Question about an indelicate subject

**jazzcat** · 03-11-2007, 10:17 PM

Please excuse the subject of this but I need some answers. Decker is now six months old and was neutered at around 9 weeks of age. Tonight we witnessed him mounting and for lack of a better term, humping Moxie. Is this normal? It's been four months since his neuter and he was so young that I can't believe he would have any testosterone lingering.

We've had this problem with Ripley over the years and the objects of his affections were an old Oscar the Grouch hand puppet and a blanket. We felt this may have been due to the vet leaving something during his neuter. Is that possible and if so could it be the case with Decker?

Rocky is my only other male and he has never done this as far as I know.

**catnapper** · 03-11-2007, 10:19 PM

Allen will occasionally do the same to Pouncer. Pouncer typically looks confused for a moment or two and screams murder a minute later.

**jazzcat** · 03-11-2007, 10:25 PM

Is there any kind of direct relation to neutered male cats who still do this and spraying or marking their territory, if that makes sense? That is our big concern because we have spraying issues with Ripley and he is our only other male cat who has done this before. I hope that makes enough sense someone can understand what I'm asking.

**Scooter's Mom** · 03-11-2007, 10:29 PM

My scooter bug has been neutered since he was a baby. However, the only time he was around a female kitty he went nuts! Mom called me at work one day wanting reassurance that he WAS fixed so that we didn't end up with kittens. Luckily, no kittens.

He was about 2 years old at that time... and he got fixed right about 6 months old. Gosh, he's almost 12 now. Time sure flies.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 03-11-2007, 11:02 PM

Instinct runs deep.....

Eddie has a blanket with which he is in love. (Please keep it quiet as he gets very embarrassed about it.

) The vet says it is because he left his momma too soon....

**DJFyrewolf36** · 03-11-2007, 11:48 PM

Remus will sometimes get the "urge" and go after Spook and he was nutered at six months (he's over 3 now). No spraying or teritory marking though, thankfully.

**moosmom** · 03-12-2007, 09:21 AM

There's nothing to worry about. I knmow it looks funny. When doogie was with me, he used to get dry humped by LilEli. I thought maybe he was gay or something.

**Zippy** · 03-12-2007, 09:43 AM

Like everone said there is nothing to worry about.
When Zippy brother Tiger was still alive he did that off and on too when he was neutered.

**Catlady711** · 03-12-2007, 01:01 PM

My understanding is the mounting is more of a dominance issue than a hormonal one. Bear and Pooky occasionally do this to each other (they are brothers), although Jack sometimes does this to soft furry blankets. I once had a Manx cat that did that to his fuzzball toy.

**Medusa** · 03-12-2007, 02:58 PM

My Boo Bear is 15 and I had him neutered as a kitten. He still gets on Pidge's back and bites her neck. He used to do it to his sis (RB) Peeka, too, and she'd growl as if to say "Get him off me!" I wouldn't worry about it. They're just being male.

**jazzcat** · 03-12-2007, 03:38 PM

Okay, so no worries that the vet "missed something" and that we need to be concerned that Decker might start spraying and marking in the house because of it. I'll tell Richard this to ease his mind. Sounds like it's just boys being boys.

Thanks everyone!

**Fuzzybuns** · 04-19-2007, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Catlady711

My understanding is the mounting is more of a dominance issue than a hormonal one.

That's what I always thought too. Neither of my boys try it but I wouldn't be suprised if I ever saw Churchy try, he's still trying to find his spot on the totem pole. He's realized that Toby's "Major Gato", now he's just got to figure where Dixie's at.