| Urine marking in cats can be a very frustrating thing | | | | owner happens to have left for a period of time, |
| for people who have indoor cats as pets. Urine | | | | that can also cause the cat to begin marking. |
| marking is most common in male cats that are not | | | | Next, the owner needs to have his or her feline |
| neutered, and then the next common feline to | | | | examined in order to rule out any medical reason for |
| engage i is a neutered male cat. | | | | the urine spraying. |
| Urine marking most commonly occurs with a cat in a | | | | Next, the owner can consider having the cat that is |
| standing position where he backs up to a vertical | | | | engaging in the urine marking spayed or neutered. |
| surface and sprays urine. The amount of cat urine | | | | Studies show that there is a ninety percent success |
| that is expelled can vary. Sometimes there is no | | | | rate in halting urine marking when neutering males and |
| urine, which is termed "phantom spraying". Other | | | | a ninety five percent success rate in halting urine |
| times, there may be a few drops of urine or a | | | | marking when spaying females. |
| significant flow. | | | | Keeping litter boxes clean and widely available is also |
| While phantom spraying does not pose a particular | | | | important in deterring urine-spraying behavior. This is |
| problem for most people, actual urine being sprayed | | | | especially important if you have more than one cat in |
| by cats does cause a problem. Unfortunately, when a | | | | a household. |
| cat starts spraying or engaging in cat urine, it is | | | | If urine is detected, then the owner should |
| difficult to stop him from doing so. | | | | immediately clean up the urine with products that are |
| However, that does not mean that there is not a | | | | specially formulated to erase the odor. If the owner |
| solution for this type of behavior. First of all, the cat's | | | | is unsure of where the urine may be, then he or she |
| owner will need to identify if there is a pattern | | | | should invest in a black light, which will illuminate the |
| involved in the urine. Perhaps, there is an object or | | | | presence of urine. |
| piece of furniture that is by a doorway that a cat is | | | | One other thing feline owners should make sure that |
| in the habit of marking. Or maybe the cat chooses to | | | | they do in order to avoid having cat urine sprayed in |
| mark a person's bed. Certain events cause a cat to | | | | their home is to eliminate any thing that may cause |
| begin marking with urine. If a new pet, especially | | | | their feline unnecessary stress. By following the |
| another cat, is introduced into the household, this can | | | | above tips, one will most likely have success in |
| make a cat start marking with cat urine. If the cat's | | | | stopping cat urine marking. |