Training a cat not to spray

Is Toby the cat spraying everything and everyone in site? Is this resolving
in unwanted messes in the house? Is Toby on the way out the door for good?

Male cats are known to spray when they are in heat looking for Sue, the
female cat to come around. Marking his territory to let the other cats that
may be in the area, this is his territory and no one is not welcome.

Sue the female on the other hand is leaving puddles allowing the family to
step in, sit in, and yes even on the fresh clean linen that are being
urinated on. This is a sign that she is in heat.

An important thing that you may want to consider is having them spaded. The
percentage is around 90% that after they are spaded that the spraying will
stop. This will result in the household coming back to normal routine. You
will be able to sleeping again at night, taking earplugs out or even being
able to communicate with your cat again.

If you are choosing not to have the spading done at this time, there are
other ways that you can help your cat thou this period.

First, they will want to have all the activities at night. Try playing with
him during the daytime to keep him away in hoping at night he will sleep,
with out having the run of the house while you are sleeping.

Make a room just for him. Since they will continue to spray at times, you
will want to have the flooring in the room easy to clean up. Make sure the
litter box is in the room, make sure the litter box is clean with litter
and free of any droppings that they might of left. Make a soft comfortable
bed for him or her, pillows, blankets, prefer with some item that is his,
and washable. If the room is a guest room, you may want to cover the bed
and any chairs with plastic in case he gets the idea about spraying that.
There are scat mats out that can help you with some other furniture in the
room to keep him off. Make sure the room has a window and that he is
allowed to perch near it to look out.

Make sure he has some water in the room, and proper healthy food. Do not
over do it, as he will want to go out for potty in the middle of the night,
and if he is trained to go outside to go potty, you will be up.

Another thing you can do is get a pet carrier. Put him in that during the
times that you are not at home or at night when activates are to start. One
draw back with this is he will start to holler with meows and this could
keep you up. But putting him in the kennel in a room with the door closed
far enough away from the family sleeping can take of the problem in a
couple of days.

When they do spray or leave puddles for you to clean up there are different
types of chemical products on the market that will help take care of these
smells and damage that maybe cause to furniture, carpeting, or linens. Look
around for products that will help you take care of the problem.



Spraying is a natural behavior, take precautions when spraying is evident,
don’t let Toby or Sue the cat spray you out of the house.