Cats developed a peeing in the house habit!!

jaidenslot

My cat has developed a habit of peeing everywhere in the house!

I got my ginger tom cat from animal rescue about 15 months ago after my other cat passed away. For the first few months he used a litter tray and then went out. I can't have a cat flap(not allowed i don't own house) so he was quite happy to cry at the door and then someone would let him out. The one difference i did notice about this cat and my other cat is that this one sprays all the time where as my other cat sat down if he went for a pee.

Now he sprays everywhere, mostly in the kitchen or hall way as i now try to keep him downstairs as i have carpets upstairs and laminate downstairs.

A couple of times i've been stood in the kitchen and he just stands there and sprays at the cupboards. I've started leaving him out longer but he still does it, in the morning i find it at my front door or down the hallway walls.

Anyone any ideas?

Fen1

Have you given him the chop? 'Fully' male cats will spray to mark their territory.

Also, cats spraying in your presence may mean he doesn't take your authority seriously - he's the alpha in the house. You could try keeping a squirty bottle with water in it when you are in the house: when you see him even looking as though he's about to spray, squirt him. Cats really need to know who's boss and the water won't hurt him. You're not being cruel, just making sure that everyone in the house knows where they stand.

jaidenslot

He's about 4 and he'd already had the chop when animal rescue got him.
He's a big cat but soft with it and recently a cat well not much more than a kitten and half the size of mine from way down the road has taken a liking to my garden and is quite often found chasing mine, and has attacked him.

Was wondering if this would have have an effect as the other cat appeared about a month ago when this starting happening. We do have a lot of cats around here but this one is the only one that will chase and attack mine

Fen1

THis may well have an effect on him. Another cat coming into his territory and attacking him will knock his confidence to go out into the garden to urinate, make him feel that the house is the only safe place to be, and perhaps the spraying is his way of trying to mark territory.

If you see the other cat, use the water bottle trick. Make sure as much as possible that it is an unpleasant place for him to be. Be persistant with it. Deterring the other cat would certainly help your cats confidence.

chongthecat

Hi there,
My cat does this periodically on and off. There seems to have been 2 main reasons for it:

1) as someone else stated - he can sense another cat and is marking accordingly

2) he had a bladder infection and associated the cat litter with pain, so did it anywhere else!!

I have had success with placing a litter tray by the door (or main place of marking) and gradually moving it and also using stuff called feliway - you can by it from the vet and it makes the cat think he has marked there already.

Andybez38

When you see it raise its tail and starts shaking it, shout loudly at it. Get it bt the scruff of the neck and throw it outside.

jaidenslot

I bought a lot of stuff with my other cat as he was old and non seemed to work and cost a fortune until i got a bottle of stuff called get off for a £1 from hitchens. Have been using this and it seems to work as he doesn't seem to go back to the same spot, he just choses another!

Saying that this morning i got up and no pee! and hes been in most of the day and no pee so heres hoping it lasts!

kazaimee

Hi, my cat does the same thing.

He's 11 now & we've had him since 6 months, he's also castrated but this didn't make a difference.
He is marking his teritory & the more you scrub & wash it off the more he will do it as the house doesn't have his smell.
The only thing my vet recommended was a DAP diffuser which is like our perfumed plug in air freshners but it gives off cat pheremones so your cat will think he has already sprayed. They cost around £15 online.

Just to add, I don't think that (Andybez38) 'When you see it raise its tail and starts shaking it, shout loudly at it. Get it bt the scruff of the neck and throw it outside.' :mad: is going to help much apart from make your cat resent you.

Hope you find this helpful.

jaidenslot

I took him to the vets this morning just to make sure and she said his bladder was empty and it felt quite tender so hes being treated for cystitus(not sure of spelling) to be on the safe side, £40+ safe side. Poor thing had to have a thermometer stuck up his bum, 2 injections in his kneck and now 2 pills for a week. I take him back in a week but she did say if it is behavioural will be harder to stop. She did say if he looks at any time like he's struggling to pee then thats an emergency!
He's insured so will only pay the first £50.

jaidenslot

Does the DAP diffuser work?

kazaimee

jaidenslot wrote: »

Does the DAP diffuser work?

From some reports yes. Although I've never got round to buying one.