Spraying and neutering

Does anyone know if neutering a male cat will stop him from spraying? I read on the pets.ca tip page that neutering before 6 months can stop it, but what about after? I'm adopting a stray whose age I don't know but he sprayed my bedroom and it really stinks:yuck: . Anyone have any tips how to stop this behavior? Is it likely to stop once he's more settled in?

Is this cat neutered now?

If he was recently neutered and he is mature, it can take awhile for the spraying to stop and the smell to die down.

I've had male cats neutered from 8 months old to 6 years old - none of them ever sprayed afterwards!

I have one right now who was feral and who I trapped and neutered as an adult. Never sprayed once.

He's not neutered yet. He's a stray who seems to have decided to adopt me. I put a collar on him today as a signal to any possible family that he has found a new home, although I'm pretty sure he was abandoned. If he continues to stay with me I will book the appointment and get him fixed. If anyone knows of any cheap neuter program in Montreal please let me know as I'm on a bit of a budget at the moment and I have to get him vaccinated and on a flea control program too and tested for FIV etc and the numbers are adding up. I almost considering giving him to the SPCA and adopting him back so I can get everything done plus a microchip for only $105 :rolleyes:

To be honest, I wouldn't bother vaccinating an adult stray, if you're planning on keeping him in. He's already been exposed to whatever is out there, and if he's still alive and in reasonably good condition I don't see the point in doing it.

For the neuter, please call around and see if any vets will help you if you tell them this is a stray you're trying to help. Some may give a discount on exam and/or neutering.

If you send him to the SPCA, you better have a friend standing right outside the door to "adopt" him right away as I"m sure you don't want him to end up being experimented on, or killed asap.

There were people outside the building, offering to take cats from people entering to dump them, then they sell them to laboratories.:(

We can help you out with the cheap neutering Kayla. Just pm me your coordinates.

I have a neutered cat and he still sprays. I got him from a shelter so I had my vet check him out just to be sure that he was neutered. She said yes and yet he still sprays. He seems to be getting better though since he's settling in and he only sprays over the side of his litter and outside a bit.

once you've had him all checked out and are going to keep him, you'll want to completely remove the urine smell. If he goes to get neutered and comes home to fresh smelling house he might not spray again. You might also want to take a crate training type of approach when you first bring him home, only give him one room at a time so he doesn't think he has to claim the entire house as his. IMHO anyway.