2006-09-10 21:01:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Spraying is not a litter box problem; it is an important part of nonverbal communication among cats, helping to establish and define boundaries and reassure cats whose area is whose.
Cats mark their territory by spraying urine in order to deposit pheromones. Pheromones are substances produced animals to serve as a form of chemical communication. In cats, several different pheromones are secreted by different regions of the body. By signaling to other cats they affect a number of behaviors, including attracting a mate. Some pheromones are used to mark objects and boundaries, whereas others send a signal of familiarity and well being. Pheromone combinations are unique, like human fingerprints, and their deposition acts as a calling card of sorts.
Spraying is the most common method of urine-marking. Intact males have the greatest motivation to mark because of their testosterone-driven territorial agendas, but neutered males also spray if aroused. Though females can spray, especially intact females in heat, they urine-mark more commonly from the squatting position.
If your cat is spraying, there are several things you can do:
Have your veterinarian examine your cat to rule out the possibility of a medical problem.
If your cat has not been neutered, consider having it done. This may solve the problem completely.
2006-09-10 21:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by Kara 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tom cats spray to mark their territory. They will also spray anything ariund it there is another tom cat in the area. They spray by lifting their tail and spraying unine.
2006-09-11 08:19:20 · answer #2 · answered by tractor girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are making their territory to ward off other cats or things they feel are threatening them or the things they think they own like us.
2006-09-11 05:38:14 · answer #3 · answered by Turtle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marking their territory, sometimes it is done out of anxiousness, weather they smell a female in heat or any other reason they could be anxious. Neutering stops this.
2006-09-11 04:07:57 · answer #4 · answered by Dolly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mark their territory.
2006-09-11 04:01:57 · answer #5 · answered by Game Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They mark their territory and it really does shoot! I wouldn't have believed it if I had not seen it with my own eyes. It looked like a straight shot of urine coming out of their rear-end.
2006-09-11 04:08:01 · answer #6 · answered by pecksun8 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats mark their territory by their urine.
2006-09-14 23:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by spiritcavegrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to mark their territory
2006-09-11 06:39:11 · answer #8 · answered by macleod709 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they mark their territory and they don't stop
2006-09-11 18:02:40 · answer #9 · answered by crrousey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋