My 7-month-old male cats are spraying. Should I get them neutered?

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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. Pet's info: Cat | Maine Coon | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 6 days old | 11.8 lbs

Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA · Accepted Answer

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

My 7-month-old male cats are spraying. Should I get them neutered?

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