My boyfriend and I got a VERY long haired kitten about 6 months ago, "she" was 8 weeks old at the time. We were told it was a female and due to its long hair had no reason to suspect otherwise. We named her Frankie. We have both had female kittens and cats before and since we got her have continuously said that she was different then the cats we've had...i.e- not cuddley, always biting and when we would use a spray bottle to train her she would literally try to stand up to us and fight back. Well, months go by and starting a month ago all of a sudden "she" stopped covering her pee in the littter box and the stench was/is so strong we have to open the windows. She somehow got fleas and the first attempt at de-fleaing her failed so we decided 2 shave her before using the shampoo again. After her hair cut, while bathing her this time around we found out that she is not a she. She is a he. He is not fixed and is an indoor cat but bolts 4 the door every time we open it. Recently he has started howling for hours on end in the middle of the night. We are planning on getting him fixed but we are financially incapable of doing it right now. Are these mating calls???? Will he start spraying in our house even if we arent in contact with other animals? Does getting him fixed help with his behavioral issues????
Any answers 2 these questions are greatly appreciated. We have called local animal shelters that advertise low income spaying/fixing but have got no replies for weeks.... PLEASE HELP WITH THESE QUESTIONS. WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF GIVING HIM AWAY AND DON'T WANT TO RESORT 2 THAT!!!!!!!
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Any answers 2 these questions are greatly appreciated. We have called local animal shelters that advertise low income spaying/fixing but have got no replies for weeks.... PLEASE HELP WITH THESE QUESTIONS. WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF GIVING HIM AWAY AND DON'T WANT TO RESORT 2 THAT!!!!!!!