Stud Cat As A Pet

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I am buying a set of kittens (unrelated) with rights and plans to breed them (if their health checks out). They will be TICA and CFA registered. I was wondering if anyone has had any success keeping a stud cat as a pet. Nothing against stud houses in the least bit, but I really want my kitty to cuddle with us. We have a large house so we could keep the cats easily separated (top floor and bottom floor) and the male and female would both be able to sleep with humans (in separate bedrooms of course). I am just wondering if anyone has had luck with stud pants or a stud that doesn't spray too much. Thank you.
 

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It's an individual thing. I've had some stud males that didn't spray, and some that sprayed a lot. Many boys are good in their own room (if there are no interesting things to spray on, or soft things to piddle on), but then run around spraying on things if they get out into the main house. Also, many boys are good when they are young, but start spraying when they are older. So it's best to be prepared with stud quarters he can live in if he starts spraying.
 
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I do have a mudroom I could easily convert into a stud room if I needed to. It is all set up for it with large windows and easy to clean floors. I would just like to avoid it if possible. I will look into getting it all set up regardless, just in case. Thank you.
I have had many cats in my lifetime and I have never owned a single one that has sprayed so this is new territory for me.
 
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The breeder said that his father isn't known to spray unless he does it in the litter box.
 

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Then you have a good chance that your boy will be the same, but do keep an eye on him, as he may start to spray as he gets older.

Our current male has free run of the whole house and has never sprayed yet... but he is only one year old, and it's not uncommon for males to start spraying after they are 2-3 years old. Once we even had a male that started to spray after he was 10 years old... at that age, we didn't expect his behavior to change, but it did!
 
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I have a system that works for me. My stud lives in our family room. At night when I put the girls and neuters in my bedroom and let him and the 2 girls who live with him have run of the house. If he is a non sprayer, it is possible you could do something like that.
 

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I've never bred , but when I was a kid, we had 3 male indoor/outdoor cats who were unfixed(yes, my parents were pretty irresponsible pet owners.) They were indoor/outdoor, but they were all pretty decent pets without major behavioral issues. One of them did start spraying, and had to be fixed.

So, you definitely can have an unfixed male cat who is a good pet, but it isn't guaranteed, and, will likely be a lot more work indoors than an indoor outdoor one.
 

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I've never bred but I don't believe all Tom's spray. 2 of my boys I found as intact adults, both 2+ years and had them for several weeks before getting them neutered and they did not spray.
 

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I've only had outdoor cats, and I think it really depends on the cat. We had a young unneutered male come up and just start spraying all over the outside of our windows/doors. And then we have a neutered cat who will still spray if it has just rained and he wants to "remark" his territory. He was fixed after puberty though. You will probably have to wait and see.
 

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I've never bred but I don't believe all Tom's spray. 2 of my boys I found as intact adults, both 2+ years and had them for several weeks before getting them neutered and they did not spray.
I agree...as a child, I adopted a Persian who was unneutered and 4 years old (I had to bring him back after 2 weeks to get him neutered) and during those 2 weeks, he never sprayed. I think it just depends on the cat.
 

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My boy didn't start spraying until he was about 1 1/2... Then he promptly started hosing down my whole house (his dad was a sprayer so I knew it was inevitable).

I hated the idea of having him in a separate outdoor pen, so rather than doing that I put up a wall across one of our rooms and converted it into his space. We have a neutered male that keeps him company.

He doesn't really spray in his space, but when he is out he proceeds to spray everywhere! So we have compromised and when he is out and about in the house, he now has to wear stud pants.
I have 4 pairs that I change at least twice when he is out because they get wet from the spray, even with the disposable liners in them.

It works for us, although I don't think he is too keen on the pants lol

The picture is from when we initially put the wall in, there's a lot more stuff for them to do in there now ie extra scratchers, ball games ect
 

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Hi. Can you give some update as to how it is going and if it smells in the house? I am considering doing the same thing as I really feel bad keeping the stud outside.
 

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our boy is inside family pet. Yes, he does spray / pee a little occasionally. Its important to have a good enzymatic spray... Also, peculiar enough he often does it near us, or even when we are looking on... Which means, we can often immediately see what and where, and dry off the worst. And spray on this enzymatic spray.

Also, after he learned to rest on his Dads legs, he is usually calmer now.. But if he did it more than occassionally it wouldnt be unbearable.
Another problem is meowing... Its the same; when he rests on his Dad, he is calm. This way we know he isnt suffering, he isnt in pains. (but yes, we did checked up with our vet).
Sometimes this meowing is quite intense...

So it may be to have a stud at home as family member... Our luck is studs in our breed usually dont do spray much and first as adults. In many other breeds they spray more and may begin much earlier...

Of course, we wouldnt have them as studs if they werent friendly and gentle, both with their wives and us humans. And not spraying much.... _)
 

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How is ragdoll in terms of spraying? Or does it depend on the individual cat
 
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