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.
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