Spaying Tom Cat

[prohibited]

My 6 year old persian cat has been neutered but over the past year and a bit he has started spaying up furniture, beds, plastic bags and curtains all over the house. I think he is marking his territory but no matter how much he is told off or I try to stop it, nothing seems to work, and instead he goes and does it in another place. He has a few certain areas that he regularly spays at (such as a tv stand, the cloth area of my bed (end of bed not sheets) and sliding wardrobe mirrored doors). The smell is getting terrible. Whatever I use on it, such as odour removing sprays, don't help. We have also used citrus cloths to wipe it up, but he still continues to do it. The smell in my bedroom makes me retch and doesn't ever fade. He has full use of the garden, there are no stray or unknown cats coming in the garden/house and we have placed food in an area he usually does it, and although he now goes in that place less, he still does spay there. We can't exactly put food everywhere in the house!

Can anyone suggest anything to help me? I don't particularly want a strong smelliing spray to get rid of the odour as I have asthma which is affected badly with strong smells.

[FP]

Oh dear, I have the same problem with my blind ginger cat.  Have you tried 'Odour Free' it is a biological liquid which does work quite well, although I must admit is not perfect.  It costs about �11.00, but if you go to an animal supply warehouse you can buy something called simple solution which is exactly the same and costs �5.00.  I must use a litre a week - it certainly keeps the smell down and makes the house bearable. 

Cats don't like walking on tinfoil so you can put this down on his favourite areas until he forgets it.  (But he will find somewhere else and unless you cover your house in tinfoil it isn't a brilliant solution)  A squirt from a water pistol will deter him, but then you have to be ready all day to watch him spraying!!

I too would love to hear if anybody has a foolproof way of dealing with it.  My son has just said 'Shut the b***** outside and don't let him in' (however, he was only joking and would no more do this to our cat than I would)  It just made me laugh when he said it.

Febreze, etc and masking smells just do not work.

I watch this space with great interest.

[Eels]

Old faithful biological washing powder is the best thing ever to remove all traces of odour.  For the cat, consider whether you have had any changes at home since this started - things like new family members, a house move, new pets, new flooring or even just moving the sofa is enough to upset the sensitive soul of a cat!  Feliway diffusers (like air-freshener plug-in appliances) can make a huge difference - these release appeasing pheromones which can help to calm stressed animals.

[prohibited]

Thanks for the tips. I'll try them and see if it makes a difference. We've sprayed him with water, he stps, turns around and does it on something else. But'll continue to do it, the only other thing is for me to leave the bedroom door shut (which doesn't help with the areas in the rest of the house) and let him scratch away there. At least there won't be a smell!

[Eels]

I think spraying him with water will make him worse - as excessive spraying in cats is often associated with stress, you could be making more trouble for yourself if he associates having a pee with getting a soaking.