how do I stop my male cat marking in the house?
Monday, August 30th, 2010 at
4:39 pm
I have a 2 year old male cat that won’t stop marking in my house. we had him fixed when he was about a year old. we also have 2 other cats in the house. 1 male 1 female they are about 8 years old. I am hoping to find solution that does not involve getting rid of him as he is a good cat.
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have him neutered
Is this a new behavior? If it is, give your vet a call and you can discuss what changes in your cat’s environment (or health) may be causing this behavior problem.
However, a year old is a little too late to neuter a cat. I suspect this might not be a new behavior and that he just got used to the routine of spraying when he still had his "goods." If that’s the case, I’m not sure if there’s anything you can do.
Your best bet in either case is to call a good vet and have a good talk with them!
I would have said had him neutered but you did that… Hmmm…. sorry, can’t help you much there. You should talk with a vet if it is affecting you and they would be able to suggest some remedies.
It’s a territorial thing. The neutering helps, but I’ve seen neutered females spray when another cat was introduced. That male urine is nasty. There are various odor maskers, but you have to keep him separate from the other cats with his own litter box and feed bowl. Try washing with ammonia and then use one of the repellent sprays for cats wherever he’s spraying. When he’s reintroduced to the house, keep an eye on him and a spray bottle handy.
Put aluminum foil where he is spraying. Cats hate the sound of pee-pee hitting aluminum foil.
Is your cat neutered? Toms are less likely to spray when they have been fixed.
We have a:
Male 8 months old =unfixed
Female 8 months old =pregnant
Female 3 years old = fixed.
What we did is we let him out side. After our female has her kittens we ARE getting her fixed, and him also. We just have to wait. Long waiting list. (low income voucher)
Ever since we let him out (he is an inside/outside cat now) he hasn’t sprayed once in our house.He barely even uses the box, he just wants out when he has to go potty. Our 3 year old female also never uses the box, she is an inside/outside cat also.
So that is one option. I know there are the risks of him never coming back, or getting hurt, but we took the risk, and so far it has kept our house smelling great, our litter box is not being shared by 3 cats anymore so that’s nice, and he isn’t as aggressive because he gets to go outside and run and play.
That’s how we handled it.
Hope this helps.
Get a spray bottle and spray water on him when you see him about to mark.
I would talk to your vet about it, definitely. but I think the biggest factor here is that you didn’t get him neutered when he was younger…BEFORE he was already mature enough to start this behavior.
Take away his crayon.
i’d mark the cat…
Sprinkle cayenne pepper where he has marked and he probably won’t do it there again. Cats HATE cayenne pepper. Vinegar can sometimes work as well.
Once he has started to spray your house he will not stop as far as I know. If you dont get them neutured before they start spray there is no way to really prevent it. You might ask someone at your local pet store or even your vet. Once they learn how to spray it is a natural thing after that. Goodluck!