Male cats always mark their territory?

I have always had male and female cats and the females were the ones that always peed on clothes, towels, rugs, etc. One of the male cats sprayed a lot, but I read someplace that if you had them neutered before they reached sexual maturity, that this was not as much of a problem. We had 2 male cats since then, both neutered at about 12 weeks old and neither of them have sprayed and their urine was much less pungent in smell.

No. If male cats are neutered as a young kitten (3-4 months old) they will never mark territory. The only time they may do this is if they have a UTI (urinary infection) or sometimes if an entire male is outside your house spraying around.

I have owned more males then females and NONE of them ever marked territory. I did have 2 breeding males and I was lucky they were the only entire male cat in the house and didn't mark.

You have to get them neutered really young, at about 4 months old before they develop the spraying habit.

Anxious untrained animals mark regardless of gender....... as you have not stopped your cat/dogs marking in the past it will make zero difference if you get another pet, that will do exactly the same

If you get your male cat neutered early, he won't mark his territory. There is NO other way around it. If you wait too long to get him neutered, it could become a habit and may keep doing it even after being neutered.

I currently have a male and he started spraying at about a year old. I got him neutered right away and this solved the problem. I also had one 15 years ago and got him neutered before he sprayed, so he never marked up the house. So decide if you have enough money to get your kitten all of his shots and neutering right away before you decide to adopt one.

Get him neutered early. If there are no other pets in the household, marking shouldn't be an issue. If there are other pets in the household, it may be. If the kitten is stressed and feels in competition with others, it may still mark. I have an older male that was really bad about it when I had other male cats. Now that the other males are gone and there are only females, he's stopped.

I've had many male cats, and they will mark their territory unless you have them neutered as quickly as you can, within the age guideline set down by your vet. Male cat urine is very pungent, and once the territory is marked, no amount of rubbing and scrubbing will completely eliminate it, so the cat will go back over and over again and reinforce the marking. All cats want to be clean by nature, so it's always helpful to provide a litter box that's readily accessible, but the neutering is equally if not more important.

Neuter the cat before the age of 6 months.

A far as dogs marking.. That is a TRAINING issue.

I've had several male cats and several female cats. The only one that marked in the house, to my recollection, was one of the females. If you get them neutered early enough, and if there is nothing in the household to make them feel they have to stake out a territory, no cat will mark.

If you get a male cat neutered before age 4-5 months rhey never spray.