My 7-month-old male cats are spraying. Should I get them neutered?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Maine Coon | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 6 days old | 11.8 lbs
How do you get male cats to stop spraying? They have all of a sudden in the last week started doing so. They are 7 months old and not neutered.
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Published on November 26th, 2016
This is a normal territory marking behavior and may be triggered by new cats in the area, changes in the routine or layout of furniture and puberty. It does reduce in many cats as they become used to a routine, territory and neighborhood cats (even in indoor cats they are influenced by scents from outside). Neutering would likely help to reduce the behavior
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Published on July 25th, 2019
It will not hurt to wait to neuter Pelly another couple months but he may begin spraying in the house. Spraying is a way that cats mark their territory and once they go through puberty, this is normal behavior. It is generally recommended to neuter kittens by six months of age to avoid this. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.
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