Why would she do this?

Blushingm · 2024-11-27T18:59:24+00:00

I have 4 cats. One of the little devils every now and again wanders in and stands on the back of the sofa and sprays. She's eating and drinking normally. Not stressed. Has the same amount of attention as usual. It's driving me mad

Kaleidoscopic101 · 27/11/2024 20:43

We had boys growing up and they used to do this at normal cat spray height in hallway corners, door frames so you couldn't put any bags down or anything at that level. Even though they were neutered and had a happy settled life. One time, one of them got in a plastic laundry basket that was on top of the fridge and sprayed inside it, through all the holes all over the kitchen. Like rain it was horrific. I was a giggly 18yo at the time chatting with my equally giggly friend at the breakfast table. The trauma and shame 😫. 🤢 but she laughed thankfully. He was really attached to my mum who was out at the time and was likely unsettled by us and someone different in the house. Perhaps it's something really subtle or a visitor or a change in routine unsettles her? Could it be something like cold wet windy weather?

Anjelika · 27/11/2024 21:42

I have a female sprayer and it's horrid. I think she gets on the kitchen units at night (never in the day) and sprays my coffee machine. No idea how to stop it. I had another female that was the same. Never had thr problem with boy cats.

cherrytree12345 · 27/11/2024 22:12

I read online that a vet suggested spraying a cat's collar with felliway and it stopped the spraying immediately. Maybe worth a try

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Blushingm · 28/11/2024 18:39

cherrytree12345 · 27/11/2024 22:12

I read online that a vet suggested spraying a cat's collar with felliway and it stopped the spraying immediately. Maybe worth a try

I've never thought of that!

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Blushingm · 28/11/2024 18:40

Kaleidoscopic101 · 27/11/2024 20:43

We had boys growing up and they used to do this at normal cat spray height in hallway corners, door frames so you couldn't put any bags down or anything at that level. Even though they were neutered and had a happy settled life. One time, one of them got in a plastic laundry basket that was on top of the fridge and sprayed inside it, through all the holes all over the kitchen. Like rain it was horrific. I was a giggly 18yo at the time chatting with my equally giggly friend at the breakfast table. The trauma and shame 😫. 🤢 but she laughed thankfully. He was really attached to my mum who was out at the time and was likely unsettled by us and someone different in the house. Perhaps it's something really subtle or a visitor or a change in routine unsettles her? Could it be something like cold wet windy weather?

That did make me 😆

The boys don't do it, only her

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Chemenger · 28/11/2024 18:50

Been there, expensively dry cleaned the curtains. It must be quite common because the lady in the dry cleaners said they had a special treatment for cat pee. My cat was starting with dementia and having multiple litter trays all over the house helped. She did not like sharing a tray with our other cats and possibly couldn’t remember where the tray was. Doesn’t really explain why she preferred standing on the arm of the sofa peeing up the curtains. Might be worth a trip to the vet to rule out a urine infection?