When does a cat reach puberty?
Each breed reaches sexual maturity at a different time, but on average it occurs at 8-10 months of age. It is during this period that cats first begin to want a cat. Recognizing when cats start wanting a cat is quite easy. The first sign is frequent urination in the animal. It also refuses to eat; even its favorite treats are not pleasing and cannot make you concentrate on food.
During the period of sexual activity, the cat screams and constantly strives to escape into the street. It is also possible to display attacks of aggression, attacks on owners or other cats.
Medicines to calm cats
When a cat wants a cat, every owner inevitably thinks about how to calm him down. The first thing that comes to mind are medications designed to dull the sexual instincts of an animal. Now their range is simply huge, but before choosing one in particular, it is better to consult a veterinarian.
Many owners wonder how these same drugs affect the health of their pet. However, even outstanding specialists cannot answer this question unequivocally. After all, their main effect is the regulation of hormones. At the very least, you shouldn’t abuse drugs. They should be given directly when the cat wants a cat. At this moment, the owners no longer think of how to calm him down, and radical measures need to be taken.
About sexual desire
Castration itself is primarily aimed at:
- depriving a cat of the opportunity to reproduce;
- correcting the behavior of overly temperamental pets.
In the vast majority of cases, surgical removal of the reproductive organs reduces sexual desire to zero. However, there are exceptions. Some cats even after castration behave exactly the same as usual. Although even in such cases, the animal’s activity is still significantly reduced.
Why is this happening? It's simple. If a cat managed to taste carnal love before castration, then his body begins to produce special sex hormones. Moreover, their production is carried out not only by cut off testicles, but also by such a part of the brain as the pituitary gland. The latter remembers the sensations received and synthesizes the necessary substances. All this leads to the fact that the sexual instinct is preserved.
Should a cat be neutered?
As soon as a cat appears in a family, the owners immediately think about castrating it. However, some people stop because they doubt whether it is really worth doing. Undoubtedly, when a domestic cat wants a cat, it causes a lot of trouble and hassle for people. But it’s worth weighing the pros and cons of surgical intervention in an animal’s body.
Castration is the removal of an animal's gonads through surgery. Despite the fact that many are horrified by the name itself, this operation is classified as simple and does not pose any threat to the life of your pet. True, after this he may no longer be so active, mobile, and playful. Often after surgery, cats become fatter and lead a more passive lifestyle.
Do neutered cats want a cat?
During castration, the veterinarian removes both ovaries from the cat, and in addition to them, the uterus is often removed. In the vast majority of cases, this is guaranteed to relieve you of all problems associated with the cat’s sexual behavior: high-pitched meowing, rolling on the floor and other symptoms so familiar to all owners of adult cats. However, in a small percentage of cats, this behavior may occur again some time after neutering. What is this connected with?
SOY can be determined by the results of a hormone test, which is collected at a veterinary clinic. If the diagnosis is confirmed, then it is necessary to perform a second operation and remove the fragment of the ovary left in the animal’s body.
Most often, the reason for this can be the so-called abandoned ovary syndrome (OSS). During castration, the veterinarian may inadvertently remove not all the ovaries entirely, but leave part of one of them. In this case, the remaining tissue takes over the function of the whole ovary and produces sex hormones, which causes the castrated cat to ask for a male cat.
Sometimes veterinarians suggest that the cause of a cat’s sexual behavior after castration may be the pituitary gland or uterus, if the latter was not removed during surgery. This assumption is fundamentally incorrect. Neither the pituitary gland nor the uterus can provoke what the cat asks for the cat.
How to calm a cat?
If a cat yells and insistently demands a cat, and does not let you sleep at night, then you definitely need to do something about it. Typically, owners have three options to choose from:
- find a cat to mate with a cat;
- apply drops for a cat so that he doesn’t want a cat;
- castrate the animal.
The last method is radical. Not everyone will decide to take it. Also, not every owner dares to look for a girlfriend for his pet. After all, most likely, she will also have to be temporarily accommodated at home, and this will be unnecessary worries and troubles. But the second option is the most acceptable. All that remains is to choose the right drug.
Drops for cats so that they don’t want a cat
In cats, sexual activity occurs in the spring. It is then that they begin to especially annoy their owners by meowing, rushing outside and damaging household property. To cope with this condition, many owners prefer drops. But still, if a cat wants a cat, how to calm him down, it is better to consult a veterinarian.
The following have proven to be the best sedative drops for cats:
- "Sex barrier";
- "Contra-sex";
- "Cat Baiyun".
You can buy them at any veterinary pharmacy.
Is it possible to give a cat valerian to calm it down?
Cats love the smell of valerian - this is a well-known fact, but the fact that this aroma calms the cat is a big misconception. It is known that for humans, valerian infusion serves as a natural sedative, but cats perceive this medicine differently.
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The fact is that the smell of valerian acts as a pheromone, i.e. causes excitement, so calming the cat in this way is not only impossible, but even dangerous - an overdose can lead to the death of the pet.
Tablets for cats from partying
In addition to drops, tablets are also widely used that can reduce the sexual activity of an animal. However, it is much more difficult to “slip” them to a cat, because he can easily detect them and refuse to eat them. Here the owners have to resort to various tricks and tricks in order to feed the drug to their pet.
If a cat wants a cat, every owner thinks about how to calm him down. The first thing that comes to mind or is recommended by neighbors is to buy tablets at a veterinary pharmacy. They can be divided into sedative and hormonal.
Soothing medications are usually herbal based and require use several times a day. When using these medications, your pet may experience drowsiness, lethargy, and decreased appetite.
As for hormonal drugs, they should be used very carefully and only after undergoing an examination at a veterinary clinic. Otherwise, the animal may experience serious health complications that will require additional treatment or may be life-threatening. Hormonal medications can only be used once a day.
Whatever method you choose, if a cat wants a cat, how to calm him down, you need to think about his health. It is also important to remember that when choosing an option such as castration, natural instincts may not disappear. The cat may continue to try to mark the apartment or yell. This is genetically embedded in him, and it is extremely difficult to overcome these reflexes. The animal will ignore your punishments, or rather, it simply will not understand how to deal with it and what to do, because natural instincts are always stronger.
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It is quite natural for uncastrated cats to mount hands, things, and other animals, in particular cats. This is how sexual hunting manifests itself. However, this behavior does not always go away after castration. Let's find out why.
The first and worst option is that the cat is cryptorchid (one or two testicles did not come out into the scrotum), and the veterinarian did not say anything about this and did not cut everything out clean. Such situations seem fantastic, but in fact they happen all the time. The problem is that finding the testis in the abdominal cavity, where it is located in a cryptorchid, is not so easy. Unscrupulous veterinarians do not admit their mistakes and give the cat back to the owners as a castrato. But in fact he is not castrated.
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The second reason is that hormonal levels do not drop immediately, but within several months after castration. Therefore, during the first months, sexual behavior may persist and the cat may even leave marks. However, this goes away over time.
If a lot of time has passed and the cat is still mounting cats, this is also no reason to worry. Many castrated cats, like, by the way, men (remember eunuchs), retain the ability to perform sexual intercourse, that is, they still remain men and their penis is able to be in an erect state. But such a cat cannot fertilize a female.
By the way, this property of castrated cats is used by some nurseries that have castrated and fertile cats. The fact is that a cat can become pregnant no more than 2 times a year, and preferably 1 time a year. But they leak more often - 3-4 times a year. It is harmful to relieve estrus with hormonal pills and injections, but a neutered cat that has retained the ability to have sexual intercourse can satisfy the cat without consequences. Then her estrus stops - and the cat returns to normal life until the next estrus.
In a bear shelter, a long-castrated male mounts a female - “out of habit”
Most often, castrates are attracted to cats during the period of estrus: the smell can provoke sexual behavior. But it happens that a cat sits on a cat outside the heat period or even on another cat. There may also be nothing wrong with this, because... many cats, especially those castrated at a later age, that is, after the manifestation of sexual behavior, can retain it even after castration. Let's just say, out of habit. The cat can even make characteristic movements, but this means absolutely nothing.
However, sometimes cages indicate increased levels of stress and other emotional disturbances. Sometimes a cat attracts attention to itself because... I once noticed that the owner reacts to such behavior, and now the cat achieves communication in this way. In this case, a consultation with an animal psychologist is indicated to find out the specific reason.
