Help!! Cat pees EVERYWHERE?

Question

My cat is about a year old. My husband refused to get him neutered and now he pees and sprays anywhere and everywhere in my house. I've tried spraying him with a water bottle and putting him in the litter pan. I can't get the smell out and he's destroying my home. I love the cat and my husband would never hear of finding him a new home (sorry to say but he's becoming a bit much for me to handle) is there anything i can do?? I recently moved his littler pan into another room that was quieter because i was told he minght not like where it was (in the wash-room) but just today i found our dvd case (with more than 200 dvds) soaked in pee again!!! please help!!

Answer 1

As far as I know since my parents fostered a male cat once the only way to stop a male cat from doing that is to neuter them. However I did a quick look online for you and found this page.

http://www.catsofaustralia.com/cat-spraying-urine.htm

and this paragraph is of some interest

Castration of males or spaying of females can reduce the cat’s motivation for spraying.

Early neutering of your kitten will in most cases stop your cat from spraying in the future. Neutering after spraying activity has commenced may reduce it.

For older cats, one study showed that
87% of all male cats stop spraying after castration
78% stop immediately
9% stop in a few months
13% keep spraying

Another study showed that 77% of cats reduced or stopped spraying within six months of being neutered or spayed.

So my guess is that hubby needs to give in and get the cat fixed.

Rebecca

Answer 2

You have an unneutered male tomcat in the prime of his sexual life that's doing his darndest to announce his maleness to the females he smells outside. That's what spraying starts out as. Sometimes they mark their indoor territory to show other cats it's 'theirs' but at this point he's sounding like a frustrated male trying to sexually reproduce.

He has to be neutered, it won't stop if he's not. Spraying with water does nothing. That stench is strong, it's a special oil in the liquid that is really really nasty.

It's not the peeing--that's a body function of elimiation, I'm sure he pees in the litter box. Peeing is squating down. Spraying is backing up to something with a raised tail and standing on tip toe to get his scent as high as possible.

Neutered cats usually totally stop spraying soon as the excess testosterone disappears (about a month) but if you let the habit continue, the longer he sprays now, the less likely he's going to stop once he's neutered.

If he's not a stud cat for breeding, there's no reason to have an unneutered tomcat. They want to BREED all the time, and no training will make them stop spraying. Your husband is going to have to listen to reason and let the vet do their job. A new home will only inherit this problem so it's no service to them or the cat in waiting and letting the behavior be hard wired in permanently.

Neutering calms them down, makes them more agreeable to other cats, doesn't hurt them healthwise and is the right thing to do for keeping the peace in your home.

Answer 3

He's peeing everywhere because he is a male cat, and intact. He's not peeing because he has to empty his bladder, he's peeing to mark territory, which is very instinctive in cats.

Getting him fixed will make him feel better. Right now, he's got a whole lot of pent up sexual energy thats not going anywhere. The procedure is very-low risk, makes your cat much calmer, and prevents testicular cancer, and other issues male cats can get. Plus, he won't be contributing to the already overcrowded cat population.

If your husband is worried about the cats missing parts, theres a product called "Neuticals" that can replace the missing parts, making it as if the cat is still intact. Silly Yes, but some men seem to think that thier pets don't look manly unless all the parts are there.

Answer 4

Last year my beautiful Manx cat Theodore went out for the evening and never came back. I love cats and the house didn't feel the same without one, so I picked up Lola from a rescue centre. She was very frightened and would pee all over the house. I found Cat Spraying No More� on the internet and the techniques worked almost immediately. I haven't had a problem with Lola since. Amazing! Can't stop your cat peeing in the house? Then worry no more...

Answer 5

Next time your husband gives you advise on your cat, don't listen. He obviously doesn't care about animals, everyone knows you are supposed to neuter your pets. Have you taken him to the vet, or called them to ask advise?
He may have a bladder or urinary tract infection, which would cause him to go "outside the box" but normally he would be straining to urinate and attempting to urinate very often because his bladder would constantly feel full. This is very easy to treat, but you have to take him to the vet first.
As far as the smell goes, try using half white vinegar and half water in a spray bottle and spray it on your furniture and anywhere else he has relieved himself. It will only smell vinegary for a day or two and should get rid of the urine smell.

Answer 6

First of all, tell your husband to take a flying leap and neuter the poor critter. It's acting out and it's miserable.
In the meantime, cats hate the smell of vinegar -- I got mine to stop peeing in the corner by setting bowls of it out in all the spots she peed.

Answer 7

i hate to say this,but if you dont neuter the cat,he will whizz on everything you own. hes marking his terratory and if hes neutered he will stop whizzing on everything and your home will smell a lot cleaner.take the cat to your vets,he could have a urinary tract infection my ex sister in laws cat used to pee on the srangest things until the vet found a urinary tract infection and treated the cat.think of it,you may not even have to neuter the cat if its an infection!

Answer 8

Why won't your husband get him fixed? Is this a macho thing? It might stop the spraying and calm him down. He's less likely to mark his territory.

Answer 9

Use White Vinegar! My cat sprayed and that took the smell out and when i used that it took the smell out, and he didnt do it again there

Answer 10

Unfortunatly the only thing you can do to fix the problem is to make him an outside cat.