A cat which is stressed by intruders such as cats in the neighborhood will
often urine mark by the doors and windows where she sees or smells the offending feline.
Not exact matches
Males
often react to female dogs in heat by trying to claim the turf around them, generally by
marking with
urine.
When
marking, dogs tend to lift their leg only to dribble a small amount of
urine, most
often on vertical surfaces.
Not only do reproductively mature intact male dogs
often start frantically escaping their homes to mate with females, they frequently
mark their territories with
urine and behave aggressively, too.
Felines
often become more territorial when they have their principal means of defense removed and it's likely that they will
urine mark territory.
While spraying or
urine marking is
often considered a litter box problem, its causes and treatments are different.
Males that are not neutered
often exhibit aggressive behaviors, including
urine marking and fighting with other males.
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.
Unneutered cats and dogs are far more likely to
mark their territory with
urine,
often all over your house.
Often they are more likely to spray
urine as territory
marking.
A: Although any cat can spray
urine to
mark territory, intact males are those who most
often engage in this behavior.
We are
often presented with pets experiencing behavioral problems, including separation anxiety, storm phobias, obsessive / compulsive activity,
urine marking / house soiling, senility (cognitive dysfunction), and aggression.
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.
Just as dogs
often mark with
urine to send the message that they «own» a certain territory, so cats have their own means of letting other cats know they've claimed a place for themselves.
• A pattern of urinating and / or defecating outside the litter box •
Urine spraying — evidence of urine marks around doorways, windows or new objects in the house • Spending longer than a normal amount of time in the litter box • Vocalizing while in the litter box • Going to the litter box more often than n
Urine spraying — evidence of
urine marks around doorways, windows or new objects in the house • Spending longer than a normal amount of time in the litter box • Vocalizing while in the litter box • Going to the litter box more often than n
urine marks around doorways, windows or new objects in the house • Spending longer than a normal amount of time in the litter box • Vocalizing while in the litter box • Going to the litter box more
often than normal
Urine marking and inappropriate elimination
Urine marking is
often related to stressors in a pet's household.
Dogs affected with this disease show a
marked increase in thirst which in turn increases their
urine output, the dogs appetite
often increases also.
Neutering male cats stops spraying or
urine marking in over 90 % of cats, and solves this problem in female cats, who
often will begin spraying when they go «into heat.»
Island foxes are known to scent -
mark their territories with a few drops of
urine and tend to concentrate scats in particular areas,
often conspicuously positioned on well - traveled paths.