We had to move from our old house (our fixed 3 yo male cat urinated/sprayed in) in Aug. & it was in my inlaws garage Aug. to mid Nov. When we moved into our new house & brought the cat here he didn’t do it anymore. The vet told me that putting it in a small room to punish it may work, so I was thinking maybe the garage did the trick. Now it is back to its old ways after a few weeks. It has urinated on our air mattress in spare bedroom, a plastic floor protector by our back door, a comforter when I was sleeping in bed, & in other spots that we cannot find, but can smell. This morning I got up & it had urinated on our leather couch. I put it in our bathroom with the litter box, food/water & I am leaving it there for a day because I am so mad at him. I love pets & I don’t want to have to get rid of him. Anyone have any solutions that REALLY WORK to change this habit? HE IS FIXED, but when I hold/pet him his reproductive organ comes out & he squirts – is this right if he’s fixed?




5 Responses to “A solution that works for male cats urinating/spraying in our new house? I don't want to get rid of our pet!”

  1. PRETZELS?_YUM

    Umm. This is unsusual . Are you sure he is neutered? Meaning- his testicles have been taken out? I’m trying to think of a way to solve that…..

    Males that are fixed dont spray. Its impossible. Im sorry I dont know how I can help. Maybe you should ask an animal behavioursit or a cat behaviourist.

    May God be with you and that this problem is resolved…

    P.S: Does he spray vertically or horizontly, or does he just pee?

  2. Debbie

    Neutering males usually does the trick. Punishing an animal doesn’t usually work though. They dont kow what they are being seperated for. I wish I had more suggestions, but I Do know of a product that DOES work for getting rid of the smell and stains. It’s called URINE GONE. It’s specifically for pet odors such as you have. i would check with another vet to be sure he was neutered properly. doesn’t sound like it.

  3. Sattori

    Fixed animals can still spray that is one myth of spraying that has been debunked by now but it does decrease the spraying or stop it in some animals if he sprayed prior to being fixed it usually only decreases this behavior.
    If you have checked with your vet I assume you have had him chcked for a bladder or Urinary tract infection some cats associate the pain of urinating with the litter box and wil go in other areas. He may be also doing it to get his scent in the new house uncomfortable about it, your vet is right to resrict him to a small area and confine him. Cats are ignored by their siblings for misbehavior so it is a natural teaching method.
    You can try helping him to spread his scent by rubbing his coat down with a damp wash cloth and wiping it around the window sills and other spraying areas he has choosen, on the walls on the carpet, prior owners may have had a cat and the former cats scent may still be lingering, petco and petsmart sell really good removal products to get the scent out, and a black light can be used to identify areas where your cat has gone, or the other cat for that matter, so you can clean it.
    Good luck

  4. just_me2032

    we had brought in 4 kittens from outside and all of them used the litter box just fine…except for one. he would keep going in one main spot right under the table even after we moved the litter box to that location..he still just went right next to it instead. my bf eventually got a bottle of stuff off the internet called urine off..i didnt really believe that it would work..but it did. we sprayed it where he was going and he finally stopped wanting to go there and started using the litter box. its a black bottle and the words urine off are in yellow i believe. you spray it where the cats going and cover it with a garbage bag and leave it then rub. you can try this but if it doesnt work for you then im out of suggestions because this is what worked for me…..you can also try spreading a little bit of his food around because ive read that cats will not use the bathroom around there food…good luck!

  5. Pearl N

    He’s marking his territory, escpecially if it’s a home someone else lived in before he’ll run aroung and try cover any other scents from other animals and some people. I took in a male stray and he sprayed and everyone in my home wanted me to get rid of him bu I just loved him and couldn’t so what I did was this. Everytime he sprayed I took my bottle of febreeze and took him back to where he sprayed and said " NO SPRAY" and then I sprayed over what he sprayed, I had to do this for quite awhile and he finally gave up knowing I was upset with it. They now sell a product called URINE GONE, I bought mine through a shopping channel and it has enzymes in it that actually eat the smell away, I would try that instead of febreeze. It takes time and patience but he will get the message but do it quickly when you see him spray respray right away. I also noticed he would do if when he wanted to go outside, and where I lived way up north I couldn’t let him out at night because of the cayotees and foxes so we had some real spray battles going on. But I won it took quite alone time though. I wish I had the urine gone then though the stuff really works but you have to let it sit because thats how it eats away the smell. I use it now for accidents only not spraying. Good luck to you.

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