it does sound like urine marking, but spayed females may
also urine mark.
Male dogs might
also urine mark when they find themselves in the presence of rival males.
They might
also urine mark on spots that aren't vertical surfaces.
Not exact matches
Behaviours such as biting oneself, over scratching causing injury to the skin and spraying or
marking of
urine are
also possible characteristics of the disorder.
Many dogs that are champions in
urine marking will
also gauge their
urine output carefully.
Un-neutered male rabbits are more likely to be territorial and will want to
mark spots, they may
also spray
urine which can get very messy and leave a lot of odour.
However, intact females are
also notoriously known for
urine marking, especially before and during estrus.
Urine marking is
also used to advertise that your pet is available to be a mate.
With the unaltered cat,
urine marking will not only signal the cat's occupancy but
also its status.
Cats
also mark territory by body rolling in the location they wish to «
mark» and this behaviour can help take the place of
urine marking behaviour.
It
also helps to prevent undesirable behaviors such as
urine marking and aggression.
Sterilization
also helps with unwanted
urine marking in males (and females), so neutering your buck is an option worth considering, too.
They
also will prolifically spray
urine against doors to
mark their territory, even though there may be other cats living inside.
Male cats who haven't been neutered may
also take it upon themselves to
mark their territory by spraying foul - smelling and potent
urine all over your house.
It
also eliminates obnoxious romantic behavior such as roaming, fighting, excessive
urine marking, and mounting visitor's legs.
The Comfort Zone Feliway diffuser is
also successfully calming cats and claims 90 percent success at reducing vertical scratching (of your furniture) and
urine marking.
However, other events such as a visitor to the home, new furniture, or unfamiliar odors can
also trigger
urine marking.
Since cats like the smell of themselves, the
urine marking also helps calm them down by spreading their own scent onto items that smell like their owner.
However,
marking can
also involve
urine and / or feces deposited on a horizontal surface, although fecal
marking is rare.
Also, he will be less likely to
mark your house and furniture with
urine.
Territorial investigation, including
marking with
urine for example, is
also an important part of a dog's normal behavior and provides valuable intellectual stimulation.
Usually the cat causing the problem is an unneutered male — often stray but some are owned, they are territorial and will fight with other cats and
also mark the area with strong smelling
urine.
Intact male animals are
also far more likely to
mark their territory with strong smelling
urine.
Also, ensuring both pets are altered, no matter age or gender, can eliminate problems such as
urine marking, fighting, or breeding.
Puppies
also leave their own scent, including Pee Mail when they leg - lift and
mark with
urine.
When cats are
marking, they
also use the litter box for
urine, in contrast to inappropriate urination, where they are often not urinating in the box at all.
A cat who
urine marks will regularly eliminate in her litter box, but will
also deposit
urine in other locations, usually on vertical surfaces.
You
also need to understand that
urine marking is not the same thing as inappropriate elimination.
Ingrid
also cares for the human; she made me feel a lot less embarrassed and inadequate by sharing her own story, and pointing to the reality that no matter how great a job I do, the cats will be cats and at these numbers part of being cats will likely include
urine marking.
Urine marking,
also known as scent
marking, is typified by a dog raising their leg to urinate high on vertical objects.
Cats
also mark their territory with their
urine.
Spaying or neutering
also helps prevent behavioral problems like
urine marking and escaping.
If a dog gets fixed before reaching puberty, not only does he lose the ability to ever reproduce, it
also stops him from behaving hormonally — think
urine marking or overall vexation.
It can
also be useful to remind people that, paradoxically, euthanizing outdoor cats doesn't reduce the number of outdoor cats over time, but sterilization does — and return - to - field only returns already existing outdoor cats, minus annoying
urine marking and breeding behaviors.
However, some male rabbits have a tendency to become aggressive in their adolescence (8 - 18 months of age) and can
also start spraying
urine on vertical surfaces outside the toilet area to
mark their territory.
Dogs affected with this disease show a
marked increase in thirst which in turn increases their
urine output, the dogs appetite often increases
also.
Both neutered male canines and felines tend to stop roaming and fighting, and they
also lose the desire to
mark their territory with
urine.
Also, you can use cat pheromones to change some behaviors such as
urine marking and vertical scratching.
(Cats
also mark with scent glands located on the face and feet, but these seem to have different meanings than
urine and fecal pheromones).