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Cat Spraying Problem?
We have five cats. Three of these are my husbands siamese males. The other two are my Birman male and my Devon Rex female.
All three of the male siamese spray. Not only do they spray but they are dirty cats and pee and poop in places other than their litter boxes. The birman and devon rex are clean cats.
We are about to move to a 90 yr old house with beautiful polished wooden floors and the house is heritage listed so we have a duty of care to keep it nice.
I think the issue with the siamese boys is primarily that they are neurotic cats and have developed a habit that my husband refuses to either acknowledge or do anything about. I try to keep doors shut in the house to keep them in certain areas of the house and he wont keep doors shut and allows them free reign of the house including areas they continue to dirty. My husband refuses to even smell or notice whats going on. I am running myself ragged trying to keep on top of the access they have and the cleaning up and find new places they have repeatedly peed in every day.
It would break my heart to ruin this new and lovely home we are about to move to.
Is there any solutions for the siamese boys ? I dont need cleaning solutions as I have that down pat, but behavioural solutions .......... I would be grateful for anything helpful.
At this stage I have reached the end of my rope.
They are neutered
Valerie your answer has hit the nail on the head and is brilliant. We are currently discussing a system where the cats can go through a window into an enclosure for outside time just as you suggested. We also thought of a tranquiliser for the transition and move..........and you other suggestions have great merit and we will act upon them. Many thanks.
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- Valerie ALv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Cats are territorial by nature and some do better than others in a multi cat household. I do not think it is the Siamese breed just the fact that they deal more poorly with being part of a multi house. Try the Feliway system, the plug ins, sprays, etc supposedly work well to keep cats calmer, I have not used it myself but hear good reports at the shelter where I work from people who have used them. Cats as you know have different personalities, They are trying to stake out their territory. Add more litter boxes in different areas of the house far from one another. One good thing about wooden floors is that they are not nearly as attractive to cats to do there business on as carpets, then you really have a problem. (As I once had). Is it possible to erect a dog pen type enclosure outdoors with a cat door leading to the inside of the house? You would want to make sure it is the kind that is fully enclosed so no predator could get in. The dog pens are usually portable or can be taken down, do not need to be cemented in so you could easily dismantle it if you ever leave that home. Of course you would want someone home when they are out there so a predatory animal could not dig underneath the pen. Just some ideas... at the very least your husband is an animal lover, maybe a bit dense but at least he has that loving heart. Some of us stay single because we have found so many guys do not seem to want pets... Good luck and happy new year.. oh yes and ask your vet about a tiny dose of some mild tranquilizer, the cats clearly are apprehensive about each other somehow and that may take the edge off.. hope you all find a solution harmonious to you all. Blessings...
Source(s): cat shelter worker - PatriciaLv 45 years ago
I was going to say that the possibility of a Urinary Tract Infection needs to be ruled out, but I assume that has been done if she has already been to the vet. Has anything recently changed in the home? A lot of pets get stressed at certain sounds etc (such as bonfire night) or newcomers in the home, or even another cat in your garden can set them off. Apparently, a lot of cats cant stand the smell of citrus (lemon, orange etc) so if there is that smell on where they've sprayed, they're a bit more reluctant to spray there again
