.

Fleagor continued spraying for a while after he was fixed, but he
eventually gave it up.

T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body)

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