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Amsooverthis · 05/08/2023 20:47

12 year old tom car (neutered) but he sprays regularly and it's driving me to distraction. All over the house, skirting boards, curtains, hall way, plug sockets (now covered but have had to have electrics done, spent £100s to repair damage). Have been away, son looking after cats, he's very good with then. Have come home to a shiny kitchen floor, it's covered with a film of cat pee. I know it's stress but he is literally stressed by anything, a leaf falling from the tree, a squirrel. I've tried an indoor litter tray, no difference. I've tried calming spray, no difference. I've had him checked by the vet, no obvious health issue. I am soooooo fed up. My house smells of cat pee, I never know what is going to greet me, often I pick something up and recognise a horrible sticky feel. Any advice?????

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SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 07/08/2023 09:54

I e not had this with my Toms. It must be so distressing for you.

Cleebope2 · 07/08/2023 10:07

I have this with my lovely little female who is nervous. I know the answer is to let her go into the garden more often but she kills the garden birds which I cannot tolerate. So I have made her a catio area on a bedroom balcony where she can spray all she likes and I pop her in the garage to spray too. She still sprays a bit in the house and I am constantly cleaning the floor, walls, curtains etc. It is exhausting. I have tried everything and now hope she calms down with age. So could you find an area for him to do most of his spraying that won’t ruin the whole house?

Spirael · 07/08/2023 10:13

We've had a similar situation with our male, neutered cat of about the same age.

Things that seemed to help resolve the issue:

  • Scrubbing the affected areas with bleach until there was definitely no smell left to attract him to repeat the behaviour - but depending on the surfaces this might not be feasible.
  • Getting some of those motion triggered air fresheners and putting them in the key areas he gravitated to. A combination of the sudden "FSSSHT!" sound as he approached and subsequent air freshener smell seemed to deter him.
  • A Feliway Optimum diffuser plugged in at the centre of the house, which seems to help keep him calm and happy.
QuestionableMouse · 07/08/2023 10:14

Simple solution helps massively with any lingering smells!

Amsooverthis · 07/08/2023 16:06

Thank you for all your suggestions. If you create a catio how do you train the cat to pee there??

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SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 07/08/2023 19:46

Amsooverthis · 07/08/2023 16:06

Thank you for all your suggestions. If you create a catio how do you train the cat to pee there??

DH built a catio years ago but they just came in to use the litter tray.

Sorry, that's not helpful at all is it? Wink

Cleebope2 · 08/08/2023 11:52

I didn’t train her,I just leave her there for a few hours a day and hope she gets most of her spraying out of the way. Or if she looks like she is about to spray in the house I lift her and pop her in the garage. It’s still a pain to do and it means we have to clean out the catio area and garage from time to time but it saves the house a bit. I have tried all of the above suggestions from other posters and she still does it. I spray her collar with calming solution and I cuddle her loads and close curtains so she can’t spot cats outside but she is still nervous in the house.

Cleebope2 · 08/08/2023 11:53

Also I left a litter tray in the catio

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