How To Stop Cats From Mating & Spraying In My Carport. Anything To Use To Keep Cats Away?
I had cats but they were fixed & are long gone. 2 different tenants below had cats but they gone long time too now, so we took over their place as well. Next door had kitten but it is gone too now. Never had this prob with any cats before. Now the entire neighborhood of cats decide to use our driveway/carport as a mating ground. What to do to keep them away and stop them from spraying all over my things out there? Lost many things = Can't get rid of the smell... Please, if you can't answer, then don't! Get your points elsewhere. This is no longer a laughing matter and I am desperate to get rid of all these cats! Please Help? Thank you!
How do you stop a cat from spraying?
Yes, I know... Neutering would be the obvious answer, and I would if I could, but it is out of the question right now... Even PETA is more than we can afford right now. January is a bad month economically for us, and everyone usually. :-( The only thing I could think of is put him outside. We have a fenced in back-yard (which probably wouldn't stop a cat.. but lets hope) I put a cage out there for him to sleep in lined with towels, and a heating pad... but I feel horrible about it. I really don't mean to be cruel, but I don't know what else to do. My house has smelled strongly of cat urine for several days, I can't go to work with my clothes smelling like that! Any ideas?
Is there something I can spray on a peace lily to keep my cat from eating it? ?
My mother recently passed away and I brought home a beautiful peace lily. My cat immediately started "chewing" on it that night and I know that the lilies are poisonous. The plant is huge, about three feet tall. I know that cats don't like citrus or lavender and I was wondering if there is something I could spray on the plant that wouldn't harm it but would keep the cat safe. Thanks!
Is there a harmless spray that will keep cats from scratching?
There ARE sprays on the market that are odorless to humans, but are supposed to repel cats - keep them out of areas you don't want them to go, or scratching furniture, etc. These have never worked for me.I have a cat condo, a vertical scratching post and an S shaped scratching pad for them to use and they do use it. I have one that insists on scratching the corners of my new dual recliner, so I have double-sided tape on the corners.They're sticky and they don't like the feel on their little paws. It's quite effective, even if it isn't the most attractive-looking.Keeping kitty's claws trimmed helps a lot too, but never declaw. Some cats never completely recover that particular mutilation.
How to stop male neutered cats from spraying/marking territory?
Oh my, I sympathize. Well, your first problem is that you have alot of cats (I have 5 too, so I'm not judging, just stating a fact) and they are all competing for their own space. The second thing working against you is they are males so they are more likely to spray anyway. Here's some things I would suggest: Feliway. It's a synthetic feel-good pheromone that cats produce (they are spreading this pheromone when the rub things with their cheeks). It's a good kind of marking. Use this on the places they spray, according to the directions. If you can't afford Feliway (it's about $25 per bottle at PetSmart, but you can get it online for $15), try rubbing their cheeks with a towel and then rubbing the areas the spray with that towel to get the pheromones on there. Make sure they have plenty of space - including takign advantage of wall space. Get some kitty condos/tower things. We bought some kitty shelves that we hung on the wallf or them to climb on. Make sure you clean the areas they are spraying completely or they will return to those areas again and again. The only product I have found that works (and I have tried them all) is a product called Anti-Icky Poo. It's found online for about $27/gallon. Great stuff. Use a blacklight to find all the pee and make sure you get it all up. If all of that fails, consider some medication. Prozac works really well for spraying. Seriously.
Can I stop my cat from spraying without cutting his balls off?
To effectively stop cats from spraying, you must first determine some spray triggering factors. Stress is one cause of feline spraying. Whenever it feels threatened, it feels the need to mark the zone of its territory. Unneutered male cats are likely to display urine spraying behavior as they reach the stage of sexual maturity (5 to 12 months). In this light, castration of female cats is seen as an effective solution to reducing their motivation to spray.Hence, to naturally stop cats from spraying, minimize the stress factors encountered by him and, if you have a male cat, consult your vet about the best age to neuter your cat. Assign separate litter boxes for each of your cats.In some cases, cats need medications to stop stress related spraying. Similar to humans, anti-anxiety drugs may be to stop them from spraying. Drugs like valium or clomicalm are usually recommended by vets through prescriptions. But while these drugs are effective, some pet owners choose not to really on drugs. They feel that the drugs make their cats lose their 'personality'.Cats are creatures of habits. Avoid any form of disruptions to their routine or 'comfort zone' to effectively stop cats from spraying. Sometimes, uncontrollable spraying are brought by the stresses of moving to a new house or remodeling a house or by the social stress caused by the addition of a new cat in the home. It could be because of an illness or a sudden change in her diet or changes in its litter tray.Hence, you must be cautious in bringing simple changes to your care routine to control so that you can stop cats from spraying.Thorough cleaning of the cat spray areas of your home can help control the unpleasant smell. Until the time that you find an effective solution to stop cats from spraying, you may turn to enzymatic cleaners as well as ordinary household cleaners to cover up the smell.
Will a male cat keep spraying once he is neutered? Thanks,,,?
Neutering will help, but may not immediately stop him from spraying completely. There's more to it than that, but this is an issue that can be resolved. Unaltered toms spray to mark their territory, attract mates and warn off rivals. The mating part is very hormone driven and will stop when the testosterone gets out of his system after neutering. (It won't happen overnight, it may take days or weeks.) However, hormone driven mating behavior is only one reason for spraying, though it's probably the biggest reason. Neutered cats still want to mark their territory and they do that by spraying. You should find that after being neutered kitty will be much less compulsive about spraying and he'll do a lot less of it. What may stop him from spraying completely is security. When he feels comfortable and secure in your home he may stop spraying completely. At least you should be able to get him to not spray inside your home. If he still goes outdoors he will probably continue to spray outside, since there will probably be other cats around and leaving his marks is a major way for him to communicate with them. But not spraying inside is what matters, and that should be an attainable goal. It may take some patience, especially if he's been stray or feral for a long time. When you bring him in he'll probably want to mark your home to make it his own. If he does, be patient, let him know you don't approve (hissing at him will get the message across) and work on making him feel so loved and so secure that he doesn't need to scent mark in order to feel at home. Also, if he sprays inside at first (he may not, if you're lucky) clean up quickly and use an enzyme based cleaner and one without any amonia. An enzyme cleaner will eliminate any residual scent (which smells like amonia) that would give him the impression that this is a good spot to spray. If it becomes an issue there are other solutions. You wrote that kitty was left off in your neighborhood. I'll bet that being dumped in a new and strange location has a LOT to do with his constant spraying. He's trying to establish himself in his new surroundings. Taking him in and giving him a loving, secure home will go a long way towards reducing his need to mark. Bless you for thinking of taking in this poor abandoned soul. I hope you do, and I hope he brings you many years of love and companionship.
How do cat breeders deal with spraying? Surely with so many intact cats in the house, at least one of them has to spray?
It depends on the breed and where the breeder lives. Most cat breeders in the US, if they keep their own males, keep them in their own modified bedroom or stud enclosure to limit the spraying and mess and make it easier to keep clean. Females in some breeds also typically spray, usually when they are in heat, and so they will also be kept in a modified room that is easy to clean. In some breeds, like Persians, the males will seldom spray and are then allowed to run the house or parts of the house. Very few breeders in the US keep them in outside enclosures 24/7, mostly because of extremes of temperature and the possibility of attracting nuisance predators. It is more common in parts of Europe. Some breeds are more likely to spray than others, and it is also necessary to limit a males access to females when you don’t want them getting pregnant, so most breeders usually have multiple separate areas with cats.