First, restrict your cat's access to
the urine marked area or else he or she may go back for another round.
If you walk your dog around the block and
he urine marks the area, he may feel the whole block is his territory.
Not exact matches
The infection —
marked by cloudy, bloody, or funky - smelling
urine, burning during urination, and a full feeling in the pelvic
area — wont go away on its own.
This mixture gets rid of the scent of
urine or poop, so that the pet doesn't feel the need to «
mark» that
area again.
When a male cat reaches 6 months old he can becomes territorial and start to
mark areas by spraying
urine on surfaces, leaving a smell that is difficult to remove.
In other words, they will ration their
urine so to ensure they have enough left for all the
areas they wish to
mark.
For
urine marking and vertical scratching, spray the
area you do not want the cat to
mark / scratch once a day.
As the animal's
urine will be infectious, you may need to isolate it from other animals — dogs for example can infect other dogs and livestock by
urine -
marking their
areas in wet weather, when the
urine doesn't dry out as quickly.
A cat
marks his territory by patrolling an
area, then chin rubbing or spraying
urine to
mark a particular place.
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.
Dogs who become highly aroused and stimulated in the presence of other dogs, especially in large, gregarious groups, sometimes «zone out» and
urine mark any object in the
area, including other dogs and people's legs.
Try to make
urine -
marked areas unpleasant to discourage your dog from returning there to eliminate.
Probably the smell plays a role in the attraction, especially if some other critter has
urine -
marked the
area.
For travel or
urine marking where a hand - held spray would be useful, look to buy the Feliway Spray that you can spray onto
areas your cat
marks with
urine or in the cat carrier.
The hand - held spray is useful to treat specific places such as a cat carrier or
areas your cat is
urine marking or scratching.
The assumption dogs make smelling a
urine -
marked area is that the higher the
urine, the taller the dog, and the taller the dog, the more dominant.
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.
The natural way cats do this is to
mark it with
urine — by putting their scent on a certain
area, it makes the cat feel secure, especially if he feels out of place, nervous, or fearful.
By
urine marking, a cat tells other cats of his presence and makes a statement about such things as what piece of property is his, how long ago he was in the
area and, over time, when other cats can expect him to return.
Both male dogs and cats who are un-neutered will urinate to «
mark» or, in the case of cats, «spray»
urine to
mark areas.
Once a cat has
marked an
area with
urine or feces, problem cats naturally regard it as an appropriate
area for relieving themselves.
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.
Another equally normal but less pleasant
marking behavior is
urine spraying - the deposition of small amounts of
urine around a given
area.
The dog may forget to eliminate outdoors as usual or may decide to purposely
mark certain
areas of the home with
urine.
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.