Ammonia smells a bit like cat urine and could confuse your cat and
trigger some urine marking behavior, which is a problem you can do without.
However, other events such as a visitor to the home, new furniture, or unfamiliar odors can also
trigger urine marking.
A number of events can cause anxiety and
trigger urine marking, including the presence of new objects, furniture or luggage in a dog's environment, the departure of a resident from a dog's home, a new person moving into the home, and conflict between a dog and people or other animals in the home.
Exciting social situations can
trigger urine marking.
Not exact matches
The second and third groups were both given a substance to
trigger nephrolithiasis, a condition that is
marked by crystalized
urine, which can lead to kidney stones.
Trigger the Prey Drive: Encourage your cat to play in the area where the
urine marking is occurring by maneuvering a wand toy daily in this area.
These odors may
trigger an outburst of
urine marking in your confused cat who thinks it must defend its territory against an unseen intruder.
Various events can
trigger a dog to put family members under greater protection and signify this by
urine marking.
Other causes for
urine marking involve exposure to social
triggers, such as encountering a female dog in estrous (in heat).
If you plan to breed your dog and you're resistant to spaying or neutering, you can follow many of the suggestions that follow for dogs who appear to
urine mark in response to specific social or environmental
triggers.
The most common
triggers for
urine marking include a new cat in the household, free - roaming cats outside, or social conflict between family cats.
Primarily a male dog behavior,
urine marking on a new rug can be
triggered by the a dog's reaction to other dogs in its territory.
The truth is,
urine marking is much more than sexual and isn't only
triggered by hormones.