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male neutered cat still has sexual urges?

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Question
My male cat is just over two years old and I had him fixed when he was about 6 months old.  He attempts to hump my female cat, who was spayed after she had a liter of kittens.  My male cat is one of her offspring.  He also likes to hump my blanket covered leg in bed, usually early in the morning.  I don't think this is normal behavior in neutered cats.  What can I do to make this behavior stop.  I spoke to a vet and she said that it would require a lifetime of hormone therapy or I could just tolerate it and let him do his thing.  Is this correct?

Answer
Amber,

Has your vet checked to make sure the hormone levels are correct for a neutered male?

If he was a monorchid or cryptorchid when you got him neutered, there could be some testicular matter somewhere left in him.

If this is the case, it would be difficult and require a surgery to do something about it.

So, the choices outlined by your vet may very well be your only options.

Best regards... Norm.