Thanks for the tips. I've certainly never noticed a catty smell in your house!
What seems to have happened with my cats is that one of them (Precious) started going inside every few days, just next to the front door. I saw her going outside at other times, so it's not as if she's scared of going out. She started doing it at about the time we found a neighbour's cat inside a few times, so perhaps this cat sprayed inside, so Precious was marking her territory. I thought I'd managed to stop her doing this, by covering up the patch, and sprinkling it with Olbas oil. However, I hadn't realised that she'd just moved a few feet to the right and was now going on the mat. I caught Honey doing it a few days ago, too, so I suspect she's trying to assert her territory, and cover Precious' smell with her own.
I've not found any puddles inside since we got a new cat, and anointed it with the strong smelly stuff. Though maybe they've just started to go somewhere else, and I've just not found it yet...
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Date: 2007-01-22 11:53 am (UTC)What seems to have happened with my cats is that one of them (Precious) started going inside every few days, just next to the front door. I saw her going outside at other times, so it's not as if she's scared of going out. She started doing it at about the time we found a neighbour's cat inside a few times, so perhaps this cat sprayed inside, so Precious was marking her territory. I thought I'd managed to stop her doing this, by covering up the patch, and sprinkling it with Olbas oil. However, I hadn't realised that she'd just moved a few feet to the right and was now going on the mat. I caught Honey doing it a few days ago, too, so I suspect she's trying to assert her territory, and cover Precious' smell with her own.
I've not found any puddles inside since we got a new cat, and anointed it with the strong smelly stuff. Though maybe they've just started to go somewhere else, and I've just not found it yet...