two cats scent marking
by Barry
(Selden NY)
I have an 8 year old spayed female and a 1 1/2 year old neutered male. About 2 months ago both cats started marking 1 couch in my house. One of them seems to do it once a day. I've replaced the cushions, covered it in plastic, tried cat away sprays, sprayed them with a water bottle when catching them in the act, but nothing seems to deter them from this behavior. Both cats are indoor, don't fight and tolerate each other pretty well. They both use the litter box on a regular basis, and don't mark any other areas of the house. Any suggestions?
Answer by Kate
Hi
well considering what else you have tried, the only other thing i would suggest is to try and keep them away from the couch for a few days. Perhaps try the litter re training process which will confine them to one room (separately), this may be enough time to break the habit and to give the couch time to really loose the scent, perhaps sprinkle the couch with bicarbonate of soda, leave for an hour then vacuum off.
here is my web page with the litter retraining process
http://www.our-happy-cat.com/cat-litter-box.html
best wishes kate
