Hello there,
Can anyone tell me if it's possible for cats to scent-mark sitting and/or lying down? My cat is a male neutered 10-year-old Birman.
The thing is, for a long time, during times of stress, my cat leaves small patches of urine on my bed, which I always thought was scent-marking – he only does it when he's stressed (and I know for definite that he is stressed and what's causing it), and 99% of the time, he only does it to my bed, like he specifically wants to mark it as belonging to him. He almost never does it to his beds.
But I read today that cats get into a specific standing position to scent-mark. Can they never scent-mark lying down? Something has stressed my cat out, and he's just started leaving the patches of urine again. However, it's always on flat surfaces, like my bed. Is there any chance he's scent-marking, or has he got some kind of stress-related incontinence?
I'd be really grateful if someone could help me with this question – I don't think I'll be able to get him to the vets for the next few days because I can't drive at the moment, and I'm really freaking out because of all the serious stuff that can cause feline incontinence.
Thanks so much!
Can anyone tell me if it's possible for cats to scent-mark sitting and/or lying down? My cat is a male neutered 10-year-old Birman.
The thing is, for a long time, during times of stress, my cat leaves small patches of urine on my bed, which I always thought was scent-marking – he only does it when he's stressed (and I know for definite that he is stressed and what's causing it), and 99% of the time, he only does it to my bed, like he specifically wants to mark it as belonging to him. He almost never does it to his beds.
But I read today that cats get into a specific standing position to scent-mark. Can they never scent-mark lying down? Something has stressed my cat out, and he's just started leaving the patches of urine again. However, it's always on flat surfaces, like my bed. Is there any chance he's scent-marking, or has he got some kind of stress-related incontinence?
I'd be really grateful if someone could help me with this question – I don't think I'll be able to get him to the vets for the next few days because I can't drive at the moment, and I'm really freaking out because of all the serious stuff that can cause feline incontinence.
Thanks so much!