Question for Male Cat Owners...

Hey All,

I'll try and cut right to the chase, but I need some answers from people who own male cats. Long story short, the wife fell in love with a cat at the local Humane Society, who happens to be a male, and she really wants to bring him home (not a problem we have two female kitties), but I've heard that male cat urine really stinks, he is fixed which I've read alleviates some of the problem, but is it really that bad if they've been fixed? We already have multiple litter boxes if that makes a difference.

Thanks guys/gals!

I've never noticed a difference. Both neutered and not.

I've never noticed a difference either. Just clean the litter box often. All urine and poo stinks. lol.

I have had an ex who was peed on by a male cat (actually it was spray). Ooops. lol. But you shouldn't have that problem if he's fixed.

He'll be a great, loving addition to your family. :)

I don't think it's particularly stinky - I clean the litter box out daily and don't even smell it.

I have 3 males- they don't smell any different/worse than my 2 females. Just scoop the box daily and you shouldn't have issues.
Cat urine if they spray smells bad and is hard to get out though. They usually don't spray unless they have not been fixed or if they have a kidney/bladder problem.

Thanks a lot guys/gals! It's always great to hear peoples first-hand experiences...

If he is neutered he shouldn't spray anywhere. As for the smell...
Urine is urine...however.
Don't let your cat get a habit of crawling on the stove.
If they should ever urinate on the stove top, and you don't see it before turning it on...man are your olfactories in for a surprise.:colbert:

Our cat used to do that and man, it is the worst thing I have ever smelled. We finally got her neutered and she stopped. Unfortunately she died a few months later from unknown complications.

Quick answer to your question. Dont adopt a cat. Buy a bp! End of the smelly cat fears!:gj:

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Originally Posted by Kenchap

Quick answer to your question. Dont adopt a cat. Buy a bp! End of the smelly cat fears!:gj:

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I have to agree...not really noticed much of a difference and with mine always having been neutered I have never had a spraying problem.

It is worth noting though that male cats that are neutered later in life can often keep up the spraying habit. I think my vet said it's something like 15 or 20% of them never stop it completely.

Just an update for everyone... We brought him HOME! :D His name at the Humane Society was Tarzan, and we decided to keep it that way :) He's a very good boy and very laid back - which suits our household perfectly! Here are some pic's of him from the shelter - I'll snap some of him once he settles in a bit. Just want to say thanks to everyone for their help again, this community rocks :gj:

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Just an update for everyone... We brought him HOME! :D His name at the Humane Society was Tarzan, and we decided to keep it that way :) He's a very good boy and very laid back - which suits our household perfectly! Here are some pic's of him from the shelter - I'll snap some of him once he settles in a bit. Just want to say thanks to everyone for their help again, this community rocks :gj:

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Awww...he's gorgeous! Congrats on adopting a kitty! I know you have your answer on the urine smell, but wanted to comment that my two boy cats' (I only have the two) urine smells no different then when I had a female cat. The "spray" is what smells, but being neutered will drastically reduce (if not totally eliminate) the possibility of spraying. My boys were both neutered young (2 months & 4 months) and neither ever got into spraying.

What a sweet face!! I'm in love with him!

Congrats! :banana: Hope all goes well. :)

(The male cat I currently own lives outside, so it's kind of hard to tell. But I have previously owned other males and we didn't have a problem with them. They were all neutered.)

Tarzan is very cute! And as far as your question...I grew up with three female cats (all of whom died of old age while I was in college) and now have three male cats. The only difference I've noticed is that they have much stinkier poop. My conclusion: boys are stinky.:weirdface

But no, I haven't noticed a difference as far as urine. One of the male cats was neutered a little later in life, and even he never sprays anything.