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Okay, so males have an abnormal obsession over spraying. My male cat Flip does the same thing, lol. But usually it's a sign that he wants and more importantly NEEDS to be outside. 'Cause when I'm walking around outside, I see him like spraying 24/7.

About the inside problem, what I used to do to potty train my cats is lock them in the potty room. Obviously, you can't do that just when you're going out for like an hour.

So what I do to my other cat Puzzle, is kick her outside from a long time, PSHT her, and get mad at her. I guess she kinda stopped doing that, but she still attempts it. Which, I always stop her, hopefully.

I wish you good luck ^.^

Is he neutered Des? That would be the first thing to do, if he's intact.

If it's neuroses that's making him spray, you might consider getting some calming stuff. There's Feliway simulated facial pheromones which are supposed be good and come in a spray or diffuser. Little expensive, but I think just about anything would be worth the money if it made a cat stop spraying. You could also look at flower essences.

If he's going back to the same spots all the time, you'll want to make sure the smell of urine, particularly the ammonia, is really gone. There are some good enzymatic cleaners out there that break down the chemicals in the urine. I used one after a cat peed on a pile of clothes and it really did get the smell out completely (a miracle!). I don't recall off hand what brand it was, and I think it was only available in a small bottle though.

If you have carpets that need cleaning, make sure you use an ammonia-free carpet cleaner, as that will only reinforce the smell for the cat (even if it clears it up for humans).

I've also heard that cats will not urinate where they eat, and that some people have had some success with placing a small bowl of dried food on the spot that gets sprayed regularly to create an association with food and make it unattractive for spraying.

Now, the cats at my mum's house pee in my brother's bedroom any time they can get in there, because they don't like the smell in there and are trying to cover it up. If he sprays in one room in particular, you might look at what kinds of smells are in that room that might be stressing him out - candles, air fresheners, smoke etc.

If it's a territorial issue with the other cat, providing the neurotic one with a safe space where he can be left alone might help.

Good luck... cat urine is awful.


The Red Butterfly Nora: Actually, some females will spray too, especially when they are in heat. Intact males are the most likely to spray though.

yeah, unfortunately our girl Macray would occassionally spray surfaces even after she was spayed. -_-

thanks, guys!

I think it might be a combo stress/territorial thing. He's neutered, has been since we got him ~8 years ago.

We got a new cat recently that was my brother's, but he just left him here..so he's our cat so to speak. We've also been having people come in to look at out house, so that scares him too.

He likes to spray things we have attachement to crying my dad bought new speakers (luckily he put plexiglass case around the bottoms to protect them) but then he sprayed the cases. I let him in my room for a few minutes, he went straight to my clothes and peed on 'im, so I'll try that Fellway thing you guys mentioned.

Not to mention that he once peed on my dad while my dad was sleeping @.@!

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If he's not neutered, I'd suggest having it done. It greatly reduces their urge to spray. If he is neutered, try changing his litter more often, or adding a second litter box, since you mentioned you had another cat.

She'll make you want it, you'll want it...

My sister's kitten used to pee on my sister's bed every night. Then we figured out my sister hadn't cleaned out the litter tray. She learnt her lesson. :3

...Oh, you'll ******** love it, you love it~