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Spayed female and un-neutered male cat

  • 17-03-2016 11:28am
    #1
    Eve.power01
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    I have a male cat (Oscar) who is 10 months old. He is a very gentle tabby cat. He has not been neutered yet. Oscar loves being cuddled and has never shown aggressive behaviour.

    His mother (Tiger) is almost 2 years old. We had her spayed last summer. She is now a very 'grumpy' cat. It seems she can only tolerate people for a certain length e.g. I could be rubbing her and after a few minutes she would bite me. When Tiger is not hunting she prefers to be left alone.

    Both cats have lived with my family all their lives. They are outdoors. For the first few months of Oscar's life they had a strong bond but Tiger lost interest in her son. But both cats have always lived alongside each other peacefully.

    Tiger seems to resent Oscar lately. They are both fed alongside each other and when I turn my back Tiger often swats at Oscar who seems to be afraid of her. Also if Oscar tries to sit in one of Tiger's perches she swats at him. I could forgive this behaviour as no noteable harm is done but the last few weeks Oscar has been turning up with a limp and cuts.

    I assumed he was fighting with a male cat and planned on neutering him asap but my mother caught Tiger attacking Oscar last night. Oscar has a very bad limp, his fur has been pulled out in places and he has a few bloody patches. So now it is obvious it was Tiger who has been attacking Oscar.

    I was wondering if this is common behaviour between spayed females and un-neutered male cats? They live outdoors so they can't be watched at all times. Is there any way to stop the fighting?

    I am considering rehoming the female cat.


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  • #2
    Knine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭Knine


    Get him neutered. He is likely getting hormonal & annoying his mother. He needs to get the message to leave her alone & give her space. Pretty soon it won't be his mother attacking him that you will have to worry about.


  • #3
    Eve.power01
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Eve.power01


    Knine wrote: »
    He is likely getting hormonal & annoying his mother.

    Would he be interested in her when she's neutered? I thought it was all about the scent they give off or something similar. But I will get him neutered asap.


  • #4
    Eve.power01
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Eve.power01


    Knine wrote: »
    Pretty soon it won't be his mother attacking him that you will have to worry about.

    How do you mean?


  • #5
    Knine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭Knine


    Eve.power01 wrote: »
    How do you mean?

    Of course I mean he will be off wandering, fathering more unfortunate unwanted feral cats & fighting other Toms. That is if he does not get hit by a car while wandering or killed/seriously injured by another animal or Tom Cat.

    Mostly likely he wants his mother out of the way as he will be wanting to be chasing entire females & his mother will chase those away


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