How to stop Adopted boy spraying ??!

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What could be the cause of this? He keeps doing it in the same place aswell..

Has he been neutered?

My neutered boy does this at the boundaries of his turf, ie at the front door (which he also sits next to and peers under the crack to try and see the legs and doggos walking past). If anyone knows how to stop it I'm all ears...

Yes he is neutered and oh dear yes he does it by the front door 🥴

According to the fount of all cat wisdom & knowledge, AKA Jackson Galaxy, they are marking their territory because they feel threatened or that someone/thing is trying to encroach on it.

If he's relatively new to the home (e.g. rcently adopted or you've moved house) this may die down over time. But if he's recently started to do it with no major changes then you may well find out that there's a new cat in the neighbourhood who's been hanging round the front door especially at night.

They were adopted and moved in about 2 and a half months ago, we realised the feliway calm plug we bought was running dry,do you think this may be the cause?

The front door thing kind of makes sense but the front door is a a block of 4 flats so her front door isn't the most external door IYSWIM

2 and a half months is no time really for some adopted cats. You may know nothing about their former lives, and if they've gone from pillar to post, as happens to many cats in adoption centres, they probably feel pretty insecure in general.

They will know the front door is the way in, they will be marking it for that reason. Have you tried putting a litter tray near the door?

And yes, keep the Feliway going. Plus I've found Zylkene quite useful when mine have been disturbed by something (e.g. first firework night), just sprinkle the contents of the capsule onto wet food. Mine love the taste!

Definitely refill felloway. My cats bicker when ours run out and stop when I refill. If it is a new behaviour, I would get checked out at vets as cats can easily get stress cystitis and might need treatment. Zylkene or more modem equivalents sprinkled on their food might help too. You would expect there to be a physiological (medical) or psychological reason for cats to wee inappropriately. I would always recommend definitively ruling out medical first.

Also need to remove smell from area. Cats noses are more sensitive then humans. Have a Google of the different approaches and there should be one that treats the area without causing damage.

Thank you all so much for the advice. I will be refilling the plug and take it from there.

They were at their 1st home for about the 1st 10 years but they were emigrating and rehomed the cats to his best friend ( my BIL ) who after having the cats about 2 years is also emigrating!

This will for sure be there forever home now even if the spraying never stops, we are very much cat people x

Are they indoor only cats if you’re in a flat? If yes, have they always been?

My boy sprayed the blooming feliway plug in because we have builders in the house as we're renovating ggggrrrrrrrr

I use the Felliway spray too which I've heard is stronger than the diffuser on its own

They aren't indoor cats and never have been, she is the ground floor flat with a small garden which backs onto a large grassy area. The boy has ventured out alot but the female is more cautious (and we've been told this is normal for her)

Will give the spray a try thank you

Oh no! Actually ON the plug?! Must be stressed poor thing x

It sounds like they’ve found a wonderful forever home with you. One of our cats is a rescue and he’s never quite got over it. He still stress sprays if we have a large group of people over, bless him. The felloway definitely helps and we also did get some vet treatment to settle inflammation in his urinary system as if it’s stress that’s the cause, they can easily get stress cystitis.