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the girls are older, two of them. and both are fixed. All are indoor cats
so far the little one is rambunctious but nothing more. Do I have to get him fixed? Will he start giving the girls a hard time? They are older and very mixed up with the new addition. but it's not unmanageable. Want to protect the girls. Ted is very aggressive with the middle girl. She holds her own but sometimes I think it's best to separate them.
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You'll want to have him neutered for your own sanity. Intact tomcats aren't suitable for indoor living---they spray very smelly urine to mark their territory. Even if they're polite and don't spray, the litterbox odor is very strong. You can have him neutered any time after he weighs 2 pounds, but some vets like to wait until he's about 5 months old.
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Hi Gretchen43, do yourself a favor and have your kitty neutered. I've had cats my whole life and in my 42 years of experience the one thing I've learned is that ALL males spray if they are not neutered. It is the most natural thing in the world for them to mark their territory. Unfortunately, for the indoor male that means chairs, walls, carpets, blankets, beds and everything else that you think is yours. 
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you got your females spayed, so what is stopping you from neutering the male?
Our male is neutered and no problems.
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I thought I'd mention that I know people and have talked to many people have indoor/outdoor toms and never complain of spraying. I think they'll do it if they're indoors only, but if they have the option to go ourdoors, they shouldn't.
Growing up all of my cats were indoor/outdoor and we didn't have them fixed. The males always sprayed inside and outside. It's their natural instinct to mark their territory. You just notice it a lot more when they do it inside.
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I had my male cat neutered because I wanted a strictly indoor cat, and I was told that this would make him less likely to try to escape. My vet had me wait until he was about 6 months to avoid potential complications.
  
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