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Question about moving a new cat into our house?
I have four cats. A female whose 8yrs old who is spayed and a male cat whose almost 8yrs old who is not fixed. Andtwo male cats that are 8 months old almost 9 months who are not fixed. Ive had those kittens since they were 6 weeks and they are siblings. They have never fought even with the older male cat or each other and neither the older or the younger have sprayed and the older male is the only one who goes outside but doesnt stay out. My sister is moving in and she has a male cat about 6-7 months old and a female about 1.5-2 yrs old both not fixed. And the female just had five kittens last tuesday and once the kittens are old enough the mom and kittens are going. My cats and her cats wont see each other except for the male and my older male that both go outside. My question is will any of my male cats start spraying because of her male cat or because of her female cat that they will never see?
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- Anonymous7 years ago
Most definitely the two males who see each other will - both inside and outside. It's not pleasant and you cannot cover the smell with regular cleaners. The cats will be frustrated at the queen (female) they can smell but not see. They will be upset and angry, and probably fight - leading to possible injury - and all due to hormones!
Please do the sensible thing and get everyone sterilised. This will lead to a more harmonious household. Mother cat will be stressed over all this too, you do NOT want to stress her out because she has babies to look after! You can get separate cat households to merge, with a bit of time and work, but when they're not sterilised it never usually happens.
Source(s): Experienced owner of 5 cats all sterilised! - J CLv 77 years ago
Yes they are going to spray! And her male needs to be neutered as well. Letting an unneutered male outdoors is very irresponsible - who knows how many litters of kittens he's fathered. He is at risk for wandering off and contracting FIV, not to mention injuries from fighting. Do the righ thing and get all three neutered. It's the responsible thing to do, and otherwise the stench in your house when they all begin to spray is going to be unbearable. Spraying is easier to prevent than to correct as a habit after the fact.
Source(s): many years of cat rescue
