Both male and female cats can mark with urine. Urine marking is most common in intact (non-neutered) male cats. Neutering will change the odor, and may reduce the cat’s motivation for spraying, but approximately 10% of neutered males and 5% of spayed females will continue urine spraying and marking.

This is quite common in male cats. It can be a display of pleasure or ownership, as in marking territory.

One of the most consistent changes is a decreased desire to go outside to look for fights and mates. Many, but not all cats become less active and less aggressive after they are neutered.

Although neutering produces some changes in the behavioural aspects of cats, it does not change their personality.

There is an unmistaken odour that comes with having an intact or un-neutered male cat. To him and other cats, it is a way of marking his territory. Neutering him will remove the strong smell from his discharge, also reduce the motivation for him wanting to spray.

One possible reason why your cat has suddenly embarked on an unusual liking for your clothes by peeing on them is that she has a medical issue like a urinary tract infection or worse, a kidney failure. Cats tend to look for a comfortable spot to pee on especially if they’re experiencing pain and discomfort.

On occasion, some cats will go through the entire spraying behavior and ritual but no urine is passed. This is called phantom spraying or “Virtual” spraying behavior. It appears some cats enjoy the behavior associated with spraying but don’t feel the need to release urine or actually mark the territory.

Tail straight up, quivering: A quivering tail is a very good sign – it means that your cat is very excited to see you. While this may seem like a bizarre thing to do, the behavior really makes sense to our cats – it’s their way of inviting us to sniff their anal glands, their way of being friendly.

Larger cheeks are just one of the secondary sex characteristics found in male cats. Secondary characteristics are features that develop from the production and secretion of sex hormones. These characteristics are visibly seen on the body. They’re similar to pubertal changes in humans.

Spaying And Neutering If a cat is spayed or neutered early in life, it will grow larger, both in girth and length. But if the procedures are carried out in adulthood, it will generally grow to the breeds natural size.

There are have been several viral pieces on the Internet over the past few weeks about whether or not spay/neutered pets may be depressed. In short – the answer is a resounding “NO!” I think.

Most cats should wear their cone for 5-7 days after neutering to avoid licking the incision. Most scrotal incisions heal very quickly. If an abdominal incision was necessary to remove retained testicle(s), then the cone should remain on for 10-14 days or until your cat’s recheck examination to assess healing.

We have two older pure-bred cats, one male, one female, both have been neutered. The female “knows” she is the “queen” and expects to be treated royally. The male (who is her half-brother and a year younger) is the vocal one with his meows, but the passive one as for as agression.

Fewer than 2 percent of these cats have been fixed. Beyond all doubt, spaying your female cats and neutering your male cats are two of the most important and responsible things you can do as cat owners.

It is rare for a female cat to have orange or ginger-colored (or orange-and-white striped) fur. For those with an orange cat, there’s a fairly high probability that it is a male. A cat that has given birth is far more likely to have visually obvious nipples (though both males and females do have nipples).

Photo via Pixabay. The sniff test: If the male cat is seeking females, he will spray in the vicinity. Cat urine serves a number of functions beyond simple bladder evacuation including marking territorial boundaries.