Cat problems

[tribal_tiger]

Hi,

After a bit of advice about our cat. The little bugger won't stop spraying. We've tried everything we can think of, but he won't stop and it's now been for years. We've moved 3 times and each time he seems fine for a while, but then he starts up again. We only have the 1 cat, although there are lots of others in the area.

Is there anything that can be done to stop him spraying? We don't want to have to get rid of him, but as we are currently trying for children, it just isn't healthy
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[tribal_tiger]

Forgot to say, he has been done since he was about 6 months old, he's now 5 and a half
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[SlimRick]

Start pissing on his stuff and see how he likes it. He'll take the hint.

[tribal_tiger]

As always you guys are full of class advice!

I suppose I could punch him in the tits!
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[UnknownStuntm...]

is he an indoorsy cat? If so, why not try him inside for a month or so. I think they only get territorial when there are others on their patch. And once he's sprayed your house top to bottom, he'll not have to do it again! Obviously, clean it up.... He will still be able to smell it though, so he shouldn't keep doing it.
If the little fecker wants to go outside all the time though, I don't know what to tell ya.

[Dragonfly]

I have a phermone spray, I did spends loads on plug ins that are meant to help cat but she actually pissed beside them. I got the spray as it was cheaper and she still pisses. So dont even waste your money on sprays. My cat has been in the same house for 4 years and has always done this and she is 9. I spoke to vets they says its just a personality thing. So if the permone spray dont work and its not medical they are bastards.

My cat pees on my fucking dining table.
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[GhostRider]

They are fuckers for it, my cat Rambo did it all the damn time, the number of days I went to college and didnt realise until I was sat in lectures that my backpack stank of cat piss/spray, he was lucky he didn't have a rondevous with a brown sack, a river and a couple of bricks.

We took him to the vet and since he'd already had his 'tater tubes snipped there was little advice she could give.

Not sure what we did to stop him in the end, but eventually he grew out of it anyway.

Not much help I know, but I have felt your pain! No matter how angry it gets me though, I'm still a sucker for it when they come up and give a head-butt. Bastards got me wrapped round their mingey little paws!

GhostRider
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[tribal_tiger]

All booked in to the vets on Friday to make sure he doesn't have a urine infection or something similar which I've heard can make them do it. Having to borrow a dog carrier from the vet to bloody get him there!

If this doesn't help I think he's going to have to go.
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[Dragonfly]

Before you go getting rid get the felaway spray or plug in to try. In all fairness my cat seems a lot happier and has groomed herself a bit better since I got it. Even though she still does pissing incidents on random objects but then I have two dogs so I think there maybe an ongoing battle here.

It drives Mr dragonfly up the walls who treatenes to kick her out when she does it. Funny enough its always on his stuff she pees.
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[Flip]

Is he definitely spraying? Most (not all) cats don't release a spray after they've been done. They just shake they're arses at things.

[Dragonfly]

I have a female cat so they dont spray like males so I assumed you meant cat was peeing. And male cat urine is smellier than female My cats shakes her arse with tale in air but nothing comes out is that what yours is at? my cat does that sometimes when you walk up to pet her she circles tip toeing on the back lags with tail up.
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[Tonka]

I've two young male cats (16 months old). They were neutered at 6 months and kept indoors with a litter tray, then became day-time outdoor cats at 9 months old. Not had any indoor accidents but I have noticed that one of them does the 'spraying' action without releasing any scent. The litter tray is still indoors for night time use, but they rarely use it these days preferring to do their business outside.

The spraying action seems more of an instincitve thing and had me in a complete panic to start with as I thought I'd the start of what your're going through. I read up loads and the general consensus seems to be if it's late onset and not a more straight forward health issue, that it tends to be stress related. Change of home, new cat on the block or changes in the household.

BTW the best tip that the Breeder gave me was to use their carrying baskets as cat beds. I take off the doors and then one is tucked against the radiator behind the sofa out of sight and the other against the radiator in the office room. Both are used frequently as their hiding / sleeping spots. It means that at Vet time they are totally chilled about being taken in the carriers which makes life very much more pleasant!
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[tribal_tiger]

There is definatly stuff coming out when he sprays! I've been caught by it a few times! We're also sure it's spraying and not pee'ing. It's the good ole back up to something and shake that tail spraying!
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[Tonka]

Well, TT I've looked in my book and it says the following:

Dont' bother :
rubbing his nose in it,
punishment,
reasoning with him ( ),
orange peel or bacofoil ( )
air freshners.

Do try:
Taking him to the vet for check up
Clean the sprayed area with hot water, kitchen towel and then use Feliway spray
Increase play activity with some feather and fur fun ( )
Place small bowls of food at spray sites (last resort option)
Add another litter tray

Cat's are new to me, so not really sure if this helps, but always worth a try!
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