My male cat has begun spraying recently and it's driving me crazy. Oddly enough, he only seems to do this when my husband is home. Could this be a territorial thing between my husband and my cat or is that not something that would happen? The cat is very attached to me and I'm thinking he might feel threatened by my husband being around me and is "marking me" (not physically thank goodness) as his and not my husbands.
2006-12-27 04:19:14 · 24 answers · asked by mamaduckie05 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
I would get him neutered. This will help with spraying.
2006-12-27 04:21:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The cat holds an opinion of your husband as a second stringer. Since the space that the cat lives in has no scent marker he is taking the opportunity to stake out a claim on the territory.
A way to stop this is for the offender to get misted with a sprayer filled with water. Sometimes this causes the cat to stop since he is now marked. And Give a sharp NO when spritzing. Hubby's job when ever possible.
However if this does not stop the little tagger, there is another way. Next time your husband catches the little critter marking territory... carry him by the scruff and escort him to the bathroom. Put kitty in the shower (this part is wierd but it works) and have your husband 'mark' the kitty. As gross as it sounds, this will establish hubby as the dominant male in the house. Make sure that the cat stays in the tub until he has cleaned himself thuroughly. When it tries to escape, either block him or put him back in. It sounds horrible but I had a chronic sprayer, and this solved the problem just fine.
2006-12-27 05:00:41 · answer #2 · answered by vaughndhume 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For starters, the age of your cat makes him emotionally equivalent to a teenage boy - he's headstrong and becoming territorial. He's marking your home as "HIS", in the same manner as a teenage boy may express his independence with a mohawk. He may feel threatened by your husband, but this is unlikely if your husband has consistently been a part of your cat's life. If he truly felt threatened by your husband, he would be making more aggressive moves, such as getting between you two or growling/hissing.
He may feel threatened by another cat in the neighborhood, especially if he sees it roaming outside. Watch outside, after dark to see what comes out. (If needs be, bait your porch with a bowl of dry cat food.) If there's another male cat roaming about, marking the outside of your home, your male likely smells the odors.
How you can remedy this:
1. Make an appointment to have your cat neutered (unless you plan to breed him). Neutering eliminates most of the feline testosterone which is commanding your cat to claim territory.
2. If you plan to breed your cat, contact someone with stud experience to exchange ideas for controlling this behavior.
3. Find all the spots in your home which have been marked using a blacklight. Blacklight will illuminate most biologic secretions. Mark them with a pencil for cleanup.
4. Clean up the urine spots with white vinegar and an enzymatic cleaner. Many people have had good luck with Nature's Miracle, however I recommend Pfizer's Elimin-Odor. This stuff is veterinary-grade and is fabulous.
5. Go outside your home and find where points have been marked. You can use your nose, or the blacklight will work just as well after dark. Hose down the marked areas with a mixture of water and vinegar in a garden sprayer.
6. Love your cat and make him feel secure and unthreatened.
Good luck!
2006-12-27 04:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by Rebecca H 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because thats what male cats do to mark thier territory. Why do you not have him neutered yet??????
Most cases a neutered cat will not ever spray. Now that he has started he might just continue even after you have him neutered.
Another great reason to neuter your cats. It helps control the pet population too, imagine that!
2006-12-27 04:29:08 · answer #4 · answered by grune 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
~Does your husband try to get the cat to stop spraying? I don't know if it would make a difference, but you could give it a try. Your husband should try to show some affection for him.
You've heard about all the neutering you can stand I'm sure, but I would still do it, it has to be hard on him.
When our cat was a kitten he started doing it at first, then stopped. We did get him neutered later.
They make stuff now in a spray that eliminates cat urine. I can't remember the name right off, but I'm sure you could find it at Walmart.
Good luck~
2006-12-27 04:43:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's marking his territory. It's his sexual nature to attract a female cat. You need to get him neutered as soon as possible and try to get rid of the scent he has left in your home or he may go back to the spot and urinate there afetr he's been fixed. The key is to have them fixed BEFORE they start to spray.
2006-12-27 04:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by atomictulip 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're supposed the neuter the cat when he's less than 6 months old. Now even f you neuter him you'll probably never get him to stop spraying.
2006-12-27 04:51:28 · answer #7 · answered by pinwheelbandit 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My cat basically had kittens a pair weeks in the past and that i do no longer think of i could've allowed yet another 8 month previous kitten to play with them whilst they have been 8 days previous. If I have been you, i could enable them to boost some greater; they're very fragile at that age. there is not any injury in giving momma cat and kittens their privateness for a whilst. whilst the mummy cat starts off to play with them, that is a brilliant time to re-introduce Fuzzy to the kittens. even nonetheless, in case you DO come to a determination to permit Fuzzy to proceed being around the kittens, i could never enable it to take place whilst you at the instant are not precise there to oversee. yet, terrific determination precise now could be to maintain them separate till the kittens boost up some greater. Bonding will of course ensue at that element.
2016-10-28 11:32:47 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A way to stop this is for the offender to get misted with a sprayer filled with water. Sometimes this causes the cat to stop since he is now marked. And Give a sharp NO when spritzing. Hubby's job when ever possible
2006-12-27 05:45:19 · answer #9 · answered by Snowball 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It probably is a territory thing, and it won't stop until you get him fixed. There are instances that the cat continues to spray after being fixed, but usually they don't.
2006-12-27 04:24:28 · answer #10 · answered by TmB 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he is marking his territory...this will continue until you get him fixed and even then there is no guarantee that he will stop since he already started spraying. it has now become a habit. use 'Nature's Miracle', that you can find at any hardware store and clean the areas that you know of that he sprayed. if you don't take care of it now your house will reek!
2006-12-27 04:25:17 · answer #11 · answered by julie's_GSD_kirby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋