I recently adopted a three year old neutered male from the Humane Society; his previous owners turned him in due to a cat allergy. When introducing him to our two other cats (a ten year old female and a four year old male), the introductions were going well. He reached a point where he could be let out freely and unsupervised.
One evening, he began to play with a catnip mouse and spent the entire evening drooling over it. After he finished, he immediately jumped up onto the sofa and SPRAYED. I was horrified. I cleaned it up with an enzyme cleaner, and attributed it to the new environment or maybe stress. I bought two Feliway dispensers and set them up in common areas where the cats frequent.
Fast forward four days. He's playing with a catnip mouse again; after he's done, he immediately turns around and sprays our stainless steel garbage can.
He uses the litterbox normally, and has already been cleared by the vet. Has anyone heard of catnip causing cats to spray, or should I be more concerned that it's a behavioral issue?
One evening, he began to play with a catnip mouse and spent the entire evening drooling over it. After he finished, he immediately jumped up onto the sofa and SPRAYED. I was horrified. I cleaned it up with an enzyme cleaner, and attributed it to the new environment or maybe stress. I bought two Feliway dispensers and set them up in common areas where the cats frequent.
Fast forward four days. He's playing with a catnip mouse again; after he's done, he immediately turns around and sprays our stainless steel garbage can.
He uses the litterbox normally, and has already been cleared by the vet. Has anyone heard of catnip causing cats to spray, or should I be more concerned that it's a behavioral issue?
