If your pet is already sterile, if (not sterile) the best thing to do is sterilise male dogs no earlier than 12 months age. Females can be done sooner at approx. 6 months old, no later, as cat can fall pregnant early. New smells (renovations, relocations) or another cat or kitten comes to live in their space, could have started this behaviour. But this is a natural instinct in some cats, so punishing or scolding is not the answer. What you may cause is further fear in their environment. If he's not a breeding cat, have him or her desexed before the habit gets obsessive. Since the "purpose" of spraying is to mark an area with urine odour, it is not surprising that as the odour is cleaned up, the cat wants to refresh the area with more urine. Cleaning alone does little to reduce spraying. Cats that mark in one or two particular areas may cease if the function of the area is changed. If he or she has specific areas for spraying, place small saucers of food in these locations or a cushion or cat bed. Some cats are less likely to spray if a little of their cheek gland scent can be placed in the sprayed area. This may change the area to one of cheek gland marking and since the odour remains and the desire to spray may be greatly reduced. Clean the areas with alcohol not bleach first to remove the urine smell. hen you can perhaps get the same smell marking effect by rubbing a cotton ball or gauze square on your cat's cheek or chin glands and then rubbing the scent onto the previously sprayed areas. You will need to be consistent with all of these disciplines, it will take time and effort; the trick is to be consistent.
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