Last fall, a small skinny cat appeared at my parents’ house.
He was allowed to stay and has now found himself well. However, there are some question marks because my parents have never had a cat before.
Since it is a male cat and outdoor cat, he has now in the spring started to become sexually mature (ie goes on walks, fights, etc.).
I have considered neutering him but he is not home at certain times and because he is an outdoor cat he is not room clean so it’s not just about locking him up.
How to handle this most easily and that the cat should be inside for 24 hours after neutering.
Does he calm down when the females stop running and are home more or do we have to take a chance that he is home when it’s time to go to the vet?
Also wondering how he changes after a castration, reduces the hunting instinct and all neutered male cats become obese?
It’s a stray cat so we do not know how old he is, can we still neuter him?
Since it is probably a so-called. summer cat, can his former “owner” come and claim him back?
Personally, I do not think such people should have animals at all, but what does the law say (if there is one)?
The cat is alert and seems to feel well, but has brown “crusts” in his ears, something that seems to bother him, can this be scabies and how do you treat this?
He gets varied dry food and “canned food”, but how much is enough for an approx. one year old male cat, weighing about three kg.
Hi Christina!
The female cats never stop running except for a short period in November, so there is no other way to do this than to take him in for neutering.
Do your parents not have a basement room e.d. where it does not do much, if it is sprinkled for a couple of days?
It is also conceivable that he can learn to use a urinal.
The hunting instinct will not be reduced after castration, on the contrary, many cats catch several mice after a castration, because they are no longer “distracted” by the sex drive.
Neutered cats can become obese if the owners do not cut back on food.
After castration, their need for calories decreases significantly, because they live a calmer life. If he weighs three kg, it is possible to castrate him.
My veterinarian thinks that the cat’s shell weighs 2½ kg before it can be neutered.
The brown “crusts” in the ears can be ear mites or he pictures just a lot of earwax. In both cases, the veterinarian can take care of the problem at the same time as the castration.
It is very difficult to say exactly how much food he should have, but if he is slim now, you should weigh him so you know what his ideal weight is, and then feel for it.