I have two neutered male cats Milo aged nine (who is my cat and a bit of a mummy's boy) and Wilf aged seven (who is my husbands and a comical ruffian but also quite nervous). Wilf has always been the "underdog". (no children) both spend the day outside (weather permitting) and the night inside(we have a busy road outside)
Until a year ago they have both been good cats except for occasional scirmishes, but then Wilf got a urinary tract blockage and spent several nights at the vet's when he got back Milo acted quite violently towards him. and for several weeks wouldn't go near him without attacking him. Around this time I started noticing bad smells in the house about eighteen inches up on curtains furniture and walls and struggled to keep up with cleaning it up,I assumed that it was Wilf who after all was recovering from a major health scare! but now I'm not sure, it may have been Milo too!
after a few monthsI began to notice that I would just think that I had cured them when it would start again. Then I began to notice that it was always happening when I felt least able to deal with it. then I noticed that my two neutered male cats are spraying (Milo in particular) in response to my menstrual cycle!!! It happens about a week before my period starts and the cats know when I'm due better than I do. They spray in the house for about a week until just after my period begins then stop until next time.
Milo also seems to do it when he doesn't get his way, if we aren't quite ready to feed him when he wants us too or if I tell him off when he beats Wilf up. Although I could just be imagining this. It is Mostly Milo who sprays but I have caught Wilf a couple of times If I see them getting in to position I shout NO and
If I catch them in the act I rub thier noses in it and make sure that they know it is not acceptable, but unless I see it happen I don't know who did it and it seems unfair to punish both so I don't. I have, at the advice of the vet placed a small bowl of cat buscuits at each site of spraying after I have cleaned up, we spray feliway there too and use feliway plug-in in the living room and bedroom where they sleep. but they just start somewere else. because the house smells bad from all this spraying I sometimes don't find each site straight away although I claen up as soon as I do find a spraying site.
To add to the confusion a new litter tray has had to be introduced prior to removing their usual one (some building work needs to be done there) and they are not peeing in it they are both standing in it and spraying at the wall behind. I need to sell my house soon and can not do that when it smells the way it does. Also I don't want it to start all over again when we do move house. please help I'm getting to the end of my teather and am even begining to consider having Milo put down Which would break my heart but I can't see any other way
Thank
you in anticipation of you saving my baby's life (I'm crying buckets as I write this, I'm so desperate)
Until a year ago they have both been good cats except for occasional scirmishes, but then Wilf got a urinary tract blockage and spent several nights at the vet's when he got back Milo acted quite violently towards him. and for several weeks wouldn't go near him without attacking him. Around this time I started noticing bad smells in the house about eighteen inches up on curtains furniture and walls and struggled to keep up with cleaning it up,I assumed that it was Wilf who after all was recovering from a major health scare! but now I'm not sure, it may have been Milo too!
after a few monthsI began to notice that I would just think that I had cured them when it would start again. Then I began to notice that it was always happening when I felt least able to deal with it. then I noticed that my two neutered male cats are spraying (Milo in particular) in response to my menstrual cycle!!! It happens about a week before my period starts and the cats know when I'm due better than I do. They spray in the house for about a week until just after my period begins then stop until next time.
Milo also seems to do it when he doesn't get his way, if we aren't quite ready to feed him when he wants us too or if I tell him off when he beats Wilf up. Although I could just be imagining this. It is Mostly Milo who sprays but I have caught Wilf a couple of times If I see them getting in to position I shout NO and
If I catch them in the act I rub thier noses in it and make sure that they know it is not acceptable, but unless I see it happen I don't know who did it and it seems unfair to punish both so I don't. I have, at the advice of the vet placed a small bowl of cat buscuits at each site of spraying after I have cleaned up, we spray feliway there too and use feliway plug-in in the living room and bedroom where they sleep. but they just start somewere else. because the house smells bad from all this spraying I sometimes don't find each site straight away although I claen up as soon as I do find a spraying site.
To add to the confusion a new litter tray has had to be introduced prior to removing their usual one (some building work needs to be done there) and they are not peeing in it they are both standing in it and spraying at the wall behind. I need to sell my house soon and can not do that when it smells the way it does. Also I don't want it to start all over again when we do move house. please help I'm getting to the end of my teather and am even begining to consider having Milo put down Which would break my heart but I can't see any other way
Thank
