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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2007cat spraying sofa
How can I convince my (neutered) 15 yar old cat to stop spraying and pishing on the sofa? We've got a Feliway diffuser, we've sprayed with Feliway, we've washed the cushions, we clean the spots with Dumb Cat, but he won't stop. He's smelling up the house. Alan  Signature---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comcast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.21 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- He needs to be seen by a vet to rule out a urinary tract infection. This must be done firstly. Gail > How can I convince my (neutered) 15 yar old cat to stop spraying and > pishing on the sofa? We've got a Feliway diffuser, we've sprayed with > Feliway, we've washed the cushions, we clean the spots with Dumb Cat, but > he won't stop. He's smelling up the house. > > Alan >How can I convince my (neutered) 15 yar old cat to stop spraying and >pishing on the sofa? We've got a Feliway diffuser, we've sprayed with >Feliway, we've washed the cushions, we clean the spots with Dumb Cat, but >he won't stop. He's smelling up the house. Step 1: get rid of the sofa. Replace it with leather and kitty will never be interested it. >>How can I convince my (neutered) 15 yar old cat to stop spraying and >>pishing on the sofa? We've got a Feliway diffuser, we've sprayed with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Step 1: get rid of the sofa. Replace it with leather and kitty will never > be interested it. Ha leather coach new scratch post >>>How can I convince my (neutered) 15 yar old cat to stop spraying and >>>pishing on the sofa? We've got a Feliway diffuser, we've sprayed with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Step 1: get rid of the sofa. Replace it with leather and kitty will never >> be interested it. >Ha leather coach new scratch post I've never seen a cat that liked scratching leather. The closest thing I've had to a problem is kitty jumping on a leather couch on the way to a window sill behind it and leaving lots of little pinprick on a backing/top that was fake leather. Cats much prefer cloth. Cloth gives and makes lovely ripping noises when scratched. I had a vinyl recliner once. Not leather but similar. My cat destroyed the leg of it using it as a scratching post. S. >>>>How can I convince my (neutered) 15 yar old cat to stop spraying and >>>>pishing on the sofa? We've got a Feliway diffuser, we've sprayed with [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Cats much prefer cloth. Cloth gives and makes lovely ripping noises when > scratched. We want to get new furniture, but I figure it would have to be covered with plastic slipcovers to protect it from cat claws and urine. Alan Signature---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comcast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.21 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > We want to get new furniture, but I figure it would have to be covered > with plastic slipcovers to protect it from cat claws and urine. > > Alan Good thinking. You wouldn't want to be bothered training your cat. > We want to get new furniture, but I figure it would have to be covered > with plastic slipcovers to protect it from cat claws and urine. > > Alan I have brand new expensive fabric furniture. Yes spirit was spraying in the house at one time but I did figure out why and stopped it. I cleaned the problems areas and I still have brand new expensive furniture that is not used as a toilet or scratching post. It is used for a lot of catnaps which I am the one supposed to be able to take them. But in a household of cats not a chance My cats LOOOOOOOOOOVE to scratch my leather living room furniture. Now it looks like it's fringe on the sides. Very chic! >>>>How can I convince my (neutered) 15 yar old cat to stop spraying and >>>>pishing on the sofa? We've got a Feliway diffuser, we've sprayed with [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Cats much prefer cloth. Cloth gives and makes lovely ripping noises when > scratched. On Nov 2, 5:52?pm, nob...@junk.min.net wrote: > How can I convince my (neutered) 15 yar old cat to stop spraying and > pishing on the sofa? We've got a Feliway diffuser, we've sprayed with > Feliway, we've washed the cushions, we clean the spots with Dumb Cat, but > he won't stop. He's smelling up the house. Since your cat is elderly, the first thing to do is to take him to the vet to rule out any medical issues (if you haven't already). If he's been cleared of any medical problems and it's been diagnosed as a behavioral issue, have you changed anything in the house lately, such as: brand/type of litter? Change/moving the litter boxes? Any new household members or pets? Loss of household members or pets? First, start with adding another box or two in the house, especially one near the couch where he is urinating. Make sure he can easily get in and out of the box. Perhaps he feels pain getting into the box and the couch seems easier. Make sure the boxes are kept clean. Clean all areas with an enzymatic cleaner (I'm guessing Dumb Cat is a brand, though I'm not familiar with it). The cushions too. For now, cover the couch with thick plastic when you are not using it to make cleanup easier. I wish you luck, and please keep us posted. >Since your cat is elderly, the first thing to do is to take him to the >vet to rule out any medical issues (if you haven't already). If he's been >cleared of any medical problems and it's been diagnosed as a behavioral >issue, have you changed anything in the house lately, such as: Vet says he's fine. >brand/type of litter? >Change/moving the litter boxes? >Any new household members or pets? >Loss of household members or pets? Nothing's been changed. >First, start with adding another box or two in the house, especially one >near the couch where he is urinating. Make sure he can easily get in and >out of the box. Perhaps he feels pain getting into the box and the couch >seems easier. Make sure the boxes are kept clean. >Clean all areas with an enzymatic cleaner (I'm guessing Dumb Cat is a >brand, though I'm not familiar with it). The cushions too. For now, cover >the couch with thick plastic when you are not using it to make cleanup >easier. We've done that. Dumb Cat is a brand - we got it at Petco. Cleaning the areas didn't deter him. >I wish you luck, and please keep us posted. Alan Signature---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comcast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.21 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Nov 4, 4:53 pm, nob...@junk.min.net wrote: > In <1194132202.397914.66...@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>, on 11/03/07 > at 04:23 PM, "Rene S." <rschweit...@kalmbach.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Vet says he's fine. another question: Is he urinating (squatting down to pee) or spraying (backing up against the couch and not squatting)? > On Nov 4, 4:53 pm, nob...@junk.min.net wrote: >> In <1194132202.397914.66...@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>, on 11/03/07 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > another question: Is he urinating (squatting down to pee) or spraying > (backing up against the couch and not squatting)? Ahhhhhhhhhh. Sorry about butting in, but that question and differentiation hits me at the per... er, PURRfect time. I was wondering why Ming's urine has been so high as vs. when he went in the litter box.... This would seem to further indicate a behavioral problem, I guess. SignatureJean B.
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