Will neutering stop my unneutered cat from spraying and going outside?

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Hello i have an almost 2 year old white pawed Siamese Tabby Mix. And i need some questions answered. So we recently moved back in May of 2016 and my cat suddenly wanted to go outside and then would fight us to get him back inside. he's been a inside cat all his life so him trying to go outside was a little of a shock. He is not neutered and likes to urinate on my beanbag and clothing. So my question is if I were to get him fixed would it stop the urinating and trying to go outside? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 8 months old

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

It's likely that getting him neutered would help - "spraying" or urinating on objects in the house and wanting to roam outside are both very normal behaviors for intact males, so this is definitely the first thing I would suggest. These two things are the main reasons that almost all indoor male cats in the US are neutered :) Since he's almost two years old, there is a chance that neutering may not resolve these issues completely - behaviors like this can become a learned habit if they go on for long enough, so I would recommend having the neuter done as soon as possible.

Will neutering stop my unneutered cat from spraying and going outside?

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