Will neutering stop my unneutered cat from spraying and going outside?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 8 months old
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?
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Published on January 23rd, 2017
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.
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Published on October 20th, 2019
Hi and thanks for your request. Neutering will certainly stop this behaviour. Usually this routine procedure in male cats is quite fast and recovery is very quick. In the first few days buster collar and rest will be needed. Usually neutered cats have a tendency to put on weight so I would certainly recommend not to increase calories and try to keep him exercised (not needed if he goes outside).
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Published on April 5th, 2017
Unfortunately, this is virtually impossible to do - spraying is a completely normal behavior for intact male cats, and is not very amenable to behavior modification. This is one of the main reasons that virtually all indoor male cats are neutered :) I'm afraid that you'll either have to live with the spraying, or have the neuter done.
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Published on July 25th, 2019
Neutering can help prevent your cat from trying to escape once he is sexually active, especially if there are females in heat nearby. Neutering can also stop and/or reduce spraying and marking behavior in the house which can help keep your furniture and walls clean. Neutering can also reduce and prevent some times of cancer, such as testicular cancer. Neutering around 6 months of age is usually the most common time to do so barring any underlying health conditions.
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