The situation presented itself fairly quickly. The cats in question were an elderly female cat that had been blinded in a fire and a younger amorous, neutered male who engaged precisely in the behavior I just described. I made up a dilution of the androstenone and had the owner apply the p...
Unneutered Male Cat Is Embarrassment to OwnerDear Abby: Regarding the woman who was embarrassed to ask whether her tomcat could mate with a rabbitBuren, Abigail Van
I usually recommend neutering a male cat at 5-6 months of age. By this age he is young enough that he has not reached maturity yet. So, you don't need to worry about him developing bad habits like spraying. There are some humane societies that will still do early spays and neuters...
I understand from your question that your assumption is that this is due to not being neutered. This can be a possibility. Spraying has a distinct sequence. Cats that are ‘spraying’ due to being intact will raise their tail straight up, back up against a wall and spray urine on ...
Neutering stops most unwanted cat behaviors, like mounting, humping, and spraying. However, it can take up to 12 weeks for the hormones to leave your cat’s body completely. If your cat was recently fixed and he’s still humping, don’t worry—he’ll most likely stop after a couple of...
Diane Shelton Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; The Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; The Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, College ...
Phenobarbital withdrawal resulted in hypersexuality re-establishment. Two years later the cat remained episode-free on phenobarbital. Hypersexuality in male cats is characterized mainly by biting the nape, mounting, pelvic thrusting, penile erection, coital intermission, ejaculation and/or masturbation. ...
A 5-year-old neutered male cat was examined for a 1 month history of purulent nasal and left ocular discharge. In addition to this discharge, neurological signs consistent with a lesion in the right supratentorial area with secondary mass effect were seen. Computed tomography (CT) findings ...
Congenital feline hypothyroidism was diagnosed in a 10-month-old kitten. The kitten appeared to have disproportionate dwarfism, with the clinical signs of incompletely erupted permanent dentition covered by thickened gingival tissue, short stature, a broad, flattened face, short neck, pendulous abdomen,...
Congenital feline hypothyroidism was diagnosed in a 10-month-old kitten. The kitten appeared to have disproportionate dwarfism, with the clinical signs of incompletely erupted permanent dentition covered by thickened gingival tissue, short stature, abroad, flattened face, short neck, pendulous abdomen, ...