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How to Stop Cats From Marking - Get Your Sanity Back!

Are you wondering how to stop cats from marking? To start with you must understand why cats mark to begin with. Marking is a form of communication, cat urine contains pheromones that let other cats know the message either that they are invading his boundary or that in the mating season they are available. This behavior usually occurs outside but if the cat is feeling stressed or threatened in his own area it can move inside.

All cats may mark but usually it is un-neutered males and cats in multi-cat homes where they feel over crowded. It is also possible for un-spayed females to urine mark when they are in heat to proclaim availability especially if there is a tom cat close by. There are ways to stop marking.

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How to Stop Cats From Marking - Neuter and Spay

First of all Fix your cat Did you know that early neutering can actually stop your cat from spraying in the future? Studies have shown that for cats that are neutered as adults:

    87% of all male cat marking stops after castration
    78% stop immediately
    9% stop in a few months
    13% keep spraying

It's all in the numbers! This step is the most effective method in preventing your cat from marking territory and also for stopping the spraying though not 100% so yes there are other options that work to stop spraying.

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Learn How to Stop Cats From Marking

Are you ready to learn how to stop cats from marking? We already covered getting your cat fixed so what do you do with a cat that is fixed but still spraying? Well there are a few options:

The first thing to think about is what could be causing your cat stress. Cats don't like change so it could be something small like moving the furniture. Obvious reasons would be:

    Moving to a new house
    Addition of new family member (animals or babies)
    Loss of family member (animal or human)

Once you figure out what is causing the behavior then you are on the road to successfully solving the problem.

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Methods to Stop Cats From Marking

Usually once you can figure out why your cat is upset you can learn how to fix behavior problems in cats. If you can't figure you why your cat is acting up you could always try these methods:

    Anti-anxiety drugs
    Friendly Pheromone diffusers and sprays.

The drugs and sprays generally work but tend to get expensive and you have to remember to use them every day. The most effective way to stop spraying is to control the environment and bring happiness back to your home. There is a safe and effective training guide that teaches you how to communicate with your cat.

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Any tips for stopping cats from marking? Tell us about it:

  • blanckj Aug 10, 2011 @ 7:24 am | delete
    I haven't really have any problems but I am very aware of possible stressors for cats and have been active to keep them at a minimum for her since the moment we brought her home. She is a very happy cat and very well behaved. Thanks for the great tips and a great lens. Blessed.
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The problems with my cats was really getting me down in fact my husband was ready to get rid of them! Here is how I went from frustrated cat owner back to having a house full of happy felines!
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