Spraying
Posted By: Used to work for vet on 2005-07-05
In Reply to: I need help from the cat lovers out there! - dcc
While it usually is the males that spray, fixed females can sometimes have this problem as well. Males can be given low doses of female hormones, which will sometimes help. You might ask your vet if you can try this with the female.
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my cat's spraying problem was a ton of bacteria in the urine
He was a feral that I adopted and he'd been spayed, etc., but he wouldn't stop spraying. I really thought I was going to have to have him put down. The RECEPTIONIST at the vet's office says, "So, have you had his urine checked?" which was about the only thing we HADN'T done - once he got that truckload of antibiotics under his *belt* he stopped spraying - that was two years ago and he has not sprayed one time since. By the way, if you have never tried "Anti Icky Poo" it is the best odor remover I have ever used and NOTHING else touches cat spray/urine like this product (I don't work for the company, honest) - the vet will even give you a needle to squirt it under the carpet with - it works enzymatically (is that a word?) and there won't be a trace of odor left. The odor won't come back either.
Anyway, just an idea. I hope you can figure it out because there is nothing worse than cat spray in the house....eeewhew!!
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