Hello!! I'm sure this has been a question that has been posed many times on this site, but I think sometimes there are different circumstances.
I have a 4 year old (best guess by vet) male neutered cat (we neutered one year ago). He used to belong to a neighbor who had a dog door and the cat came and went as he pleased. They didn't ever keep him in the house. For two years, he came to our house for treats and food (we feed all strays) and within the last year, we would let him come inside when it was cold, but he didn't stay very long. I have four other cats. They all seemed to get along for the most part. He showed up one day with an injured paw, open cut and swollen considerably. I found out from another neighbor who owned him and she called the owners to let them know he was injured. Their response was that they hadn't seen him for several months and figured he was dead. So when I told my husband, he said we're taking him to the vet and while we're at it, we'll get him neutered and keep him. The previous owners didn't seem to care, according to the neighbor. Fast track to now. He has been inside with us for not quite a year and he still cries to go outside. He'll scratch at the door and paces from room to room and window to window. He plays with the other cats and has gotten a little better at being inside for a little while, but then if he sees a cat outside or if a door is opened, he wants to go out. He'll go around from door to door meowing like he's crying because he's trying to escape. I have six litter boxes scattered around our three floor house and I have two cat trees and lots of toys and I grow my own catnip and kitty grass for my cats. I have dry food out but feed them small portions of wet food twice a day, as they (especially the male) seem to like it. I play with him to keep him occupied when I'm not at work. I thought that once he was neutered, he would calm down and enjoy being inside. But, it's just not working. He even bit me one time because I picked him up from the back door when he spied an outside cat. None of my other cats go outside and I don't like cats going outside because I know the dangers lurking out there. Is it possible that he still has testosterone even after being neutered that hasn't gone away yet and he's still looking to mate???? Am I being cruel by not letting him go back outside since that it was he knew growing up and is missing being able to roam the great outdoors? I almost want to let him out but I don't know if he'll come back because he'll probably think he has his freedom back and there's now way he's coming back to that crazy lady
Can anyone give me any suggestions??? Thank you so much for reading.
I have a 4 year old (best guess by vet) male neutered cat (we neutered one year ago). He used to belong to a neighbor who had a dog door and the cat came and went as he pleased. They didn't ever keep him in the house. For two years, he came to our house for treats and food (we feed all strays) and within the last year, we would let him come inside when it was cold, but he didn't stay very long. I have four other cats. They all seemed to get along for the most part. He showed up one day with an injured paw, open cut and swollen considerably. I found out from another neighbor who owned him and she called the owners to let them know he was injured. Their response was that they hadn't seen him for several months and figured he was dead. So when I told my husband, he said we're taking him to the vet and while we're at it, we'll get him neutered and keep him. The previous owners didn't seem to care, according to the neighbor. Fast track to now. He has been inside with us for not quite a year and he still cries to go outside. He'll scratch at the door and paces from room to room and window to window. He plays with the other cats and has gotten a little better at being inside for a little while, but then if he sees a cat outside or if a door is opened, he wants to go out. He'll go around from door to door meowing like he's crying because he's trying to escape. I have six litter boxes scattered around our three floor house and I have two cat trees and lots of toys and I grow my own catnip and kitty grass for my cats. I have dry food out but feed them small portions of wet food twice a day, as they (especially the male) seem to like it. I play with him to keep him occupied when I'm not at work. I thought that once he was neutered, he would calm down and enjoy being inside. But, it's just not working. He even bit me one time because I picked him up from the back door when he spied an outside cat. None of my other cats go outside and I don't like cats going outside because I know the dangers lurking out there. Is it possible that he still has testosterone even after being neutered that hasn't gone away yet and he's still looking to mate???? Am I being cruel by not letting him go back outside since that it was he knew growing up and is missing being able to roam the great outdoors? I almost want to let him out but I don't know if he'll come back because he'll probably think he has his freedom back and there's now way he's coming back to that crazy lady
Can anyone give me any suggestions??? Thank you so much for reading.
