elmo my black and white tom cat is doing my head in
he walks in the house eats is food. buggers off upstairs to bed for the day then comes down later on for his tea/supper the off he trots into the night.but its getting to the stage where he doesnt come back for 2/3 days. i would love to know what he is up too ? and dread to think how many mini elmos are now about.

This is what un-neutered toms do, their whole life is to keep their territory and breed.
You would find him a lot more home loving if you had him neutered.

Without a doubt- whilstever he's intact, his primal instincts will be: food, sex,shelter. Get him snipped and see how quickly he turns into loving boy rather than lover-boy.

This is what the RSPCA website says about neutering your male cats.

There is a massive unwanted cat problem in this country and allowing an unneutered tom outside will only add to the problem. The same goes for letting out unspayed females of course but an unspayed queen can only produce one or two unwanted litters per year, a tom could be responsible for many times more.

Unneutered tom cats will roam searching for females on heat. This increases their chances of being killed trying to cross busy roads as well as getting trapped in sheds, garages and other buildings.

Unneutered toms will fiercely defend their territory. Feline AIDS and Leukaemia are spread through fighting and mating, the chances of your cat picking up one of these killer diseases are greatly increased if he is not neutered.

Unneutered toms will mark their territory by spraying it with urine. If you don't want this to happen in your house, get him neutered

thanks for the advice im ringing the vets in the morning to get elmo neutered. that if he doesnt go missing for a couple of days lol

thanks for the advice im ringing the vets in the morning to get elmo neutered. that if he doesnt go missing for a couple of days lol

Thats great Susie I really do think you will see a different cat afterwards as well, it would be great if you could let us know how you get on with him :)

It would be really worth your while getting Elmo tested for Feline Leukaemia Virus and FIV (cat version of AIDS) whilst you're taking him to the vets. There's nothing that can be done to treat either of the viruses if he's got them, but it's important to know if he has them so that you can avoid him being allowed to mix with other cats and plan for his future.

The viruses are sexually transmitted and also transmitted through the exchange of body fluids from fighting with other tom cats- and the infection rates in feral toms (with whom he will have been competing for the queens) is well over 10% in most cities these days.

After he's neutered if he's still wayward, get one of these (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2365103.html)! I'd like one but I think it might feel like spying! :hihi:

well ive booked elmo in with the local vets on thursday for his op but he been out on the razzle and not seen him since monday must have heard me on the telephone lol

well elmo finally came back today been missing since 9/10/07
little does he know that he is banned from going out now and rebooked into vets on friday

Dont let him read this thread then, just in case. Hope all goes well for friday and you manage to keep him indoors til then.

Good luck on keeping him in and getting the snip done susie34- hopefully he's not caught anything nasty on his travels. Please check him over for puncture wounds and the like just in case he's been fighting.

Good job cat owners are not liable for Kitten Maintenance..

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=206186

Good job cat owners are not liable for Kitten Maintenance..

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=206186

They'd find it difficult to prove paternity- as I understand queens can be impregnated by more than one tom at a time so kittens in the same litter could have different fathers.

just to update: elmo is fine health wise
but got the face on as he cant go out as on house arrest he tried to get out this morning but failed so he went upstairs and laid on is cat bed and started to ignore us all he wouldnt even look at us when we called him so funny i think

Awww- now that's a good demonstration of sulking!

It's all for his own good though.

Cats turn sulking into a real art form, only my daughter does it better

Alfie is in a total sulk at the moment, because he thinks he's had his nose put out with the kittens. He deliberately turns away from me when I go to tell him he's still 'favourite baby', until I get the cat treats out...

Alfie is in a total sulk at the moment, because he thinks he's had his nose puched out with the kittens. He deliberately turns away from me when I go to tell him he'sstill 'favourite baby', until I get the cat treats out...

We've got a new favourite treat for the cats as well as the dog. It turns out that dried black pudding is as addictive as crack if you're a carnivore!

Miraculously all felines forgive me for bringing in other kittens and a huge dog when offered a piece of the stuff.

Maybe you should get some to beg Elmo for forgiveness when you've had his norries off Susie?

We've got a new favourite treat for the cats as well as the dog. It turns out that dried black pudding is as addictive as crack if you're a carnivore!

Miraculously all felines forgive me for bringing in other kittens and a huge dog when offered a piece of the stuff.

Maybe you should get some to beg Elmo for forgiveness when you've had his norries off Susie?
i opened the fridge and gave him some cream now hes happy again hes gone to play with the hamsters lol

gone to play with the hamsters - like it. Our lot love to sit on top of the gerbil tank and watch Itsy n Bitsy trying to break out. One day, they hope...

here i am .

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/susie34_photo/DSC00125.jpg

aww! he's lovely.

well that it all you female cats are safe. elmo has finally been snipped and chopped
hes not a happy kitty at the moment has he is still on house arrest lol

http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/susie34_photo/?action=view&current=00f382ba.pbw

Awww bless him, his cuteness is quite undiminished though :love:

I hope he's milking it for all it's worth. Give it a few days n he'll have forgotten what he used to have- and hopefully become more of a home-boy.

elmo is back at the vets as he started bleeding this morning so the vets are keeping him for observation he looks so sad and miserable

well totally glad i had elmo to the vets to be snipped he now comes in all the time very playful now its like having a kitten in the house again

Awwww- I'm so glad to hear after all of the worry that you're getting Elmo back as a loving furry now his hormones aren't so much in control.

It will actually improve over the next few months as his body adjusts to the lack of testosterone too- look forward to soppy snuggles!

Awwww- I'm so glad to hear after all of the worry that you're getting Elmo back as a loving furry now his hormones aren't so much in control.

It will actually improve over the next few months as his body adjusts to the lack of testosterone too- look forward to soppy snuggles!

My wife keeps threatening to do me, to improve my behaviour