my mom's male cat is neutered, but keeps marking/urinating on walls. he has an adequate litter box which he uses, but he keeps marking everywhere on the walls. he is a very sweet cat, other than this. we are even trying the plug in fermone stuff, but w/ no good results. any good advise please. we don't want to get rid of him, but i don't want him pissing all over my house either. thanks.
2006-09-30 04:40:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
We have this problem at our clinic with the clinic cats. Two males, both are neutered, both have several litterboxes that they use, but they will occasionally spray certain areas. We think it is a territorial thing with them because it's their home, but there are hundreds of different cats and dogs that come in and out of the clinic every week.
In a home environment, it may be that he was neutered later than usual and so the marking is a habit. Are there any other cats in the house? That would make it a territorial thing, unfortunately it is very hard to stop. Are there stray cats outside? I know of a family who had trouble with their male cat marking its territory inside the house because it smelled stray cats outside.
Of course, that's a real challenge to keep the strays away...
They used traps to catch 'em and took them to the shelter.
The only thing I know that occasionally works is to scrub the heck out of the walls that he marks, and use something like nature's miracle or another good enzyme-based cleaner to try to eliminate his scent. It's a pain, but trying to move some furniture around, if possible, to physically block his access to those specific areas sometimes can distract the cat, except for those determined ones who pick a different place.
If at all possible, keep an eye on him when you're home, and use a water bottle to give him a good squirt when you see him with his butt to the wall. When everyone is gone, try putting him in a small room with his litterbox, food, water etc. to prevent the marking or at least limit the area he can reach.
Good luck!
2006-09-30 05:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have waited to long before you fixed him.
Was he already spraying his territory around your house when you had him neutered???
That's one of the reasons why people always say to fix your pet before they spray or at the very, very latest 6 months.
You need to go to your vet's or an animal behaviorist because once a cat has started to spray it is very difficult to train him to stop because you are working against his natural instincts.
If it was the same situation but a dog than you would have more options.
Good Luck!!!
2006-09-30 05:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Cuz he can. (why do men write their names in the snow?) Seriously though, the parts you had removed are not the sole source of male hormone in the cat and this behavior is ingrained alot deeper than that anyway. My best weapon in cat behavior modification has always been the squirt-gun. When you see him about to commit a faux-pas squirt the bugger in the face. The more you do it the faster it works. May not cure him but it will slow him down!
2006-09-30 05:01:08 · answer #3 · answered by Witchyluck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He might have been neutered after the marking behavior became established. I really can't offer any advice, other than keeping him outdoors, which is not really a very good option--what's the point of having a pet if it's not a member of the family?
2006-09-30 04:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by warriorwoman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I had one cat who did this all his life. I think it was because before he was neutered he had marked a couple spots, so he continued to do it afterwards. Thankfully, he limited it to those couple places, and I was able to manage it by covering the wall with contact paper which I could clean easily, and watching him like a hawk to shoe him away from there as much as possible.
2006-09-30 04:45:32 · answer #5 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you don't get a cat neutered early enough then they will never get out of this habit...sorry not much you can do except get rid of him or make him an outside pet!
2006-09-30 04:42:50 · answer #6 · answered by what 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got this one book at the vets and it was called 101 things you should know about your cat and 1 fact said it's not normal that maybe he sick and i think you should go see a vet
2006-09-30 04:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by _ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately that behavior is instinct and its woven into his DNA
2006-09-30 04:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by mimi22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is marking his territory. to stop this when you see this is action scold him.
2006-09-30 04:41:51 · answer #9 · answered by miajj16 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋