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How long do male hormones affect neutered cats?
Our youngest cat was neutered yesterday & is already back to his sweet self. We had to delay his surgery til after the holidays & he'd already begun to "spray". It's been over 10 years since we've had a kitty altered because this has usually been done @ the rescue but we found this kid as a stray. So, can someone remind me, how long will it be before he consistently thinks *inside* the box?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
it takes about a month for the hormones to completely leave the body,I would imagine he will stop spraying after a while if you diligently clean the areas,so he doesnt smell it anymore.if he hasnt been spraying long.
- COALv 71 decade ago
He's still young so it may not take that long. Our stray cat was several years old before he was neutered and had been outside for a long time. He was still spraying a few months afterwards but finally quit. I think the fact that your boy hasn't been spraying for long will help end it sooner.
- Elaine MLv 71 decade ago
My vet, when she neutered a 6 year old stray we brought in, told us it generally takes 2 months for the testosterone hormone to get down to the lower end of the spectrum. But I think you'd see a huge reduction in his aggression and spraying by the end of the first month.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Un-neutered males will spray their territory with stinky musk, be a bit more feisty and less responsive to their human family, if allowed outdoors will be at greater risk as they wander far and wide in search of a mate, and more likely to suffer certain cancers and urinary tract infections which are common to un-neutered/un-spayed cats.