The (male) family cat constantly sprays in my step-mom's chair?

Question

It's a daily occurance. We even tried putting a brand new couch there instead but he just kept on spraying in her spot... Why would he do this?

He pretty much sprays wherever she sits.

They got him fixed, but only after he had already gotten into the habit of doing this.

Answer 1

He doesn't like her very much, does he? Is she the discipline person...is she the one that corrects him the most? Is she mean to him or just ignoring him? He's spraying the place that SHE sits, and no where else? Sounds like he might be jealous of her...maybe he feels like she's getting the attention that should be his?

Answer 2

All male cats, neutered or not, will spray. He's marking what he thinks is his. Sometimes they will spray if they feel upset or threatened.

To get him to stop, you must first clean any areas he has sprayed with a special cleaner that has enzymes. Not any cleaner will do. The enzymes remove the 'spray here' sign he detects.

Second, get a pheromone spray. You can find this an example at http://www.catfaeries.com/feliway.html. This is working for my problem male.

Answer 3

Does the cat not like your stepmum??? maybe your dad should get him desexed to stop him doing that or otherwise the stepmum might put the cat in a animal shelter, oh and use a spray bottle to spray him when he is doing that after a few sprays he will get the message, good luck

Answer 4

He continues to spray because the chair already smells like his own urine. Cats pee where they smell their own pee scent. Unless you remove the scent of the pee on the chair, he will continue to spray there.
Go to a pet supply shop and get an enzymatic cleaner (a lot of it) to soak on the entire chair he's using. Once it dries naturally, kitty should not be able to smell his own urine there.

Answer 5

Is he declawed? Do you let him outside? Check the Humane Societies website for info on how to deter him from spraying. Have you tried Feliway?, or any other behavior modification techniques?

Answer 6

There is a spray can to keep animals away from certain objects check with your vet or a petsmart store.

Answer 7

I don't know but I noticed that cats like to pee on leather and things like bookbags. Maybe she has a body smell that the cat does not really like (not saying she stinks). Animals can smell things that we can't smell.