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Why does my female cat attack the male trying to mate, and wander?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female

i have a pair of cat, luna and pino. i was adopting luna from local pet shop, shes about a year now. a week after i adopted her, an unkempt cat came to my house every night. then i decide to tend him too. i gave pino as his name. it seems that pino attracted to luna, and want to mate her. he always follow luna everywhere, but everytime pino try to get closer, she always try to attack him. recently, luna cant stand at home and always going somewhre. what should i do? sorry, for my bad english thx

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 25th, 2017

Your English is fine and I understand what you are asking! I'm not sure if Luna and Pino have been desexed, but if not, I would have Luna spayed and Pino neutered. If Pino is intact, that's why he will always want to mate with her, and Luna won't allow that to happen unless she is in heat. Intact cats will also wander and roam, which could be why Luna is always going somewhere. I would take them both into the vet to get them fixed. I hope this helps!

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