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Intact Tom question
We've been looking after a stray since last fall who is at least two
years old. He's intact and I'm wondering what the chances are that he'll stop spraying once we get him fixed. We'd like to take him in this winter and will pay for the neutering if it will stop his spraying. Any experiences you can share? |
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Intact Tom question
When I adopted Ike (RB) at age 9 he had just been neutered. He never
sprayed. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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I neutered my new kitten with an old x-acto knife
dragon wrote:
We've been looking after a stray since last fall who is at least two years old. He's intact and I'm wondering what the chances are that he'll stop spraying once we get him fixed. We'd like to take him in this winter and will pay for the neutering if it will stop his spraying. Any experiences you can share? Once its balls are gone it won't spray. (Ignore the subject line, that's just to get AZ Nomad going. Heehee) -- What would Fred Hall say ? |
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Intact Tom question
On May 28, 10:08*am, dragon wrote:
We've been looking after a stray since last fall who is at least two years old. *He's intact and I'm wondering what the chances are that he'll stop spraying once we get him fixed. *We'd like to take him in this winter and will pay for the neutering if it will stop his spraying. *Any experiences you can share? It's really hard to know if he'll stop spraying. After neutering, it will take several weeks for his hormones to level out. Only after that will you know. IMO I would get him neutered now--the younger he's neutered, the better. You can also buy a Feliway diffuser once you bring him in. They were designed for cats who spray/urinate inappropriately. |
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I neutered my new kitten with an old x-acto knife
Sweetness wrote:
dragon wrote: We've been looking after a stray since last fall who is at least two years old. He's intact and I'm wondering what the chances are that he'll stop spraying once we get him fixed. We'd like to take him in this winter and will pay for the neutering if it will stop his spraying. Any experiences you can share? Once its balls are gone it won't spray. (Ignore the subject line, that's just to get AZ Nomad going. Heehee) **** off, froger. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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"Netmask" dances with danger
Netmask wrote:
I have placed the poster "sweetness" in my email killfile so the posts no longer appear - it would be best if he was ignored. As the saying goes "don't feed the troll" You need a better mail client than Outlook Express to set up a killfile but you could always setup a rule to block his rantings. X-Complaints-To: Report sent. The next one's going to your local police if you keep it up. Think I'm kidding or trolling or whatever? Notice that certain others haven't been posting lately -- guess what happened to them. Yeah. You can't use Usenet from jail. -- What would Fred Hall say ? |
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I neutered my new kitten with an old x-acto knife
"Netmask" wrote in message news I have placed the poster "sweetness" in my email killfile so the posts no longer appear - it would be best if he was ignored. As the saying goes "don't feed the troll" You need a better mail client than Outlook Express to set up a killfile but you could always setup a rule to block his rantings. Some immature persons get some comfort out of outraging others and feeding off the "bite" so the best strategy is to simply ignore. Outlook Express has a killfile feature (Mr. Sweetness currently resides there). You just go to "Message" and then "Block Sender". |
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Intact Tom question
On May 28, 11:08*am, dragon wrote:
We've been looking after a stray since last fall who is at least two years old. *He's intact and I'm wondering what the chances are that he'll stop spraying once we get him fixed. *We'd like to take him in this winter and will pay for the neutering if it will stop his spraying. *Any experiences you can share? A stray tomcat that I adopted and had neutered in 2003 continued to spray. He may not have done it as much as before he was neutered but he continued to do it from time to time until he died five years later (last year). It was not really a bad problem, though, because he did not live in the main part of the house. He lived in the basement and fenced in back yard with some other cats. |
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Intact Tom question
My son has four male cats around his house. It stopped three from spraying
and greatly slowed down, but not stop the fourth. FYI "Cathy" wrote in message ... "dragon" wrote in message ... We've been looking after a stray since last fall who is at least two years old. He's intact and I'm wondering what the chances are that he'll stop spraying once we get him fixed. We'd like to take him in this winter and will pay for the neutering if it will stop his spraying. Any experiences you can share? I've had 3 neighborhood intact stray toms neutered, one 10 years ago, and two other in the last year to year & a half. All were sexually mature at the time of their ops, & one was known to spray beforehand. I adopted the first stray, & he's never sprayed in the house. The other two were adopted by neighbors around the corner form me, one of the cats being the known sprayer. He no longer sprays - in their house or mine (he still visits here now & again). That's anecdotal, of course - I don't know the actual stats. Neutering helps greatly, but doesn't guarantee no more spraying: another neighbor's cat was neutered when they adopted him as a small kitten, & he's been spraying for the last few years - reason unknown. In any event, I'd personally get him neutered, even if it didn't halt his spraying - no more possibility of him impregnating another cat & producing yet more strays... Cathy |
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