cat urine marking

RE: cat urine marking

Lulabell23 — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:01:28 GMT

Celia Haddon is a great cat behaviourist. Go to www.catexpert.co.uk and she has some great tips

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Sal the 1st — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:03:39 GMT

I used to clean as Mrs Dot Dot has already described and then once thoroughly dry stick a food bowl over it with some biscuits - I have yet to see a cat that will foul where it feeds (incidentally my little offender only did it a couple of times behind the telly - blacked us out one night by spraying in the socket of the extension cable. Still amazed it didn't electrocute itself!) never went back to that area again to spray but enjoyed the biscuits.

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bumble bee — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 13:25:27 GMT

Sorry that should have said prozac!!!!!

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bumble bee — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:19:18 GMT

I have tried progress with good results(off license) .0.5mg/kg once daily.

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jules007 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:48:20 GMT

Thanks for all your tips. I will pass them on!

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Mrs Dot Dot — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 13:45:44 GMT

Great website for cat info and behaviour..........

www.icatcare.org/advice/cat-behaviour

How do I clean the soiled area?

Whether a genuine accident or not, once the cat has urinated or defecated at a particular location its sensitive nose will encourage it to use that place as a regular toilet.The best way to break the habit is to keep the cat away from the area as long as possible, remove any smell that the cat can detect and maybe change the geography of the location by using pieces of furniture to block access.Wash the area with a 10% solution of biological or enzymatic washing powder and then rinse with cold water and allow the area to dry thoroughly. This method works best when the amount of liquid used is minimal to avoid over-saturating, particularly when cleaning carpet. Once the area is dry, the final step of the cleaning process is to spray lightly with surgical spirit (using a plant mister), scrub gently and leave to evaporate. You may want to try a small area first on delicate fabrics.Commercially produced enzymatic cleaners are also available specifically for the purpose of removing the stain and odour of cat urine and faeces. Carpet is extremely absorbent and urine often penetrates the full thickness of the carpet to the flooring underneath. If the area is badly soiled with urine over a long period it may be necessary to cut out the section of carpet and underlay and treat the concrete or floorboards underneath before replacing.

Have also used Urine Off for Cats (Urine Off for Dogs is excellent for pups and pale carpets!) Not the cheapest but definately works........ :)

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funkyfish — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:55:49 GMT

-- so sorry for awful typing! LOL

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funkyfish — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:55:17 GMT

cats spray for many reasons (pls rule out cystitis before you do anything!)- but basicly it boils down to its not happy about something in that area/room- the will spray when stressed etc. The basic tx is clean up with bio washing pdr solution ans surgical spirit wipe over after. feliway diffuser/spray. id it continues you will need a behaviour work up.

the below link has some usfull info

http://www.cats.org.uk/canterbury/news/spraying--soiling-indoors-problems

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Kate Lomas — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:40:44 GMT

My cat once destroyed a £500 plasma TV by spraying on it! So I tried loads of things, the best seemed to be white vinegar & water to wash off any areas that have been sprayed on (makes the house smell like a chip shop but other stuff just masks the odour rather than getting rid of it); like Jules007 said try and stop the cat from seeing the cats outside and make sure he has a safe place to go to and hide. Sureflap do a really interesting video on cat territorial behaviour, I learned a lot about why my cat behaves the way he does! I also put him on Zylkene for a while, which really seemed to settle him. I've weaned him off Zylkene and Feliway now, and he's much more chilled out now he feels safe in his own territory with no spraying inside at all for months - he saves it all for the rare occasions he does follow me into the big scary garden!

https://www.sureflap.co.uk/vet/cpd

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Nichola Healey — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:20:07 GMT

There's a product called "urine off"that might help get rid of the smell..... But not sure it would help in this case. Maybe try covering the bottom of the windows/doors with newspaper so the cat can't see the intruders?