Unfortunately, neutering a cat will not have any effect on the causes of indoor spraying and problem toilet behaviour. Almost all cats under treatment with behaviourists are house pets and they are usually neutered at around 6 months. This is done at this age to prevent the developing toms and queens from performing spraying or urine- and faeces-marking behaviours, and the behaviours becoming habitualized.
The main advantage to neutering (and the reason to have it done) is to stop cats breeding through accidental matings; preventing habitualization of spraying is a secondary advantage. However, just because a cat has been neutered this does not mean that it will not develop the insecurities that can perhaps lead to indoor toileting.
2 responses so far ↓
1 misty // Nov 28, 2007 at 4:51 pm
well cat spraying is only natrual i think you should just deal with it or dont have a cat at all dont you think that ruins a cats life? Just saying but its a good article
2 dawnbruce1 // Feb 27, 2008 at 7:35 am
why does my cat keep spraying its only a year old?
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