do tom cats squirt all over the house?

Question

do they just do it the once to mark there territory or is it a on going thing?....please help

Answer 1

Ok, I just recently had an indoor boy cat and everything was going fine, but when he learned that there was another cat in the area (the darn thing was sittin on our porch looking into the door windows) he felt he needed to mark his territory (even tho the cat never came inside). We have a big house and didn't know it at first but once we researched it there was another thing generally all cats do either in conjuction w/or they lounge on top of furniture (the higher up the better) they feel this gives them power over their domain.

Answer 2

It depends on the cat. I have 4 tom cats that are house cats (don't go outside). None of them mark their territory. I have 1 female and she is the one that occasionally squirts. If your cat squirts it is normally his personality and he will continue. Make sure to wash the areas that he does do that with a deterrent. I bought some stuff at the pet shop that takes the smell away and keeps the cat away from that particular area. This helped a lot and my female has not sprayed for 6 months now.

Answer 3

Tom and female cats spray to mark their territory. Once they learn it's unacceptable, it normally doesn't happen again, although a new environment, such as if you move, may trigger the activity again. Also be alert in spring when many females go in heat, instinct may lead them to try to spray again, particularly if cats from other neighborhoods roam nearby. While spaying or neutering your animal usually ends the problem, placing their nose near the affected area and shaking a newspaper near them, (which is deafening to their sensitive ears,) helps in training, also. Remain consistent and your cat will learn quickly. Should the activity resume in a couple of weeks, a quick resort back to the newspaper will be a very effective reminder. Have hope!

Answer 4

i have had a tom cat for 8 years now, (his name is Jarvis Cocker, by the way). i had his nads chopped off when he was old enough, but he still did it. he only does it in the house very occasionally now. when i got my female kitten a year ago was the last.
he does it outside all the time. the communal parking at the rear of my block, he squirts on the front of the cars by the number plates. and sometimes very near my neighbours front door! hehehe which is OK cos she is a pain.
i think he does it cos he has never lost a fight yet, all the cats depart when he appears.
I have no ideas of how to make them stop though, I've tried all the usual stuff, to no avail.
Good luck.

Answer 5

They spray to mark territory, to attract females to let other cats know a big bad tomcat lives here, because they can.
Please neuter him. It won't hurt him and he will be less nervous.
Territorial anxiety is bad for cats. Plus he will lose the tomcats need to roam and find females. When he goes out looking for love in all the wrong places, he is at risk of getting run over by a car. then he has to fight the other tomcats.
Get him fixed.

Answer 6

It can be an ongoing thing, you are right to say they do it to mark their territory, not all cats do this indoors. Maybe there is something that disturbs him and he feels he has to mark 'his' place. One thing that will help and stop the smell is to have him neutered. This is not cruel, it will help stop him fighting as well meaning less vet bills, and most important, prevent unwanted stray kittens. Hope this helps

Answer 7

Once they start they never stop and the house will smell of tom cat the whole time. Get them neutered - it stops the spraying and prevents unwanted kittens being produced.

Answer 8

It is an on going thing and the only way to stop it is to get them fixed, its a territorial thing and a way for them to attract the females in heat

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I've had two tom cats, and neither has ever squirted inside. One cat often did it in the garden, but never inside.