I live in a multi-cat home, all females, all spayed. I have two females who seem to have an issue with each other. They tolerate being in the same home and sometimes in the same room together. I have even found them both sleeping peacefully on the same bed together, yet they have a spraying issue.
One is my Maine Coone Tandy, 10 years old. The other is a rescue, Piper, 6 years old. At some point a few years back these two began having issues with each other. Tandy would aggressively go after piper and piper would run and hide. After a few years of maintaining separation, we brought them back together and all seemed well. Piper would stand up to Tandy if Tandy appeared to be aggressive and eventually they got to a point where they would ignore each other, or so we thought.
Over the last several months we started noticing puddles of pee on the floor by our refrigerator and in specific locations in our living room and bathroom. These incidents happened infrequently! And we sanitized every time with pet odor stuff with enzymes. It still happened periodically. One day my wife noticed Tandy with her tail up rubbing against the refrigerator. A little bit later, there was a puddle on the floor and pee on the refrigerator in the same spot Tandy was up against. So now we know who was leaving the puddles and why. It seems Tandy is leaving a scent when she rubs against items, and piper seems to be trying to cover the sent. Neither of these two have any known health issues as determined by our vet. We do have an array of male cays who frequent the exterior of our house, but I don't think that is the issue since none of these peeing issues are focused on the exterior walls. I am guessing there is still some issues between these two even though they appear to be tolerant of each other. But still, how can I get them to stop before they damage something? Fortunately the areas they pee on are all hard, cleanable surfaces (tile, metal, linoleum, etc.). Still, something needs to be done to remedy the situation. Any ideas, suggestions or personal experiences with positive results?
One is my Maine Coone Tandy, 10 years old. The other is a rescue, Piper, 6 years old. At some point a few years back these two began having issues with each other. Tandy would aggressively go after piper and piper would run and hide. After a few years of maintaining separation, we brought them back together and all seemed well. Piper would stand up to Tandy if Tandy appeared to be aggressive and eventually they got to a point where they would ignore each other, or so we thought.
Over the last several months we started noticing puddles of pee on the floor by our refrigerator and in specific locations in our living room and bathroom. These incidents happened infrequently! And we sanitized every time with pet odor stuff with enzymes. It still happened periodically. One day my wife noticed Tandy with her tail up rubbing against the refrigerator. A little bit later, there was a puddle on the floor and pee on the refrigerator in the same spot Tandy was up against. So now we know who was leaving the puddles and why. It seems Tandy is leaving a scent when she rubs against items, and piper seems to be trying to cover the sent. Neither of these two have any known health issues as determined by our vet. We do have an array of male cays who frequent the exterior of our house, but I don't think that is the issue since none of these peeing issues are focused on the exterior walls. I am guessing there is still some issues between these two even though they appear to be tolerant of each other. But still, how can I get them to stop before they damage something? Fortunately the areas they pee on are all hard, cleanable surfaces (tile, metal, linoleum, etc.). Still, something needs to be done to remedy the situation. Any ideas, suggestions or personal experiences with positive results?
