Ho do I keep my cats from "spraying" everything?

Question

Oops! I mean how do I keep my cats from "spraying" everything?

cats range from 13 years old to not quite 1 year. we have 7 cats - male and female - all of them have been fixed-the 3 youngest cats (2yrs to not quite 1yr) are the only ones that don't spray - so far.

Answer 1

Hi there...first consider all the possibilities such as:
- changes with litter brands
- location of the litter box isn't private enough
- some cats like to have one box to defecate and another to urinate
- cleanliness (some cats are very finicky and prefer a super clean box)
- as a general rule there should be one litter box for each cat plus one extra as a back up. Cats may not like to share and/or feel access is being blocked by another cat
- unspayed/un-neutered if cat is over the age of 5-7 months. Cats will become aggressive as they sexually mature and territorially mark with either urine or defecating.
- senior cats (age 10/11 or older) will develop medical conditions common to aging cats such as chronic renal failure (CRF) or hyperthyroidism

If all these have been ruled out, there's a chance that your cat may have developed another underlying medical problem which can contribute to accidents outside of the box. Cats will associate pain while using box and change their habits as a result.

Here's an article about why cats inappropriately soil outside their litter box by Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/Housesoiling.html

House soiling is the most common behavior problem reported by cat owners. It includes urination and/or defecation outside the litter box, as well as urine spraying.

Why do cats eliminate outside of the litter box?
One common misconception is that cats soil in inappropriate places for revenge. It is tempting to conclude, "He defecated on the living room carpet to punish me for leaving him for the weekend." But this kind of calculation requires sophisticated cognitive abilities that cats aren't believed to possess. Furthermore, this conclusion assumes that cats view their urine and feces as distasteful, when in fact they do not. It is only we humans who view it that way.

Medical Problems
So why do cats urinate or defecate on your bed or carpet? Medical problems are one possibility. Inflammation of the urinary tract may cause painful or frequent urination, inability to urinate, bloody urine, and crying during urination. An affected cat is likely to eliminate outside the litter box if he comes to associate the box with painful urination, or if he has an increased urgency to urinate. In addition, kidney, liver, and thyroid diseases often lead to increased drinking and urination. Inflammation of the colon or rectum, intestinal tract tumors, intestinal parasites, and other gastrointestinal conditions may cause painful defecation, increased frequency or urgency to defecate, and decreased control of defecation. Age-related diseases that interfere with a cat's mobility (for example, arthritis, nervous system disorders, or muscular diseases), or with his cognitive functions can also influence his ability to get to the litter box in time. In short, any medical condition that interferes with a cat's normal elimination behavior can lead to house soiling.

Litter Box Aversions
Behavioral problems, such as litter box aversions, inappropriate site preferences, or urine spraying can also lead to house soiling. An aversion implies that there is something about the litter box that your cat finds unsavory. It could be the box, the litter, the location of the box, or all three.

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Answer 2

My goodness!!!! Leaving a litterbox unscooped and uncleaned for as long as your pal probably has is disgusting and animal cruelty! basically think of, if a human toddler had a grimy diaper on that long, somebody could call youngster's centers. A litterbox that one cat is utilising would desire to be ideally scooped each and every time the cat makes use of it, or interior the very least two times an afternoon. in any different case the cat will start up utilising something different than the litterbox. This makes me offended as a results of fact many cats finally end up in shelters as a results of fact they don't use the litterbox and on occasion they're positioned to sleep and the reason would have been so uncomplicated as scooping the litterbox. in the adventure that your pal is having difficulty with scooping the litterbox, why would not he try a pine or wheat or corn based muddle that still clumps however the clumps may well be flushed down the rest room? Or, why do not you try it? Walmart sells one mentioned as professional puppy sparkling consequences it somewhat is barely $6 a bag, yet lasts as long as an excellent larger, heavier clay muddle. the only concern with this professional puppy muddle is that it should be scooped as much as attainable or the clumps cave in and it would not artwork besides. I even have got here across this to be not this form of concern inspite of the shown fact that as a results of fact i will basically take it to the rest room and flush it, no pungent rancid cat poo bags to throw away. And so a tactics as having sparkling nutrition and water, the water bowl would desire to be washed and the cat would desire to have sparkling water daily, or in the adventure that your "pal" is basically too lazy for that, why would not he get a water filtering fountain? The nutrition bowls must additionally be as sparkling as you or i could consume off of. If he can not locate the money for nutrition and muddle he would not have a cat in any respect. What could he do if the cat have been given exterior and have been given hit via a automobile? could he basically enable it go through as a results of fact he can not locate the money for it? He would not should have a puppy.

Answer 3

Unneutered male cats will spray to mark territory. This will cease when the cat is neutered. I had a female cat that would do the same thing, and once I had her spayed, it stopped.

Get your cat fixed.

Answer 4

Well personaly I do not care for cats but I do know that once the smell is in your carpet you have to replace it and the underpad and if it is wood floor underneath you will have to paint it with oil based KILZ or use lye on it

Answer 5

get them fixed "nuterd" wich mus suck for cats but they are some horney animals so too bad, they spray around to mark their territory and attract female cats so that shuld help.

Answer 6

Put aluminum foil where they are spraying. Cats hate the sound of their wee-wee hitting aluminum foil.

Answer 7

Spay or Neuter them

Answer 8

Try threatening them with a flyswatter, I done it with one of mine and he went pee in the toilet after that, but it hasn't worked with the other ones, and don't know why, they get mad and that's there way of getting even, and just marking there territory, because they could be jealous of one another.

Answer 9

get them fixed they do this to find a mate to mark there spot

Answer 10

More info please. Are they fixed? Have you introduced a new cat? Have you moved etc.